April
Week 1 — Apr 6–12Environment
- What is something in your country that belongs to everyone? Who should protect it?
- Have you ever seen the ocean? How did it make you feel?
- Is it easy or hard for many countries to agree on one rule? Why?
- What would you protect if you could make one new law?
Week 2 — Apr 13–19Health
- Do you exercise regularly? What do you do?
- How do you feel after moving your body — walking, dancing, farming?
- In your community, how do people deal with sadness or stress?
- Should doctors prescribe exercise the same way they prescribe medicine?
Week 3 — Apr 20–26Nature
- Have you ever seen a wild animal? Where? How did it feel?
- Why do you think some animals disappear and then come back?
- What animals are important in Rwanda or your home country?
- If you could bring back one extinct animal, which would it be and why?
Week 4 — Apr 27–May 3Environment
- What materials are used to build houses where you are from?
- Do you think traditional building methods are better or worse than modern ones?
- Have you ever built or helped build something? Tell us about it.
- What does a good home mean to you?
May
Week 5 — May 4–10Culture
- Do you enjoy reading? What was the last thing you read?
- Did you read books as a child? Who taught you to read?
- Why do you think some people stop reading as adults?
- What book would you recommend to a friend, and why?
Week 6 — May 11–17Arts
- Is being an artist a real job? Why or why not?
- What kind of art do you enjoy — music, dance, painting, storytelling?
- Should the government pay people to make art? Who benefits?
- Is there an artist or musician from Rwanda or East Africa that you admire?
Week 7 — May 18–24Nature
- Have you ever seen a bird that surprised you — its size, color, or sound?
- What does it mean when a species “makes a comeback”?
- Do you think humans can fix the damage they do to nature?
- What is a bird or animal that has special meaning in your culture?
Week 8 — May 25–31Nature
- What do you know about the Galápagos Islands?
- Why do tortoises live so long — up to 150 years? What can we learn from them?
- Have you ever returned somewhere after a long time away? How did it feel?
- What does “extinction” mean, and why does it matter?
June
Week 9 — Jun 1–7Health
- Do you think people get smarter or less smart as they get older?
- Who is the wisest person you know? What makes them wise?
- How do people in your community care for older relatives?
- What do you want your life to look like when you are 70 or 80?
Week 10 — Jun 8–14Society
- What does it mean for a country to “move on” after a war?
- What does the word “peace” mean to you beyond just no fighting?
- Is forgetting the past important, or dangerous?
- How does a community begin to heal after a difficult time?
Week 11 — Jun 15–21Health
- Do you know someone who has memory problems? How does it affect their family?
- What technology in your daily life helps you the most?
- Should elderly people live with family or in care homes? What is the custom where you are from?
- What would you want people to do for you if you could no longer remember things?
Week 12 — Jun 22–28Nature
- What is an animal or bird that is special or symbolic in your culture?
- Why do you think Japan worked for 100 years to protect these cranes?
- What does it feel like when something almost lost comes back?
- Is there something in your community that was nearly lost but was saved?
Week 13 — Jun 29–Jul 5Overview
- What is the best piece of news you heard this year?
- What problem in the world do you most hope gets better?
- Do you usually watch or read the news? How does it make you feel?
- If you could change one thing about the world in the next year, what would it be?
July
Week 14 — Jul 6–12Health
- Have you or someone you know ever had a problem with their eyes or vision?
- What does losing your sight mean for someone’s daily life?
- How important is clean water and good sanitation for health?
- What disease do you wish scientists would eliminate next?
Week 15 — Jul 13–19Environment
- Where does the electricity in your home come from? Do you know?
- Have you ever experienced a power cut? How long did it last?
- Do you think solar or wind power could work well in Rwanda? Why or why not?
- What is one small thing you do — or could do — to use less energy?
Week 16 — Jul 20–26Nature
- Do birds live near your home? Which ones?
- Why do you think birds and small animals struggle more in cities than in the countryside?
- Should builders be required by law to help wildlife? Or should it be a choice?
- What is one way humans and nature can share the same space?
Week 17 — Jul 27–Aug 2Environment
- Do you think Africa will be a leader in clean energy in the future? Why or why not?
- What does it mean for a village or town to get electricity for the first time?
- Is it fair that countries that polluted less have to deal with more climate problems?
- What would change in your daily life if you had unlimited clean electricity?
August
Week 18 — Aug 3–9Nature
- Have you ever seen snow or ice? Where?
- Why do you think the polar bears’ diet changed instead of them dying out?
- What does “adapt” mean? Can you think of a time you adapted to a big change in your life?
- What part of nature worries you most right now?
Week 19 — Aug 10–16Science
- What do you do to remember important things — photos, notebooks, your phone?
- What would happen if all the photos and documents in the world suddenly disappeared?
- Is it important to preserve the past? What from the past do you most want to keep?
- What invention from the last 20 years has changed your life the most?
Week 20 — Aug 17–23Health
- Have you ever been very sick with flu? What was it like?
- Do you trust vaccines? What makes people trust or distrust them?
- How did COVID change how your community thinks about disease and health?
- If scientists could eliminate one disease completely, which should they choose?
Week 21 — Aug 24–30Environment
- Can nature recover even during very difficult times for humans?
- What does it mean to protect the environment during a war or crisis?
- Have you seen a place change — for better or worse — over the years?
- What gives you hope when things around you feel difficult?
Week 22 — Aug 31–Sep 6Health
- Do you know anyone who has epilepsy or another condition that affects daily life?
- What does it mean to a family when a sick child gets better?
- Should expensive new medicines be available to everyone, or only people who can pay?
- What is one thing you are grateful for about your own health?
September
Week 23 — Sep 7–13Environment
- What does the air smell like in your city or village? Has it changed over the years?
- What are the biggest sources of pollution where you live?
- Who do you think is responsible for fixing air pollution — governments, companies, or individuals?
- What health problems are common in your community that might be connected to the environment?
Week 24 — Sep 14–20Health
- Do people smoke a lot where you are from? Is it changing?
- Why do you think smoking is still common even though everyone knows it is harmful?
- Have you or someone you know ever quit a difficult habit? How did they do it?
- What habit do you think your generation has that future generations will look back on and say: “Why did they do that?”
Week 25 — Sep 21–27Nature
- What does the word “wild” mean to you?
- Is there a place near where you grew up that felt wild or natural? What was it like?
- The farmer stopped farming and let nature take over. Would you make that choice? What would you lose? What would you gain?
- Can cities also be rewilded? What would that look like?
Week 26 — Sep 28–Oct 4Community
- Have you ever bought something from a business that also does good — for the community or environment?
- What is the difference between a business and a charity? Can something be both?
- Is there a problem in your community that a small business could help solve?
- What would your ideal business be, if you could start one?
October
Week 27 — Oct 5–11Nature
- Have you ever visited a national park or protected area? What did you see?
- Why do some governments protect land from development? Do you think it is worth it?
- Who do you think should own land — individuals, governments, or communities?
- What wild place in Rwanda or East Africa should be protected forever?
Week 28 — Oct 12–18Nature
- What natural disasters happen in your country — floods, droughts, fires?
- How do animals change their environment just by living in it?
- Have you ever seen how quickly nature can grow back after damage?
- What is the most powerful thing you have ever seen in nature?
Week 29 — Oct 19–25Health
- What does “prevention” mean? Is it different from “treatment”?
- What do you do in your daily life to stay healthy?
- Is it hard to make healthy choices where you live? Why or why not?
- How do people in your community talk about cancer — openly, or not?
Week 30 — Oct 26–Nov 1Science
- Have you ever sent or received a letter or package from far away?
- Do you think electric planes will be common in your lifetime?
- What is something that used to seem impossible but is now normal?
- Would you feel safe in an electric plane? Why or why not?
November
Week 31 — Nov 2–8Society
- Have you ever had to work when you were sick because you could not afford to stay home?
- Should all workers be paid if they are too sick to work? Who should pay for it?
- What is the hardest job you have ever done, or seen someone do?
- What does a fair workplace look like to you?
Week 32 — Nov 9–15Health
- What do you know about Libya?
- What does it mean for a whole country to defeat a disease?
- Who deserves the credit — scientists, governments, doctors, communities?
- What disease or health problem in your country do you think could be eliminated if there was enough effort?
Week 33 — Nov 16–22Health
- What do you know about conditions that people are born with?
- How does society treat people who are born with disabilities where you are from?
- What does the word “miracle” mean to you? Have you ever used that word about something in your own life?
- Should scientists try to treat conditions before birth, or is that going too far?
Week 34 — Nov 23–29Environment
- What do you think the world’s energy will look like in 50 years?
- Have you ever had to pay a lot for electricity or fuel? How did it affect your life?
- Is it the responsibility of rich countries to help poorer ones switch to clean energy?
- What does “energy security” mean, and why does it matter to ordinary people?
Week 35 — Nov 30–Dec 6Society
- Do you think men and women end up in prison for the same reasons?
- What does “the justice system” mean, and do you think it is fair where you live?
- What does it mean to address the “root causes” of a problem rather than just the problem itself?
- What is one thing that would make your community safer and fairer?
December
Week 36 — Dec 7–13Environment
- What does the ocean provide for people — food, livelihoods, culture?
- The community leader said the ocean is part of their identity. What is part of your identity in the same way?
- Should any part of the ocean belong to everyone equally, or should countries own it?
- What is something in your community you want to protect for future generations?
Week 37 — Dec 14–20Society
- Does safety look different in different countries? How would you describe safety in your community?
- What do you think makes a community safer — police, jobs, education, something else?
- Has your neighborhood or town become safer or less safe over your lifetime?
- What does the word “progress” mean to you?
Week 38 — Dec 21–27Overview
- What was the most surprising good news story from this year for you?
- Which topic from our classes made you think the most?
- What English word or phrase did you learn this year that you still remember?
- What is one thing you want to learn or do differently next year?
Week 39 — Dec 28–Jan 3Environment
- Have you or your family grown food? What did you grow?
- What does it mean when two different things help each other at the same time?
- Do you think technology and traditional farming can work together?
- What is the most important crop or food where you are from, and why?