Ice Breaking Topics

• What's the most important thing you've learned from a teacher or professor?
• What are some of the turning points of your life?
• Do you watch cookery programs on TV? [Why/Why not?]
• Do you prefer watching the sunrise or sunset?
• Do you think you would be happier if you had more money? How much would you need to maximize your happiness?
• What do you think is the weirdest superpower in comic books?
• "Would you prefer to live in a place that has just one, warm season that
• lasts the whole year or a place with different seasons?"
• How do you think schools can better support and engage with their local communities?

Main Topics

• Do you recycle? Why or why not?
• Are there litter laws where you live? If so, what is the penalty for littering?
• Should we make the development of renewable energy sources an economic priority?
• What could be done to improve your community the most?
• Are worried about global warming?
• How is the air quality in your hometown or city?
• Do you think nuclear energy is safe? Why or why not?
• Does your local government make it easy or hard for citizens to recycle?

Free Topics

• What are your thoughts on the role of education in promoting social mobility?
• How much does your personality change around different groups of people?
• What is the stupidest thing you have heard a kid say recently?
• If you could switch lives with someone for a day, who would it be and why?
• What song or piece of music holds special meaning for you and why?
• Do you usually prefer to buy brand names? Why?
• Is there something that is not right in this world that needs to be put right?
• Is there anything irritating you right now? What is it?