Ice Breaking Topics

• What is your favorite board game or card game?
• Do you prefer traveling alone or with others? Why?
• If you could swap lives with a cartoon character for a day, who would you choose and why?
• What’s the best age to start learning a foreign language?
• What was the best opportunity you ever received?
• If you could only wear one color for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?
• Describe a time when a challenge revealed hidden satrengths in you.
• What’s a tradition that you’ve started or hope to start within your family or community?

Main Topics

• What are the main strengths of democratic systems?
• Can democracy fail to represent minority voices?
• Are some societies better suited for non-democratic models?
• How does democracy deal with misinformation and populism?
• Can too much freedom harm the democratic process?
• Do elections always lead to fair and stable leadership?
• How can democracies be protected from corruption or manipulation?
• Is democracy still evolving in the digital age?

Free Topics

• What would international relations look like in a world with no military forces?
• Do you believe traditional education is still effective?
• Rivers shape landscapes and societies alike. Is there a river you feel connected to in any way?
• Do you think you have an entrepreneurial mindset?
• Are you adventurous in the kitchen? Do you cook new foods often?
• How do you think we can encourage greater gender equality?
• Imagine writing a letter to your future self. What’s the main message you’d include?
• How often do you surprise others? how does it go?