Our Country

You will read and draw the map of Rwanda, with its four provinces, the City of Kigali and all 30 districts. Then you will find Rwanda on the maps of East Africa and Africa and weigh up what its location means for the country.

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Civics and Governance

You will learn how unity and cooperation hold Rwanda together, meet Rwanda's home-grown solutions and national heroes, see how Rwanda works with the region and the world, and find out how the country is governed and how elections work.

3

God’s Revelation

You will learn what revelation means and how, in Christianity and in Islam, God makes Himself known: through the world He created, and through holy scriptures, prophets and, for Christians, Jesus Christ.

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Rwandan Values and Risky Behaviours in Society

You will name the values that make a good Rwandan, learn how Itorero ry'Igihugu builds them and practise the duties of a good citizen. You will also learn to recognise, refuse and report risky behaviours such as drug abuse and unprotected sex.

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Budget

You will learn how families and the Government plan money with a budget: where money comes from, where it goes and why planning matters. You will also learn what helps a country develop and what holds it back.

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Direction and Location

You will find directions with a compass and the sun, use lines of latitude and longitude to pinpoint Rwanda and other places, and work out time differences between places using longitude and time zones.

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Physical Features and Effects of Climate Change

Explore the mountains, volcanoes, lakes, rivers and valleys of Rwanda, East Africa and Africa, find out how they formed and how they shape our climate, and learn how climate change is affecting Rwanda and what you can do about it.

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Attributes of God

Discover what Christians and Muslims teach about God: that God is one and unique, present everywhere, all-knowing, all-powerful, unchanging, merciful and loving, and how these beliefs shape the way we live.

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Economic Activities

Find out how people in Rwanda, East Africa and the rest of Africa earn a living through farming, fishing, mining, tourism, trade and craft work, and how these activities can build a better future without harming the environment.

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Natural Resources

Learn what natural resources are, which ones Rwanda, East Africa and Africa have, why they matter, and how you can help protect them for the future.

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Relationship and Friendship

Understand the different relationships in your life, tell healthy friendships from unhealthy ones, handle peer pressure wisely, and discover what Christian and Islamic teaching say about true friendship.

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Transport and Communication

Find out how people and goods move around East Africa, how landlocked Rwanda reaches the sea, how messages travel from one person to another, and how to solve the problems that come with transport and communication.

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The People of East Africa

Meet the peoples of East Africa through the three big language groups, Bantu, Nilotic and Cushitic. Learn where their ancestors came from, the words for migration, why people move, and how migration changes the places they leave and join.

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Post-independence Rwanda

Learn how colonial rule divided Rwandans, how the First and Second Republics made discrimination official, how the liberation struggle ended it, and how Rwandans have rebuilt their country together since 1994.

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The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Learn, with care and respect, what happened in 1994, why it happened, how the Genocide against the Tutsi was planned and stopped, how Rwanda remembers the victims, and what each of us can do so that it never happens again.

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Conflict Resolution

Find out what causes conflicts at home, at school and between communities, and practise peaceful ways to solve them: listening, dialogue, mediation and Rwanda's Abunzi.

Units

Our Country

Civics and Governance

God’s Revelation

Rwandan Values and Risky Behaviours in Society

Budget

Direction and Location

Physical Features and Effects of Climate Change

Attributes of God

Economic Activities

Natural Resources

Relationship and Friendship

Transport and Communication

The People of East Africa

Post-independence Rwanda

The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Conflict Resolution

Units

Our Country

Civics and Governance

God’s Revelation

Rwandan Values and Risky Behaviours in Society

Budget

Direction and Location

Physical Features and Effects of Climate Change

Attributes of God

Economic Activities

Natural Resources

Relationship and Friendship

Transport and Communication

The People of East Africa

Post-independence Rwanda

The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi

Conflict Resolution