Picture this: A classroom full of students sitting still, afraid to get the wrong answer. No one’s asking questions. No one’s exploring why things work the way they do. Everyone’s memorizing.
Now picture this: A student raises their hand to ask, “What if we solved the water crisis with this idea?” Another draws a diagram connecting climate change to farming in Burundi. These aren’t test answers—they’re ideas that matter.
That’s the classroom PCM is working toward.
What’s Wrong With the Way We’re Learning Now?
In too many schools across Burundi, curiosity has been replaced with compliance. Students are trained to pass exams, not to ask questions. But we believe that curiosity is the first step to change.
Children don’t stop being curious on their own. They stop when:
- Questions are seen as distractions.
- Creativity isn’t rewarded.
- The goal becomes memorization, not understanding.
This system isn’t preparing students to solve real problems in their communities.
Our Solution: Learning That Starts With ‘Why?’
At PCM, we’re building a culture where curiosity is not only allowed—it’s expected.
Take our Itara Wide Horizons program, for example:
- We encourage students to explore global topics and relate them to local realities.
- We teach essay writing not for grammar alone, but to help youth tell their story and spark solutions.
- We host workshops where “What if?” is the most powerful question in the room.
We’ve seen that when students are asked to reflect, imagine, and create—they come alive.
Curiosity Leads to Leadership
Many of the most exciting youth-led projects in our network began with a single curious question:
- “Why are girls in my village missing school?”
- “What if my community recycled instead of burning plastic?”
Curiosity isn’t just an academic tool—it’s the beginning of leadership, activism, and entrepreneurship.
Let’s Change the System, One Question at a Time
Burundi doesn’t need another generation of test-takers. It needs leaders, thinkers, and doers.
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