GIMAGINE Award
for young learners

The Gimagine Award is an innovative online programme designed to equip learners (13-18) with their first German language skills ('German Starter') and invaluable future competencies. A second tier ('German Booster') caters to young learners who already have a level of German.

GIMAGINE Award

The digital learning programme is aimed at individual students and youth centre leaders and teachers with their (classroom) groups. By completing the Gimagine Award, learners receive an official certification that can also be used to fulfil the Skills section requirements of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Ready for gamified learning, competitions, live-events, and many more fun activities? The Gimagine Award may just be right for you!

The Gimagine Award

The Gimagine Award is divided into a German language and a Future Competency (‘Global Learning’) strand: In order to complete the Gimagine Award and to qualify for the certificate, learners must complete one entire German course (20 modules) and choose 5 out of 19 available Global learning modules, collecting points along the way. This usually takes up to 25 hours.

The platform

Group learning with teacher/youth centre leader support

The Gimagine Award is conceptualised to allow learners to progress independently. However, if a teacher/youth centre leader and their group want to work on the Gimagine Award collectively, e.g. as part of their German lessons, the DofE’s Award or a German club, we’ve got your back: If you sign up as a teacher/youth centre leader with a group, all learners will be linked to your account. This way, teachers/youth centre leaders can monitor their learners’ progress and – if necessary – give them a little nudge when the learning journey slows down…

Teacher Handbook(PDF, 1 MB)
Individual learners: Take German for your DofE Skills!

Our Friends of the Goethe-Institut UK are an Approved Activity Provider forthe Duke of Edinburgh’s Skill section! This means that DofE participants can complete a DofE approved section of the Gimagine Award (13 hours’ worth of German learning for Bronze/Silver, 26 hours’ worth of German for Silver) directly with the FGI UK who serve as a provider and assessor, uploading participants’ assessment reports directly to eDofE. Find out more here.
Competitions, Live-Events and more

We continuously organise real-life activities and initiatives as part of the Gimagine programme to motivate and connect German learners across the UK. Sign up to our e-newsletter to never miss out on our offers! In our most recent Gimagine Award event, the First Finishers of the Gimagine Award – 8 students from two different schools – received the First Finisher’s Prize, awarded to them by the German Ambassador at the Sommerfest der deutschen Botschaft at the Goethe-Institut London!

Signing up

School classes & youth groups

If you are interested in using the Gimagine Award in your work, please fill out this form. Once you have filled out the form, we will get in touch with you and provide you with a free trial license to have a look at the programme before deciding to enrol your learners. Once you choose to sign up with a group, we will issue an invoice and provide the license upon payment.

Pricing
30 students: £150
40 students: £200
60 students: £270
90 students: £380

Contact us for a free test-licence

Scholarships for classrooms and youth clubs
Individual learners

Individual learners wanting to learn German or further deepen their German knowledge as part of their Duke of Edinburgh’s Skill Section can sign up via our Friends of the Goethe-Institut UK. Please note that parents/guardians are required to agree to their child’s participation in the Gimagine Award. Upon receiving their confirmation and payment, participants automatically receive access to the Gimagine Award for their DofE Skills Section.

Pricing
Individual license: £30

More information and registration

The platform

Frequently asked questions

What is the Gimagine Award Certificate? How do I earn the Gimagine Award Certificate? How do I collect points? Not quite sure yet, how the GIMAGINE Award works? No problem, we have got you covered!
Take a look inside the plattform

Not yet registered but you would like a first look before you sign up? Have a look inside the platform!

Are you or your students doing the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award?

Choose German as a skill – with the Gimagine Award! The Gimagine Award programme issues bespoke certificates for those taking it as their skill for the DofE’s Award, stating they have completed 15 hours of German language learning. If you have any questions, please contact us.

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Topics and Courses

Our Global Learning courses include relevant topics such as sustainability, future skills, translation, society, arts and music and lifestyle. Please note: Global Learning modules are added on a rolling basis. Courses will be expanded to include “Sports” and others.