The project prioritizes civic engagement, sustainability, innovative curricula, and community development through foreign language learning. Teachers: The objective is to strengthen the teaching and professional capacities of teachers, providing up-to-date topics, methodologies and effective teaching approaches, while increasing IT competencies. To give access to curriculum development frameworks in order to plan courses around current topics and themes directly related to adult learners' needs, to supplement (or replace) their current learning programs and curricula. Learners: The objective is to increase the language competencies of students in line with the CEFR A1-C2 while developing globally responsible citizens by increasing their 21st-century skills and providing a safe platform to discuss CHEDI topics. This aims for community development with the ability to address common values, civic engagement and participation effectively and open-mindedly. Learning Centers: The objective is to develop forward-looking learning centers by providing new concepts of language courses, themes and technology to academic and center managers, using IT tools, frameworks and rationale to quickly and simply adapt or implement new curricula.
The DRGC project transforms adult language courses into holistic development pathways by strengthening language competences. To support this, we developed the Curriculum Builder which helps educators design courses by integrating CEFR and DRGC learning outcomes. Built on the DRGC Framework, the app provides structured course outlines. Training materials (the Digital Handbook and an interactive Moodle course) offer essential guidance and assessments. The CHEDI topics—Community, Health, Environment, Diversity, Innovation—are key to 21st-century society but often overlooked in education. With 1.5 billion people learning English, language courses serve as a global tool for discussing these issues. As a collaboration among EU-based institutions, the project integrates geographical, cultural, and demographic content while aligning with the EU 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development SDGs. It provides teachers worldwide with access to materials. Learning outcomes span CEFR levels A1 to C2, benefiting learners and educators. The project fosters civic engagement through CHEDI-based curricula on social values, well-being, diversity, sustainability, and STEM, promoting student-centered, innovative teaching for a changing world.