Game Design For Nonprofit Colombian Language Academy

Greetings!

I run a nonprofit language academy (acaexplorers.com). Think of it like an after school program, like Boy Scouts, but incentivizing education and youth development.

Currently, they earn stamps on a Passport and Cards as they pass through four phases (The Scholar, The Philosopher, The Scientist, The Explorer). But they have to earn it and it isnt easy.

www.acaexplorers.com/virtual/school to see a beta version of a virtual platform of the Card/Passport in live action

The Cards are currently designed as Pokémon knockoffs, but I have had a lot of interest in making some kind of game out of them.

Potential ideas:

-Cooperative

-Minimal cards needed to play (perhaps the four cards could be Role Cards of some kind, and the rest comunal? With special cards given out at various points throughout the year based on merit?)

-Actual board game (so as to make it potentially less reliant on having to collect tons of different cards)

-Instructional in the values we teach (especially as they suit each Role/Phase)

-Instructional in English/creativity (love the idea of roleplaying, love the idea of Deck Quest but having to have so many cards makes it much less attractive)

Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!