How much do online English lessons for kids cost in Bahrain?

How much do CurioKids lessons cost in Bahrain?

Pick a plan by how many lessons you want each week. Starter is 1, Growth is 2 and Accelerator is 3. In each one your child spends 25 minutes with a real teacher, just the two of them, in the CurioKids online classroom.

On a plan with more weekly lessons, each lesson costs less; Starter costs the least for each billing period. The classroom and teacher feedback come with every plan at no extra charge.

What currency are prices for Bahrain in?

Plans for families in Bahrain are priced in US dollars. Choosing Bahrain as your country when you create your parent account sets that currency for every plan and payment.

With a card in Bahraini dinars, the bank that issued it may convert each payment at its own rate, so check with your bank if you'd like to know the dinar amount in advance. Payments run through Stripe, and CurioKids never sees your full card number.

What comes with each plan?

Every plan includes the same: live, 1-to-1, 25-minute lessons with a real teacher for children aged 4 to 12, in the CurioKids online classroom with video, an interactive whiteboard, lesson slides and games. Most children start with Phonics Starter, our 52-lesson reading course, then move through CEFR-based levels Pre-A1, A1 and A2. Teachers give feedback after lessons, you follow progress in your parent dashboard, and there is no charge for materials. See our curriculum and safety pages.

For many Arabic-speaking children in Bahrain, spelling and writing in English are harder than understanding it, because written Arabic usually leaves short vowels out while English writes every one. Phonics, which teaches children to hear each sound and write it in order, tackles that directly. CurioKids follows its own CEFR-based curriculum and isn't linked to school exams.

How does 4-weekly billing fit the school year in Bahrain?

The school year in Bahrain has terms, holidays around Eid and a long summer break, and many households keep different hours during Ramadan. Your child's school sets the exact dates. A 4-week billing period always holds the same number of lessons, so a month with five weeks doesn't cost more than one with four.

Plans bill every 4 weeks, not by calendar month, so every billing period has the same number of lessons: 13 payments a year. Every plan can be paid weekly instead, and paying every 4 weeks costs less than four weekly payments. You're charged when you subscribe and then at the start of each billing period. Your price is locked on your subscription, so future price changes don't affect you. You can change plan or cancel anytime, and cancel a single lesson up to 2 hours before it starts.

Over the summer, one lesson a week on Starter keeps spelling and reading fresh until school returns. If you travel, cancel the lessons that clash, or keep them going from where you are with a steady connection.

When would lessons happen in Bahrain time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in Bahrain time. Bahrain keeps the same clock all year, so a slot doesn't shift between seasons. The school week runs Sunday to Thursday, and on those days a 25-minute lesson usually fits between about 4pm and 8pm, planned around prayer times. The weekend is Friday and Saturday; a Saturday morning, before the day fills up, is another calm time.

Lessons at home also spare you a drive in the heat. For travel to another time zone, our guide to online lessons across time zones helps you work out the new time.

Which plan suits a child in Bahrain?

Think about where your child's English is strong and where it needs help:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child at a British, American or Indian curriculum school who understands English well and mainly needs spelling and writing practice.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: a child who speaks Arabic at home and is working through phonics, so they hear and write every vowel, with a second lesson to keep sounds fresh.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a child moving from a government school to a bilingual or English-medium one, who needs more English across the whole week.

You can switch plan at any time. How many English lessons a week does my child need? helps you choose, and online English lessons for children in Bahrain explains how English fits school in Bahrain, with ideas for spelling at home.

How does the cost compare with tutoring centres and private tutors in Bahrain?

Families in Bahrain tend to choose between group courses at tutoring centres, a private tutor at home, and live online lessons. They charge by the course, the month or the session, so measure each by what your child gains from it:

• What a single lesson costs, and whether it is a full lesson or a shorter slot.
• How many classmates share the teacher, and how often your child writes and speaks.
• Whether the tutor teaches spelling with phonics or only gives lists to learn.
• Extra charges for workbooks, placement or enrolment.
• For a course priced in another currency, how your card converts it.

A group divides the teacher, and the bill, between families; 1-to-1 keeps every minute for your child. Our guide 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? explains the difference.

Is the first lesson free for children in Bahrain?

Yes. Make a parent account, add your child and book the free first lesson; no card is needed. During those 25 minutes the teacher listens to your child speak and read and notes a starting level, so the next lessons for children aged 4 to 12 build from there. You pay nothing unless you go on.

CurioKids opens lessons country by country. If lessons for families in Bahrain haven't opened yet, this guide shows a waitlist where prices would be. Our guide on what to look for in a free first lesson helps you judge it.

Where can I see Bahrain's prices and join the waitlist?

Visit our Bahrain page to see how lessons work and, once lessons for families in Bahrain open, to book your child's free first lesson; until then it has a waitlist, and we'll let you know when you can book. Once they open, the prices for Bahrain also show any current offer and its terms. Our Bahrain page is also in العربية. For school, English at home and lesson times in Bahrain, read our guide to online English lessons for children in Bahrain.