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

What do CurioKids lessons cost for a family in Brunei?

CurioKids has three plans for children in Brunei, and they are priced by one thing only: the number of lessons each week. Starter gives your child 1, Growth gives 2 and Accelerator gives 3. Whichever you choose, each lesson is live, 1-to-1 and 25 minutes long, taught by a real teacher in the CurioKids online classroom.

The more lessons a plan has each week, the less each lesson costs, though Starter is the smallest payment. The plan price covers the classroom too, with no separate charge for it.

Do families in Brunei pay in Brunei dollars?

Yes. Choose Brunei as your country when you create your parent account, and CurioKids shows and charges every price in Brunei dollars, so the figure you see when you choose a plan is the figure you pay.

A card issued in Brunei pays that amount with no currency step in between. If you pay with a card from another country, your bank may convert the amount at its own rate. Payments go through Stripe, and CurioKids never sees your full card number.

What will my child get for the price?

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.

In Brunei, where English is used to teach subjects such as mathematics and science as children move up through school, the reading course matters as much as the speaking. A child who can sound out a new word and follow a paragraph in English finds textbooks in other subjects easier too. CurioKids follows its own CEFR-based curriculum, not a school syllabus.

How does paying every 4 weeks work with the school year in Brunei?

The school year in Brunei generally starts in January and runs in terms, with holidays between them and a longer break at the end of the year; your child's school calendar has the exact dates. Billing every 4 weeks, not by calendar month, means each billing period holds the same number of lessons, in term time or in the holidays.

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.

If the family is away for a week of the holidays, cancel those lessons and keep the plan; if the whole break is busy, switch to Starter until term starts again.

When would my child's lessons be in Brunei time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in Brunei time. Brunei is on the same clock as Singapore and Malaysia and doesn't change its clocks, so a slot you choose in January is still at the same hour in November. On a school day, a lesson roughly between 4pm and 8pm fits after school and before bed, and 25 minutes leaves room for homework and dinner.

The weekend in Brunei falls on Friday and Sunday, and many families plan Fridays around prayers and family time. A Sunday morning, or a Friday morning before the day fills up, can suit a child who is tired after school.

Which plan suits a child in Brunei?

A good way to choose is to think about how much English your child uses outside school and how full the week already is:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child who follows lessons at school comfortably and wants regular speaking time, or a family whose week is already full of tuition and activities.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: a child building reading in English with Phonics Starter, or one meeting more English in maths and science and needing practice between lessons.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a child who speaks mostly Malay at home and hears little English outside school, if three short lessons a week leave them keen rather than tired.

Keep Malay strong at home whichever plan you pick: a confident first language helps a second one. You can move between plans as you see how your child gets on. Our guide how many English lessons a week does my child need? walks through the choice, and online English lessons for children in Brunei covers English at school here.

How do I compare the cost with tuition centres and private tutors in Brunei?

Families in Brunei add English in several ways: a class at a tuition centre after school, a private tutor who comes to the house, a group class, or lessons online. Each charges differently, by the month, the term, the hour or the lesson, so put them side by side on the same points:

• What one lesson costs once you divide the fee by the lessons your child actually gets.
• How long each lesson lasts, and how much of it your child spends speaking rather than listening.
• How many other children are in the class, and whether it follows your child's level or the group's.
• Whether you pay for a whole term in advance, and what happens to a lesson your child misses.
• Registration or book fees, and the drive to and from a centre each week.

A group class usually costs less for each hour, because several families share the fee. In a 1-to-1 lesson your child has the teacher's attention for every minute. Our guide 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? looks at both.

Is the first lesson free for families in Brunei?

Yes. Create a parent account, add your child and book the free first lesson without entering a card. During those 25 minutes the teacher gets to know your child, sees what English they already have and records a starting level; lessons are for children aged 4 to 12. If you decide not to continue, there is nothing to cancel.

CurioKids opens lessons one country at a time. If lessons for families in Brunei haven't opened yet, this guide shows a waitlist where the prices will appear. For what to watch in that first lesson, read what to look for in a free first lesson.

Where can I see the prices for Brunei?

Visit our Brunei page to see how lessons work and, once lessons for families in Brunei 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 Brunei also show any current offer and its terms. For school, English at home and lesson times in Brunei, read our guide to online English lessons for children in Brunei.