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

What do CurioKids lessons cost for a family in Israel?

You choose one of three plans, and what changes between them is the number of lessons in your child's week: 1 with Starter, 2 with Growth, 3 with Accelerator. The lesson itself is always live, 1-to-1 and 25 minutes, with a real teacher in the CurioKids online classroom.

Each extra lesson a week lowers the price of a single lesson, while Starter is the smallest payment. There is no separate charge for the classroom or progress updates.

Do families in Israel pay in shekels?

Yes. Choose Israel as your country when you create your parent account, and every price you see, and every charge, is in Israeli new shekels. With a card from an Israeli bank, there is no conversion in between.

Card payments go through Stripe, so CurioKids never sees your full card number. If you pay with a card from a bank abroad, that bank may convert the shekel amount into its own currency at its own rate.

What is included in a 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 a Hebrew reader, the reading course matters a great deal. Hebrew is written right to left and is often read without vowel marks, while English runs left to right and spells every vowel, in more ways than one. Children who speak Arabic at home take a similar step. Lessons follow the CurioKids curriculum, not the Bagrut, though the reading and speaking carry into school English.

How does 4-weekly billing work with the Israeli school year?

The Israeli school year starts at the end of the summer, and breaks such as the autumn festivals and Passover move with the Hebrew calendar, so they land on different dates each year. Because CurioKids bills every 4 weeks rather than by calendar month, each payment covers the same number of lessons, whether a period holds a holiday or a normal school stretch.

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.

When a festival week takes the family away, cancel the lessons it touches and keep the plan. Some children like more lessons in the summer break, so moving up to Growth for the holiday and back in September is a simple change.

Which lesson times fit the week in Israel?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in Israel time. The Israeli week starts on Sunday, and for most families Friday and Saturday are the weekend. A slot between about 4pm and 8pm from Sunday to Thursday is the usual choice; a Friday morning is another option.

Israel moves its clocks in spring and autumn, and its dates don't always match those of other countries. In the weeks around a change, glance at the times of your next lessons in case they have moved. Our guide to online lessons across time zones explains why.

Which plan suits a child in Israel?

Think about how much English your child meets, and how full their afternoons are:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child who understands a lot of English from screens and needs a regular chance to speak it, or a busy week of clubs.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: a child moving from Hebrew or Arabic reading to English phonics, where two lessons a week keep new letter sounds fresh.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a child who hears little English outside school and wants to catch up, or a family back in Israel after time abroad who want to hold on to their child's English.

Adjust the plan once you see how your child gets on. Our guide how many English lessons a week does my child need? takes you through the choice, and online English lessons for children in Israel covers how English fits school here.

How can I compare the cost with a private teacher or a group class?

Parents in Israel add English through a private teacher at home, an after-school group class or lessons online. Each prices by the hour, the month or the course, so compare what your child actually gets:

• What one lesson costs once you divide the fee by the lessons it covers, and how long each lesson runs.
• Whether your child has the teacher to themselves or shares them with a group.
• What happens in festival weeks and the summer: do you still pay, and can you pause?
• Any registration, book or materials charges added to the lesson fee.
• The drive or bus ride to an in-person class, and who has to fit it into their afternoon.

Sharing a teacher usually lowers the hourly price, but also shares the speaking time. Our guide 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? sets out the trade-off.

Is the first lesson free for families in Israel?

It is. Set up a parent account, add your child and book the free first lesson, all without a card. The teacher gets to know your child, checks their English and records a starting level, so later lessons start where your child is, for children aged 4 to 12. Afterwards you decide whether to go on; if you don't, there is nothing to cancel and no charge.

CurioKids opens lessons one country at a time. If lessons for families in Israel haven't opened yet, a waitlist appears here in place of the prices. Our guide on what to look for in a free first lesson helps you judge that first meeting.

Where can I find the prices for Israel?

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