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

How much do CurioKids lessons cost in Kyrgyzstan?

The price follows the number of lessons. Starter is 1 lesson a week, Growth is 2 and Accelerator is 3. The lessons themselves are identical across plans: 25 minutes, live, with one teacher and your child, in the CurioKids online classroom.

More lessons a week means a lower price for each lesson, so Accelerator has the lowest price per lesson while Starter keeps the total lowest. You won't find a separate charge for materials.

Do families in Kyrgyzstan pay in dollars or som?

CurioKids prices for Kyrgyzstan are in US dollars. Your currency comes from the country you choose when you open your parent account, and the plan shows the exact dollar amount you'll be charged. A card held in Kyrgyz som still works: the bank turns the dollar amount into som at its own rate, which can move slightly between payments.

Stripe processes every payment, and CurioKids never sees your full card number. It's worth checking with your bank that your card is set up for payments in foreign currencies.

What does a plan cover?

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 children who read Kyrgyz or Russian in Cyrillic, the course takes care over letters that look the same in both alphabets but sound different, such as P and H. Teachers also model simple English sentences often, since English puts the verb in a different place from Kyrgyz. CurioKids follows its own curriculum and isn't tied to school exams in Kyrgyzstan.

How does 4-weekly billing sit with the school year in Kyrgyzstan?

The school year in Kyrgyzstan generally opens in September and closes before a long summer holiday, with a winter break and other short holidays along the way. Check the dates with your child's school. Since a CurioKids billing period is always 4 weeks, each payment covers the same lessons regardless of how long the calendar month is.

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.

Heading to the mountains or to relatives for part of the summer? Cancel the lessons that clash and leave the plan as it is. If a heavy stretch of schoolwork arrives, Starter gives your child a lighter week until it passes.

When would lessons happen in Kyrgyzstan time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in Kyrgyzstan time. Kyrgyzstan doesn't change its clocks, so a Tuesday slot in October is still a Tuesday slot at the same hour in April. Many school-age children settle into a 25-minute lesson easily after school, roughly 4pm to 8pm, once they've had a snack and a break.

Weekend mornings on Saturday or Sunday are another option, and they avoid a dark, cold trip in winter. Our guide to online lessons across time zones explains how to choose a time that lasts.

Which plan suits a child in Kyrgyzstan?

For a child who already moves between Kyrgyz and Russian, the plan usually depends on their English so far and on the rest of the week:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: steady contact with English for a child who studies it at school and needs time to speak, or a family with little room in the week.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: enough repetition for English word order and letter sounds to settle, which suits a child in the early reading stage.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a motivated child starting from very little English, as long as three lessons stay fun rather than tiring.

Pick one, watch how your child responds, and change if needed. See how many English lessons a week does my child need?, and for English at school in Kyrgyzstan, online English lessons for children in Kyrgyzstan.

How does the cost compare with English courses and tutors in Kyrgyzstan?

Families in Bishkek, Osh and other towns can choose group courses at language centres, a private tutor, or online lessons. Their prices are set by the month, the course or the hour, so compare like with like:

• Divide the fee by the number of lessons, and note how many minutes each one runs.
• Ask how many pupils share the class, and how often each one gets to speak.
• Find out whether a missed lesson can be made up, and how much notice you must give.
• Add any charges for books, a placement test or joining.
• Count the travel: fares, fuel and the time someone spends taking your child.

A group splits the cost of a teacher, which often makes it cheaper per hour; 1-to-1 gives your child every minute of the lesson. Our guide 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? weighs them up.

Is there a free first lesson for families in Kyrgyzstan?

There is. Make a parent account, add your child and book; no card details are needed. During the 25 minutes, the teacher gets to know your child, tries some speaking and reading, and notes a starting level, for children aged 4 to 12. You then decide whether to continue, and if you don't, nothing is charged.

Each country opens in turn. If lessons for families in Kyrgyzstan haven't opened yet, you'll see a waitlist instead of the prices. Our guide on what to look for in a free first lesson helps you judge it.

Where can I see the prices and join the waitlist?

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