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

How much does CurioKids cost for a child in Laos?

There are three plans, set by the number of lessons a week: 1 on Starter, 2 on Growth and 3 on Accelerator. Whichever plan you pick, your child has the same lesson: 25 minutes, live and 1-to-1, with a real teacher in the CurioKids online classroom.

More lessons a week means a lower price for each one, and Starter means the lowest payment. You pay nothing extra for the classroom or lesson materials.

What does paying in US dollars mean for a family in Laos?

Choose Laos as your country when you create your parent account, and CurioKids shows and charges your prices in US dollars. The country you choose sets the currency, so the dollar figure you see is the figure charged to your card.

Laos uses the kip, so many cards there are linked to kip accounts. If yours is, your bank converts the dollar amount at its own rate, and the kip figure on your statement depends on that rate. A card in dollars avoids the conversion. Stripe processes payments, and CurioKids never sees your full card number.

What is my child paying for?

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 Lao-speaking child, English brings a new script read left to right, word endings Lao doesn't use, and a rhythm built on stress instead of tones. Those first steps need a teacher who listens closely and lets your child try a sound again without pressure. In a 1-to-1 lesson, that teacher is listening only to your child.

How does billing every 4 weeks fit the school year in Laos?

Schools in Laos have terms and holidays, including a long break between school years; ask your child's school for the dates. Because CurioKids bills every 4 weeks rather than each calendar month, every billing period contains the same number of lessons.

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.

During Pi Mai, the Lao New Year in April, many families travel or have guests; cancel the lessons your child will miss and keep the plan running. The long school break is a good moment to begin, while the day has more room.

What time would lessons be in Laos time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in Laos time. Laos doesn't change its clocks, so your weekly slot stays at the same local time all year. On a school day, roughly 4pm to 8pm works for most children, and a 25-minute lesson is short enough for a young child to stay focused. A Saturday or Sunday morning is the other choice.

Before the first lesson, test your internet with a short video call at the same time of day, use a laptop or tablet rather than a phone if you can, and find a quiet corner with good light.

Which plan suits a child in Laos?

Most families weigh up two things: how new English is for their child, and how much else fills the week.

• Starter: a young child having a first, gentle taste of English through songs, games and letter sounds, or a child already in an English class outside school.
• Growth: a child working through Phonics Starter, for whom two lessons a week keep new sounds from fading between lessons.
• Accelerator: a child of eight or ten who already reads Lao confidently and is ready to move quickly through the early stages of English, if three lessons a week leave them fresh.

Keep reading and talking in Lao at home: it supports English rather than slowing it. Switch plans whenever you need to. Our guide how many English lessons a week does my child need? explains the choice, and online English lessons for children in Laos covers the first steps in detail.

How does the cost compare with English classes and tutors in Laos?

In Vientiane and other towns, families add English through a class outside school, a private tutor or a group course, and some children attend private or international schools with more English in the day. To compare any of these with online lessons, ask:

• How many lessons the fee buys, and so what one lesson costs.
• How long each lesson is, and how long your child speaks in it.
• Whether a beginner learns English letter sounds step by step, or mainly learns words by heart.
• How many children are in the class, and whether they're all beginners.
• Travel time and cost, and whether missed lessons are lost.

Group classes usually cost less per hour, since families share the teacher; 1-to-1 lessons give your child the whole of each lesson. Read 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? for both sides.

Is the first lesson free for families in Laos?

Yes. Make a parent account, add your child and book the first lesson without a card. The teacher uses those 25 minutes to meet your child, children aged 4 to 12, and find the right place to start. You decide afterwards, and if you don't continue there is nothing to pay.

CurioKids opens lessons a country at a time, so if lessons for families in Laos haven't opened yet, this page shows a waitlist where the prices will be. See what to look for in a free first lesson.

Where can I find the prices for Laos?

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