How much do online English lessons for kids cost in the Maldives?

How much do CurioKids lessons cost in the Maldives?

Your child's lessons are the same on every plan: 25 minutes, live and 1-to-1 with a real teacher in the CurioKids online classroom. What changes is the number each week: 1 on Starter, 2 on Growth and 3 on Accelerator.

Lessons work out cheaper one by one on the plans with more of them, and Starter has the smallest payment. There's no extra charge to use the classroom or for teacher feedback.

Do families in the Maldives pay in rufiyaa or dollars?

Plans for families in the Maldives are priced and charged in US dollars. Your currency is decided by the country you choose for your parent account, so choose the Maldives, and every payment is the dollar amount shown on your plan.

If your card is in Maldivian rufiyaa, your bank converts each payment at its own rate, and the rufiyaa amount on your statement can change slightly over time. A card held in US dollars pays the plan's amount without conversion. Payments go through Stripe, and CurioKids never sees your full card number.

What is included for a child in the Maldives?

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.

Most school subjects in the Maldives are taught in English, so steady reading and clear writing in English help your child in every lesson. For a young child who also learns Dhivehi in Thaana, from right to left, the phonics course teaches English letters and sounds in a set order, left to right. Lessons follow CurioKids' CEFR-based curriculum and aren't linked to school or international exams.

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

Schools in the Maldives run the year in terms with breaks in between, and the exact dates are set each year, so check your child's school calendar. Daily routines often shift during Ramadan, and the Eid holidays follow the lunar calendar, so they move from year to year. Billing every 4 weeks means each payment covers the same number of lessons, whatever the month.

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 you travel to Malé or abroad in the school holidays, cancel the lessons you'll miss and keep your plan. During Ramadan, you might book lessons at a different time of day, or switch to Starter for the month.

When would lessons happen in Maldives time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in Maldives time. The Maldives doesn't change its clocks, so a slot stays at the same local time all year. Friday and Saturday are the weekend, which makes a Saturday morning a relaxed time for a 25-minute lesson; on school days, we suggest roughly 4pm to 8pm, planned around prayer times and family routines.

On a smaller island, check your connection with a short video call at the planned time, sit near the router and use a laptop or tablet if you can. If the connection is weaker in the evening, an earlier slot or a weekend morning may work better. Getting ready for a first online English lesson covers the rest of the set-up.

Which plan suits a child in the Maldives?

Since school runs mainly in English, consider how easily your child reads, writes and speaks it:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child who keeps up well in class and would enjoy regular conversation and reading practice.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: a child who reads English slowly, or finds instruction words like explain and compare hard, and needs steady practice.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a young child getting used to English letters alongside Thaana, or an older child who wants to catch up quickly with school work in English.

Keep reading and talking in Dhivehi at home; a strong home language supports learning in English. You can change plan at any time. Our guide how many English lessons a week does my child need? helps you decide, and online English lessons for children in the Maldives covers English at school.

How does the cost compare with tutors and tuition on your island?

Families in the Maldives may use a private tutor, tuition classes after school or lessons online. On a smaller island there may be only a few tutors nearby, and reaching one in Malé can mean a ferry or a flight. Fees are charged by the month, the class or the hour, so compare each option on the same points:

• The cost of one lesson, and its length in minutes.
• How many children are taught together, and how much your child speaks.
• Whether the tutor works on homework or on your child's reading and speaking.
• Book or registration charges on top of the fee.
• Ferry, flight or taxi costs, and the hours spent travelling.

Online, a 1-to-1 lesson comes to your child at home, wherever you live. For how it compares with a lesson in a room, see online vs in-person English lessons.

Is the first lesson free, and when can families in the Maldives start?

Yes. Set up a parent account, add your child and book the first lesson; there's no card to enter. In 25 minutes the teacher chats with your child, listens to them read and records a level to start from, for children aged 4 to 12. A child who already reads can be placed in a CEFR-based level rather than starting with Phonics Starter. If you don't continue, nothing is charged.

CurioKids opens to families one country at a time. If lessons for families in the Maldives haven't opened yet, this guide shows a waitlist where the prices would be; join it and we'll let you know when you can book. Our guide what to look for in a free first lesson helps you judge it.

Where can families in the Maldives see the prices?

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