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

How much do CurioKids lessons cost in Mongolia?

Three plans are available, and the number of weekly lessons is the only thing that changes between them: 1 on Starter, 2 on Growth and 3 on Accelerator. On every plan, your child has a live, 1-to-1, 25-minute lesson with a real teacher in the CurioKids online classroom.

Each lesson costs less on a plan with more lessons a week, and Starter has the smallest total. The price covers everything in the lessons, with no separate fee for learning materials.

Do families in Mongolia pay in US dollars?

Yes. CurioKids prices for families in Mongolia are set in US dollars rather than tögrög. Choose Mongolia as your country when you create your parent account and every price appears in US dollars, which is also the currency the payment is taken in, so the price you see is the price you're charged.

Payments are processed by Stripe, and CurioKids never sees your full card number. If your card account is in tögrög, your bank converts the dollar amount at its own rate and may add a fee for a payment in another currency; your bank can tell you how it handles dollar payments.

What does a CurioKids plan include?

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 child who reads Mongolian in Cyrillic, a reading course that teaches English letter sounds one at a time helps with the letters that look familiar but sound different, such as P and H. In the rest of the lesson your child talks with the teacher, which a large class has little time for.

How does billing every 4 weeks fit the Mongolian school year?

The school year in Mongolia starts in September and runs until early summer, with a long summer holiday and shorter breaks in winter, including one for Tsagaan Sar, the Lunar New Year. Billing every 4 weeks means every period has the same number of lessons, so what you pay doesn't change with the length of 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 your family spends part of the summer in the countryside, where the connection may be weaker, cancel the lessons you'll miss and keep the plan, or move to Starter until you're back home.

When would lessons happen in Mongolia?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in your local time. Ulaanbaatar and most of Mongolia share one time zone and the far west is an hour behind, so a family there sees its own time. Mongolia doesn't change its clocks, so a regular slot stays the same all year. On a school day, roughly 4pm to 8pm suits most children, and Saturday or Sunday mornings work well too for a 25-minute lesson.

In the cold, dark winter months, a lesson at home also saves a journey; our guide on how to get your child ready for their first online English lesson covers the set-up.

Which plan suits a child in Mongolia?

Decide by how much English your child meets each week and how comfortable they are with English letters:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child who already studies English at school or in a class outside school, and wants steady speaking practice.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: a child still sorting English letters from Cyrillic ones, where shorter gaps between lessons help the sounds stick.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: an older beginner of eight or ten who wants to catch up quickly, or a child who hears only Mongolian at home, as long as they aren't too tired.

Plans can be changed at any time. Our guide how many English lessons a week does my child need? helps you choose, and online English lessons for children in Mongolia covers Cyrillic, English letters and English at school.

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

Families in Ulaanbaatar and other cities often choose English classes outside school, a private tutor or lessons online, and some children attend private or international schools that teach much of the day in English. Local classes may charge in tögrög while CurioKids charges in US dollars, so compare like with like:

• What one lesson costs once both prices are in the same currency, and how long it lasts.
• How many children are in the class, and how much your child gets to speak.
• Any charges for books, registration or placement tests.
• Whether you pay by the month, by the course or every 4 weeks, and what happens to missed lessons.
• The journey to and from a class, which can be hard going in winter.

A group class divides the teacher's time, so an hour can cost less; in a 1-to-1 lesson, every minute goes to your child. Our guide 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? explains the trade-off.

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

Yes. You open a parent account, add your child and book the first lesson; no card is asked for. Over 25 minutes the teacher gets to know your child and finds out which English letters and sounds they already know, so the next lessons start in the right place: Phonics Starter for most children, or a CEFR-based level for a child who already reads English. If you choose not to continue, you owe nothing.

CurioKids opens lessons one country at a time. If lessons for families in Mongolia haven't opened yet, you'll find a waitlist on this page instead of prices. Our guide on what to look for in a free first lesson explains how to judge it.

Where can I see the prices for Mongolia?

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