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

How much do CurioKids lessons cost in Qatar?

The three plans are built around frequency. Starter gives your child 1 lesson a week, Growth gives 2 and Accelerator gives 3. Whichever you choose, each lesson is a 25-minute session with a real teacher and no other children, in the CurioKids online classroom.

The more lessons a week, the lower the price of each one, while Starter costs the least per period. The classroom and progress reports cost nothing extra.

Which currency do families in Qatar pay in?

Families in Qatar see every plan in Qatari riyals and are charged in Qatari riyals. Your currency comes from the country you select when you set up your parent account, so what you agree to on the plan page is what reaches your card.

Families from many countries live in Qatar, and some still pay with a card from abroad. In that case the card's bank may convert the riyal amount at its own rate. Every payment is handled by Stripe, and CurioKids never sees your full card number.

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.

Many families in Qatar want children who are strong in both Arabic and English, and the two support each other. A plan gives English its own regular, predictable time in the week, while Arabic stays at the centre of family life. CurioKids follows its own CEFR-based curriculum and isn't linked to any school's exams, which helps when classmates come from very different schools.

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

Schools in Qatar, government and international alike, run a year of terms broken by holidays around Eid and a long summer break, and many families' routines shift during Ramadan. Calendars differ between schools, so check your child's. Because a 4-week period always holds the same number of lessons, the cost of a period 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.

Many families leave Qatar for part of the summer. Lessons can travel with you if you have a steady connection, or you can cancel the ones that clash with a journey. If a term gets crowded, step down to Starter and step back up when things ease.

When would lessons happen in Qatar time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in Qatar time. Qatar doesn't change its clocks, so a slot set in the first week of term stays put. On school days, which run Sunday to Thursday, a 25-minute lesson between about 4pm and 8pm fits after school and around prayer times. The weekend is Friday and Saturday, and a Saturday morning lesson often suits younger children while they are fresh.

If you're away from Qatar in the summer, check how your lesson time falls in the time zone you're staying in. Our guide to online lessons across time zones has tips for keeping a slot that works.

Which plan suits a child in Qatar?

Look at the languages your child uses each day, and the school they attend:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child at an international school who already speaks English with friends, and needs a quiet weekly lesson of reading and vocabulary work alongside Arabic at home.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: an Arabic-speaking child at a government school, where English is one subject among many, who needs more chances to talk and clear help with English sounds.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a child whose family has recently arrived in Qatar speaking another language at home, and who is joining a school that teaches in English.

Begin with one and change it as you learn what your child needs. How many English lessons a week does my child need? walks through the choice, and online English lessons for children in Qatar explains how English fits schools and homes in Qatar.

How does the cost compare with tutoring centres and private tutors in Qatar?

In Qatar, families add English through group courses at tutoring centres, private tutors who come to the house, and lessons online. Some charge by the term, some by the month and some by the hour, so judge each one on what it gives your child:

• The price of one lesson, and its length in minutes.
• Whether your child shares the teacher, and with how many others.
• How the course handles a child whose level differs from the group.
• Any extra charges for registration, books or end-of-course tests.
• The time spent driving to and from lessons in the heat.

In a group, families split the teacher's time and the cost; in a 1-to-1 lesson, all the speaking time is your child's. Our guide 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? compares the two.

Is there a free first lesson for families in Qatar?

Yes. Open a parent account, add your child and book a free first lesson, with no card required. The teacher uses the 25 minutes to chat, listen to your child read and set a starting level, so later lessons for children aged 4 to 12 match their English. Decide afterwards; if you don't continue, you owe nothing.

Lessons open country by country. If lessons for families in Qatar haven't opened yet, this guide shows a waitlist in place of prices. Our guide on what to look for in a free first lesson suggests what to watch for.

Where can I check prices for Qatar?

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