How much do online English lessons for kids cost in South Korea?

How much do CurioKids lessons cost in South Korea?

Each family chooses one of three plans, priced by the number of lessons a week rather than by level or by teacher: 1 lesson on Starter, 2 on Growth and 3 on Accelerator. Whichever you choose, your child has the same live, 1-to-1, 25-minute lesson with a real teacher in the CurioKids online classroom.

On a plan with more lessons each week, each lesson costs less, and Starter is the smallest amount to pay overall. Nothing is added on top for textbooks or the parent dashboard.

Do families in South Korea pay in won?

Yes. When you create your parent account and choose South Korea as your country, every CurioKids price appears in South Korean won, and that is the currency your card is charged in. A card issued by a Korean bank pays the won amount directly, so there is no exchange rate to work out between the price on screen and the charge on your statement.

Stripe processes the payment, and CurioKids never sees your full card number. A bank outside South Korea may convert the won at its own rate.

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 Korean child who has English at school from grade 3, the plan adds what classes and workbooks leave short: time to speak and be answered. Phonics helps too: Hangul spells sounds very regularly and English doesn't, so learning its letter patterns step by step makes reading less of a puzzle.

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

In South Korea the school year begins in March and is split into two semesters, with a long holiday in summer and another in winter. Because CurioKids bills every 4 weeks rather than by calendar month, a billing period in a short month holds as many lessons as one in a long month, and nothing resets when a new semester starts.

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 in the long holidays, cancel the lessons you'll miss and keep your plan. If the holidays free up your child's afternoons, try Growth for a few weeks.

When would lessons happen in South Korea time?

When you book, every lesson time is shown in South Korea time. South Korea doesn't change its clocks, so a slot chosen in March is at the same hour in the winter holidays. Many families pick a time between roughly 4pm and 8pm on a school day, after school and around hagwon, and a 25-minute lesson at home needs no journey across town. Saturday and Sunday mornings suit children whose weekday afternoons are already full.

If your child gets home late from academy classes, a weekend slot is often kinder than a lesson squeezed in after dinner. See how long should a young child's lesson be?.

Which plan suits a child in South Korea?

Start from what your child already has in the week, at school, at hagwon and at home, and what is missing:

• Starter, 1 lesson a week: a child who already studies English at a hagwon and mainly needs one relaxed conversation a week, without a longer day.
• Growth, 2 lessons a week: a child who knows plenty of words and grammar but goes quiet when asked a question, or a younger child learning to read English with phonics.
• Accelerator, 3 lessons a week: a child who speaks only Korean at home and wants to build confidence faster, as long as the week stays balanced.

Any plan can be changed later, so it's fine to begin small. Our guide how many English lessons a week does my child need? goes through the choice, and online English lessons for children in South Korea covers school English and the sounds Korean speakers find tricky.

How does the cost compare with hagwon and private tutors?

Korean families add English in several ways: an English hagwon after school, an English kindergarten for younger children, a private tutor at home, or lessons online. Fees are set out differently, so compare what each gives your child in a typical week:

• What one lesson costs, and how long it runs.
• How much of the class your child spends speaking, rather than listening or filling in a workbook.
• Whether books, level tests or registration are charged separately.
• How the fee is collected, and what happens when your child misses a class.
• How long the trip to and from the class takes, and who takes your child there.

A hagwon class shares one teacher among several children, which usually lowers the price of each hour; a 1-to-1 lesson gives your child the whole lesson to talk. Our guide 1-to-1 or group English classes: which suits my child? weighs the two.

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

Yes. You create a parent account, add your child and book the first lesson without entering a card. During those 25 minutes the teacher gets to know your child and sees what English they already have. Most children then begin with Phonics Starter, and a child who already reads can be placed in a CEFR-based level. If you decide not to continue, there is nothing to cancel and nothing to pay.

CurioKids opens lessons one country at a time. If lessons for families in South Korea haven't opened yet, the price box above shows a waitlist instead of prices. Our guide on what to look for in a free first lesson helps you judge that first lesson.

Where can I see the prices for South Korea?

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