Dora Kids (Shogakukan Early Childhood Education Class)
About
An early childhood education class for ages 10 months to grade 3 of elementary school. The classes from 10 months and for ages 1–2 are taken with a parent; from the age 2–3 class, children take them alone. In addition to classrooms, there are online courses for the first year of kindergarten to grade 6.
Ages
Classroom courses are from 10 months old to grade 3 (Class Baby from 10 months, Class 1 ages 1–2, Class 2 ages 2–3, Class 3 first year of kindergarten, Class 4 second year, Class 5 final year, School Preparation final year of kindergarten, Elementary School Course grades 1–3). The online General Learning Course is for the first year of kindergarten to grade 6, and the English Conversation Course for the second year of kindergarten to grade 6. The classes accepting students differ by classroom.
Monthly fees
| Class Baby to Class 5 (10 months old to final year of kindergarten) | ¥11,000 |
| School Preparation, final year of kindergarten | ¥11,550 |
| Elementary School Course (grades 1–3) | ¥11,550 |
| Online General Learning, group lesson (first year of kindergarten to grade 3, materials included) | ¥6,600 |
| Online General Learning, group lesson (grades 4–6, materials included) | ¥7,920 |
| Online English Conversation (second year of kindergarten to grade 6) | ¥9,900 |
The amounts are the monthly membership fee, the same nationwide (tax included). Classroom courses also charge an annual teaching material fee in addition to the monthly fee (at enrollment, ¥29,700 for Class Baby to Class 2 and ¥38,500 for Class 3 to Class 5; when moving up, ¥19,800 for Class 1, ¥27,500 for Class 2, and ¥29,700 for Class 3 to Class 5; ¥19,800 for School Preparation and ¥22,000 for the Elementary School Course; all tax included). The annual material fee may differ depending on when you join and the classroom. The Online General Learning individual course is from ¥8,470 for the first year of kindergarten to grade 3 and from ¥8,800 for grades 4–6 (materials and tax included), with an additional material fee of ¥1,100 in months that use programming materials (twice a year). The annual material fee for Online English Conversation is ¥1,100 from the second year. There is a discount on annual material fees for siblings.
Fees when joining
Classroom courses charge an enrollment fee of ¥11,000 (tax included) and the annual teaching material fee at enrollment (¥29,700 for Class Baby to Class 2, ¥38,500 for Class 3 to Class 5, ¥19,800 for School Preparation, ¥22,000 for the Elementary School Course; all tax included). Online courses charge an enrollment fee of ¥5,500 (tax included); the General Learning Course also charges a starter kit fee (¥5,500 for kindergarten ages, ¥1,650 for elementary school), and the English Conversation Course an annual material fee at enrollment of ¥7,700 (¥1,760 if you already have the "Doraemon First English Conversation Dictionary"). If you rejoin within the fiscal year, the enrollment fee is ¥0.
Trial lessons and visits
There is a trial lesson. Apply through the trial application form on the official website. The trial fee is not stated on the official website.
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