Your family lives in the Czech Republic and your child needs Czech — for school, for friendships, or both. Here is how one-to-one Czech lessons for kids work at Doučse: online or in our classrooms in eight Czech cities, always at the child's own pace.
Why school exposure alone is rarely enough
Children pick up playground Czech surprisingly fast. A few months in, most can order an ice cream, join a game and tease their classmates. Academic Czech is a different story: following a teacher's explanation, reading longer texts, writing essays, understanding the vocabulary of a maths or science lesson. That layer of the language develops much more slowly — and a class of twenty won't wait for it.
Many bilingual and expat children end up in a strange in-between: fluent enough to chat, not confident enough to learn. One-to-one lessons target exactly that gap, because the tutor sees precisely which words, structures and habits are missing — and works on those.
How the lessons work
The first lesson maps the terrain. The tutor finds out what your child already understands, where it gets difficult, and what you both want to achieve — reading with confidence, writing without fear, keeping up in class, or preparing for exams. A simple plan follows from that.
Then come regular lessons, in whichever format suits your family:
- Online via Google Meet — from anywhere in the country.
- In person in our classrooms in Prague, Brno, Ostrava, České Budějovice, Hradec Králové, Liberec, Zlín and Vrchlabí.
After every lesson you receive short notes: what was covered, what already works, what to practise next. And your child gives feedback after each lesson — if a lesson didn't work for them, you don't pay for it.
Who teaches — and in what language
Lessons are taught in Czech, because immersion is simply the fastest route. For beginners, though, the start can be bilingual — tell us which language your child is comfortable in, and we'll match a tutor accordingly.
For parents, the practical side runs in English (Ukrainian and Russian are fine too): booking, scheduling, progress updates. You never need to navigate Czech bureaucratic small talk just to arrange a lesson.
More than a language course
Doučse works with more than 300 tutors, and Czech is just one of the subjects. If your child also struggles with maths, physics, chemistry, English or German — often precisely because the subject is taught in Czech — the lessons can be combined; see maths tutoring for children. One lesson package can be shared across the whole family: Czech for the younger sibling on Monday, maths for the older one on Thursday.
And if your child is heading towards the Czech school entrance exams, start with our guide to the CERMAT exams for foreign parents and the detailed plan on our sister site: Czech and maths tutoring for foreign children.
If budget is a concern
For families in a difficult financial situation we run the Pomáháme programme: free or discounted lessons. You fill in a short form, a coordinator gets in touch, and everything is handled discreetly. Children in the programme learn exactly like everyone else — same tutors, same approach, no differences.
Frequently asked questions
Does my child need any Czech to start?
No — we teach complete beginners as well as children who understand Czech but lack the confidence to use it.
Are the lessons online or in person?
Whichever suits you: online via Google Meet, or in person in our classrooms in eight Czech cities.
Can we arrange everything in English?
Yes — booking, scheduling and progress updates all work in English (Ukrainian and Russian too).
What if the tutor isn't a good fit?
We'll match a different one. And if a lesson doesn't work for your child, you don't pay for it.
Getting started
- Write to info@doucse.cz or call +420 494 900 173 (Mon–Fri 9:00–19:00, Sat–Sun 14:00–18:00). English is fine.
- Tell us briefly: your child's age, your city, and what you need — Czech, other subjects, or both.
- A coordinator will reply within 24 hours and match a tutor to your child.
Curious about the details? See how it all works or simply get in touch — together we'll find the format and pace that fit your child.
