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English courses and lessons via Skype™
Prices and conditions
Registration is free for all our courses.
Each registered student is offered a free trial lesson of
60 minutes. During this time a placement test will be carried out to assess
the student’s level of English. Following this trial lesson, you can decide
if you wish to purchase lessons or not.
All the prices listed refer to individual English lessons
in video conferencing via Skype™ with your own dedicated teacher (1 teacher
and 1 student).
The lessons are conducted by qualified, experienced,
native English teachers.
The teacher is always present and online with the student
for all the duration of the lesson, in the same way as the traditional classroom.
The courses correspond to the
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEFR ►.
Every lesson has a duration of 60 minutes, of which normally
2 minutes are used for the start-up and closing of the connection.
Lessons are available from 8:00am to 8:00pm Monday to Friday and from
8:00am to 1:00pm on Saturday (GMT-Dublin time). Please check your corresponding
local time at www.timeanddate.com
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Prices for individual lessons
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Number of lessons purchased
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Price per hour
VAT exempted*
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Total price
VAT exempted*
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Savings based on the
cost of single lessons
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Trial lesson
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FREE
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FREE
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1 lesson of 1 hour
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50 €
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50 €
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5 lessons of 1 hour
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46 €
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230
€
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Savings 20 Euro
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10 lessons of 1 hour
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42 €
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420 €
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Savings 80 Euro
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*The English courses in Ireland
are exempted from VAT.
Offer
for CHILDREN and TEENAGERS (9-18 years)
The price of the lessons for children
and teenagers is 40 Euro per hour regardless of the number of lessons
purchased.
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Prices
for group lessons
The group lessons are aimed at small groups of maximum
4 students (e.g. employees of the same company, friends, etc.); the
agreement to participate in the group must be already arranged privately
between the students themselves.
All the participants in the same group must have a similar
level of English.
Group lessons via Skype™ cost the same as the individual lessons plus
a surcharge of 4 Euro per hour for each additional student up to a maximum
of 4 students in total.
For example, in the case of a package of 10 lessons for 4 students, the
total cost per hour for all the students will be: 42 Euro + (4 Euro x 3)
= 54 Euro, equivalent to 13.50 Euro per hour per student.
Each student is entitled to the individual assessment test, the final
report and the certificate of attendance.
Payment for group lessons must be paid in a lump sum for all students
in the study group. Any variations of one or more participants of the study
group must be agreed privately with the remaining part of the students group.
The English courses in Ireland are exempted from VAT.
Companies, schools or individuals who wish to purchase
more than 15 lessons can ask for a custom quote by contacting us directly.
Contact us ►
Services
included
The cost of individual or group lessons includes, for each student, the
following services:
● the placement test to assess the level of English;
● the support material used during the lesson: texts,
exercises, etc. e-mailed to the student before each lesson;
● the final report with the evaluation of results achieved
(after at least 20 lessons);
● The certificate of course completion/attendance
(after at least 20 lessons).
Lesson
materials
During the lessons the teacher uses the screen sharing to enable the
student to view e-books, texts, exercises, etc (formats: PDF, XPS)
specifically selected for online teaching.
It is not necessary to purchase e-books or other support material
because all the lesson materials are shared on the screen.
Payment methods
Payment for lessons and courses must be paid in advance, at least
three working days before the start of the lessons, by one of the following
ways:
● PayPal
● Credit Card online
● Bank Transfer
Payment for group lessons must be made in a lump sum for all students
in the study group.
Secure payments with PayPal™
Payments can be made with the highest safety standards with PayPal™.
Those who do not have a PayPal™ account can pay directly with one of the
accepted credit cards without opening a PayPal™ account.
The Information required for payment (PayPal account, bank details,
etc..) will be sent by e-mail to the students after the order confirmation.
Technical requirements
To follow the lessons each student must have a computer, a tablet or
a smartphone (Windows, Android, Mac OS, iOS), an internet connection with
speeds of at least 6 Mb/s (recommended 8 Mb/s), Skype™ installed (free download
from www.skype.com), speakers and microphone,
or alternatively a headset, it is also advisable to have a webcam to view
the teacher during the lesson. However, even without the webcam you can
still listen to the teacher and see the teaching materials (e-books, texts,
exercises, etc.) in screen sharing.
Cancellation of lessons
Individual lessons
If the student is not able to attend the lesson, the student or the parent/guardian
in the case of minors can cancel in the following ways:
● notice by e-mail, sms or phone at least 4 hours before the lesson:
no charge, the lesson will be rescheduled;
● notice by e-mail, sms or phone less than 4 hours before the lesson:
the lesson will be considered lost, unless agreed directly with the teacher
for a case of force majeure and/or technical issues;
in the event that you are unable to connect to the lesson due to a case
of force majeure and/or technical problems (computer, connection, etc.)
the lesson can be rescheduled, but only up to a maximum of one lesson every
ten.
Group lessons
In cases where all the students in the group are unable
to attend the lesson, the lesson should be cancelled in the following ways:
● notice by e-mail, sms or phone at least 4 hours before the lesson;
every student in the group must submit to the school a written confirmation
(e-mail or SMS) of cancellation within 4 hours before class, in the absence
of confirmation by all students the lesson will be carried out;
● notice by e-mail, sms or phone less than 4 hours: the lesson will be
considered lost, unless agreed directly with the teacher for a case of force
majeure and/or technical issues.
In the event all students are unable to connect to the lesson due to
a case of force majeure and/or technical problems (computer, connection,
etc.) the lesson can be rescheduled, but only up to a maximum of one lesson
every ten.
Teacher Cancellations
If the teacher is not able to attend the lesson due to a case of force
majeure and/or technical problems, the teacher will be substituted by another
teacher when possible. If another teacher is not available, the students
will receive notification by e-mail or sms as soon as possible and the lesson
will be rescheduled for another day in agreement with the students.
Refunds
Individual lessons
If you have purchased a package of lessons or a full level and for whatever
reason you cannot or do not wish to use all the lessons purchased, the
remaining lessons will be cancelled and reimbursed as if the lessons were
purchased individually. In other words, you will only lose the discount
on the package of lessons you purchased.
The refund will be made by either bank transfer or PayPal as preferred
by you, within 10 working days from the first day of notification of the
cancellation of lessons.
In any case, the student who has attended at least 20 lessons will be
provided with the final report of evaluation of results achieved and the
certificate of completion/attendance.
Group lessons
In the event, that all the students in the group are unable or do not
wish to use all the lessons purchased, the remaining lessons will be cancelled
and refunded as if the lessons were purchased individually. In other words,
the students will only lose the discount on the package of lessons purchased.
The refund will be made by either bank transfer or PayPal, as preferred
by you, within 10 working days from the first day of notification of the
cancellation of lessons.
In any case, the student who has attended at least 20 lessons will be
provided with the final report of evaluation of results achieved and the
certificate of attendance of the lessons attended.
Copyright and privacy
The recording of lessons and/or their diffusion, by any means or media,
in whole or in part, is not permitted.
The content of the lessons via Skype™ and/or of the web site (www.helenconnolly.com),
in whole or in part, including without limitation the audio, video, text,
pictures, graphics, design and the software used via web or during the lessons,
are protected by copyright, trade marks, patents and other intellectual
property rights and laws.
None of the content of the lessons and/or of the web site (www.helenconnolly.com)
may be downloaded, copied, reproduced, transmitted, posted, stored, sold
or distributed without the prior written consent of the copyright holder.
Skype™ is a trade mark of Skype (a Microsoft Division) and Helen Connolly
is not affiliated, sponsored, authorised or otherwise associated by/with
the Skype group of companies.
For more information regarding copyright and privacy, please consult
the pages Legal info►
and Privacy►
Changes in
terms and conditions of service
These terms and conditions,
including prices, may be changed by Helen Connolly at any time without prior
notice, the new terms will be effective for lessons and courses not yet
purchased.
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