World-language programs for learners 16 and older
World-language programs at school + district scale.
Koydo Lingua is built for learners 16 and older, so this page is for programs serving older students, such as upper high school, adult education and community colleges. Hiring qualified language teachers is hard in many districts, and Koydo gives programs a way to offer CEFR-graded world-language instruction with live tutors and a free classroom tool.
Koydo serves public schools and districts by delivering consistent CEFR-graded world-language instruction at scale without hiring full-time teachers in every language. Districts that can't hire a French or Mandarin teacher run cohorts of 8-15 students meeting 2-3 times per week with a Koydo tutor, with tutors teaching toward the same CEFR levels. Tracks cover AP exam prep with rubric-trained tutors, Spanish and ESL co-instruction for bilingual districts, and heritage-language programs. Teacher shortages are real and widespread — Korean is essentially unavailable, and hiring competes with firms paying 30-50% more — so Koydo lets districts deliver curriculum without the hire. The school offering includes class codes, CSV rostering, a gradebook with CSV export and a parent sign-in; district SIS sync, accommodation support and a data processing agreement are discussed with each school. Districts procure via contracts with per-seat pricing that scales down at district scale, usually starting with a 1-2 semester pilot.
Why districts struggle to hire language teachers
World-language teacher shortages are real + widespread. Rural districts struggle most; suburban districts increasingly struggle for Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese. Korean is essentially unavailable. Hiring competes with multinational firms paying 30-50% more for the same language skills. Koydo lets districts deliver the curriculum without the hire.
What schools get today
K-12 contracts have specific requirements, such as student-data handling, accommodations, parent visibility and standards alignment. Today the school offering includes CSV rostering, a gradebook with CSV export and parent sign-in (class codes are coming soon); data-processing terms, SIS integration and accommodation support are agreed with each school rather than assumed.
ESL acceleration for Spanish-dominant students
Districts with substantial Spanish-dominant ESL populations can offer evening and weekend ESL cohorts that give additional language practice alongside in-classroom instruction. We do not promise faster reclassification or particular outcomes.
How districts typically procure Koydo
Through district-level contracts negotiated by the world-language coordinator or curriculum director. Per-seat pricing scales down significantly at district scale. Pilot programs (one or two schools, one or two languages) are typical year-1; expansion in year 2+.
Fit note
Public schools and districts engage Koydo through an institutional contract. Data-processing terms and any district-SIS integration are agreed with each school.
Talk to us about public-school world-language programs
Cohort + per-seat pricing for institutional buyers. Custom curriculum + dedicated tutor pool when scale warrants.
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