From the 2026 Coptic curriculum for the Gifted Child festival (Coptic Family, Bishopric of Youth). The handout is in Arabic.
What’s in this stage
- The Coptic alphabet
- Telling Greek words from Coptic words
- The response after the Praxis reading: the hymn Xere ne Maria (to study)
- The definite and indefinite articles
- The linking word for “of”
- Personal pronouns and the linking words for “is”
- Pointing to things nearby (“this”)
- Short phrases for everyday conversation
- The sign of the cross (spoken and written) and the opening of the Creed (spoken only)
The exam for this stage is spoken and written. Children don’t need to memorise the example words for each letter.