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
- The hymn Aspasmos (learn by heart, spoken and written)
- Telling Greek words from Coptic words
- The definite and indefinite articles
- Possessive adjectives
- The hymn Nieqnos throu (learn by heart, spoken and written)
- Personal pronouns and the linking words for “is”
- Pointing to things nearby (“this”)
- The sign of the cross (spoken and written) and 1 Corinthians 8:3 (spoken only)
- Phrases for everyday conversation
The exam for this stage is spoken and written.