English-language preschool · Tivat · ages 3–6

Tailored learning in a space built just for young minds.Small classes, where teachers know and understand every child.

An English-language preschool in Tivat. Classes cap at 15, with a teacher and an assistant in every room. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are cooked in our own kitchen. Our van runs Tivat, Luštica, Kotor and Radanovići.

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Two children at Boka Academy
15
children per class, max
2
adults in every classroom
3
meals a day, from our kitchen
3
languages in the house — English, Montenegrin and Russian

Three programs

One house, three reasons to walk in

The preschool is the heart of the house. The after-school program is open to any child in Tivat, whether or not they attend here. The learning center runs in the afternoon, one subject at a time.

English preschool

Full day, ages 3-6. Learning through play, in English, with teachers who also speak Montenegrin - so the first weeks are a step, not a shock.

Included: two meals and a snack, all materials, van service within Tivat.

€500 / month
Open to every child

After-school program

1:00 to 5:00 pm. Homework in a safe environment, for kids at any school in Tivat. You do not have to be one of our preschool families.

Who it is for: families whose school day ends at 1 and whose workday ends at 5.

€250 / month · transportation not included

Learning center

Afternoon classes by subject: English, math, chess, Russian, music, arts and many others. Sign up to broaden your child’s horizons or improve a specific skill.

Russian is taught by a professor of Russian language and literature with 20 years in the classroom.

by subject · price on request
Everything about the programs and enrollment

Who is holding your child

The first name on this list wrote the textbooks your child already learns from

This is not a team assembled for a launch. Every one of them worked with children in Montenegro and the region long before Boka Academy existed, and everything below can be checked.

Vesna Kipa, director
Vesna Kipa
Director · elementary education teacher

Co-author of the official textbooks “Nature and Society” (grades 1-3) and “Nature” (grade 4). 35 years in the classroom. Author of the parents’ handbook “The Red Cat”.

Maria, founder
Maria Borodkin
Founder · curriculum author

Finance and accounting in the US, then a tax practice of her own. The program she brings to Boka Academy she tested on her own children first.

Tatjana, Russian teacher and speech therapist
Tatjana
Russian teacher · speech therapist

Over 20 years teaching and close to 10 years in speech therapy - from first words to clear speech.

Svetlana
Preschool teacher

The curriculum we follow

Our curriculum is our own, drawn from the best educational practice around the world, and it is taught in English. Seven areas of learning, with the weight on play, exploration and thinking for themselves.

Meet the whole team

Morning to afternoon

How a day runs

The rhythm is the same every day, because the structure creates a safe environment in which a child can thrive. Times are approximate.

Here is how a day runs

  1. The van leaves earlier, on the route we agree on. The same person greets your child every morning - that is a large part of why settling in goes easily.

  2. Cooked that morning, in our kitchen. Nothing gets reheated out of a bag, and you see the menu ahead of time.

  3. A song, a story and conversation, in English. From here on, the day runs in English.

  4. The children choose what to play. We are outside whenever the weather allows - the yard, a walk, the sea.

  5. Two courses, nothing pre-packaged. Allergies and special diets are posted in writing in the kitchen.

  6. Nap for the little ones, outside play for the older ones.

  7. Numbers, shapes and logic, through play. No more than 15 children and always two adults in the room.

  8. Stories, picture books and careful listening - the part of the day where vocabulary gets built.

  9. A healthy snack and time with friends.

  10. Colours, instruments and making things by hand. We use international materials and a learning-through-play methodology.

  11. A short word with a parent about how the day went - every day, not only when something is wrong.

The full timetable, on its own page

The kitchen in the house

The food is cooked here.
This is what a week looks like.

No catering company. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack are cooked in our own kitchen every morning, and we post the menu ahead of time. If there is something your child cannot eat, it goes on the record at enrollment and the cook has it in front of her.

A typical week, not a fixed menu

A typical week of meals

Balanced meals for steady growth and plenty of energy

Monday

  • BreakfastSemolina with cocoa, banana
  • LunchBeef broth · chicken paprikash, mashed potatoes
  • SnackApple, whole-grain cookies

Tuesday

  • BreakfastScrambled eggs, bread, cucumber
  • LunchBean stew with smoked meat, salad
  • SnackYogurt, pear

Wednesday

  • BreakfastOatmeal, honey, walnuts
  • LunchFish fillet, chard with potatoes
  • SnackFruit salad

Thursday

  • BreakfastCheese sandwich, tea
  • LunchStuffed cabbage rolls, polenta
  • SnackPudding, mandarin

Friday

  • BreakfastCrepes with jam
  • LunchGnocchi with tomato and cheese
  • SnackBreadsticks, seasonal fruit

Nothing pre-packaged

Nothing gets reheated out of a bag. Meat, fish and produce arrive fresh.

Allergies and special diets

Recorded at enrollment and kept in writing, in the kitchen and in the classroom.

Menu posted in advance

Posted on the site before the week starts. No login, no email required.

Good food · Happier children · A kinder world

More on the kitchen and the menu

Build log

We are renovating the space to make it unique and welcoming for the learning environment. You can watch it being created.

We have the keys, and from here on we post what is being done - bathrooms, kitchen, heating, floors, furniture. Unretouched. We start at zero: this is how it looked before the crews walked in.

A covered concrete terrace in the yard, framed by greenery, before the works.
outdoor play goes here02 · 10 · 26
The stone house with wooden shutters and a white steel canopy, before the works.
this is how we found it02 · 10 · 26
An empty room with herringbone parquet, sunlight falling across the floor.
the parquet stays, the walls don't02 · 10 · 26
The old white kitchen with tiling and a built-in oven, before replacement.
the whole kitchen comes out02 · 10 · 26
An empty room with a marble floor and a wooden arched recess in the wall.
the reading nook goes under the arch02 · 10 · 26
The entrance to the house under a vine-covered pergola, in the yard.
the shade is already here02 · 10 · 26

Our own photographs, taken 2 October 2026, straight out of the camera.

Opening depends on the license issued by the ministry. We will publish a date only once the approval is in our hands - until then we are taking waitlist requests.

What you pay, and what is in it

One price, with no line items added later for materials, field trips or meals. What is not included is written below, so nothing surprises you later.

Preschool

€500 / month

  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Breakfast, lunch and snack
  • All materials and supplies
  • Van service within Tivat

Admission is €475, paid once when your child enrolls.

After-school program

€250 / month

  • 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Homework and tutoring

Transportation not included.

Elementary school

planned

€600-800 / month

A planning figure, not an offer. The program has not launched and is not enrolling.

Parents of four-year-olds are already deciding where their child goes at six - so we publish the number now instead of hiding it.

Van service outside Tivat - Luštica, Kotor and Radanovići - is billed separately, by route.

What you pay, and what it covers

The questions parents actually ask

Before you call us

No. Children this age do not learn a language by studying it, they learn it by living in it. That is why our teachers are bilingual - your child hears English all day, but when they need something, they get an answer in their own language. Settling in usually takes a few weeks.

Fifteen children at most, and always two adults - a teacher and an assistant. That is a ceiling, not an average, and it does not move even when the waitlist is long.

Our own curriculum, drawing together the best educational practice from around the world and taught in English. Seven areas of learning — three prime ones (communication and language, physical development, personal and social development) and four specific ones (literacy, maths, understanding the world, expressive arts). Children learn through play, exploration and first-hand experience.

It goes in the file at enrollment, and a written list stays in the kitchen and with the teacher in the room. Because we cook everything ourselves, the meal gets adapted - you are not packing a separate lunchbox.

All of Tivat, plus Luštica, Kotor and Radanovići. Routes are built around where enrolled children actually live - which is why the form asks where you live.

We cannot give you a date until the license is in our hands, and we are not going to invent one. Construction starts October 1, inspection follows, and the ministry has 30 days to rule. The moment the date is certain, the people on the list hear it first.

Yes. The after-school program is open to any child in Tivat, whatever school they attend and whether or not they have ever been here.

All the questions and answers

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Joining the list costs nothing, commits you to nothing, and is not an enrollment. It means you hear the opening date first, get first pick of tour times, and are counted among the founding families.

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