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Welcome to the most interactive online bridge Teacher Portal in the world

My Teacher Portal shows you exactly how to present bridge to students. It's a culmination of my 30 years of teaching and creating bridge teacher accreditation courses.
Some of the features include:
Guided Learning

Explore detailed interactive courses that show you how to teach bridge, with tips on planning and conducting the lesson, including printable student notes.

Teach Anything

Feel at ease teaching bridge, with free access to a short course on the methodology of teaching at any level.

Increased knowledge

Improve your own bridge skills by accessing more than 20 OSOB courses across three skill levels - beginner, intermediate and experienced.

Each lesson contains:
Videos

Watch as I explain how best to teach bridge concepts

Plans

Read comprehensive lesson plans and hand analyses

Hands

Reinforce your learning by playing practice hands

Notes

Download and print student notes and deal records

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The Defenders' Plan

Learn how to present the various techniques for winning defensive tricks one at a time, and demonstrate that declarer and defenders are doing the same thing to make tricks.

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To access any free lesson, just create an account by providing your name and email address. No payment or credit card details are needed to try my free lessons.

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Learn how to effectively present bridge to students, drawing from Joan's 30 years of teaching expertise. Plus, connect with fellow bridge teachers and improve your skills in our supportive community.

Live Online Lessons

These highly interactive lessons with Joan are delivered live online, with screen sharing, topic discussions and most importantly, your questions answered. Priced at $20 per lesson or access for FREE as a Teach Platinum Member!
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Connect in our online Platinum Community

See what students are asking and pose your own questions about bridge to Joan in our Platinum Community as a Teach Platinum Member.

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Buy courses individually

From $200 one time payment

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  • Access any purchased course
  • Free course about teaching methodology
  • Lifetime access

Monthly

$ 50 /month

Join Teach Gold
  • Access courses to teach 6 different bridge concepts
  • Free course about teaching methodology
  • Teacher Community
  • Access the entire OSOB Lesson Library (21 courses)
  • Play unlimited random hands
  • Cancel anytime
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Monthly

$ 70 /month

Join Teach Platinum
  • Access courses to teach 6 different bridge concepts
  • Free course about teaching methodology
  • Teacher Community
  • Access the entire Lesson Library (21 courses)
  • Play unlimited random hands

  • PLUS
  • Joan's Live Online Lessons for free
  • Platinum Community
  • Cancel anytime

Annual

Buy 11 months, get one free!

$600

$ 550 /year

Join Teach Gold
  • Access courses to teach 6 different bridge concepts
  • Free course about teaching methodology
  • Teacher Community
  • Access the entire OSOB Lesson Library (21 courses)
  • Play unlimited random hands
  • Cancel anytime
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Value

Annual

Buy 11 months, get one free!

$800

$ $770 /year

Join Teach Platinum
  • Access courses to teach 6 different bridge concepts
  • Free course about teaching methodology
  • Teacher Community
  • Access the entire Lesson Library (21 courses)
  • Play unlimited random hands

  • PLUS
  • Joan's Live Online Lessons for free
  • Platinum Community
  • Cancel anytime

Joan has helped thousands of people around the world to learn and enjoy the wonderful game of bridge

Joan thank you so very much. I love your site and the teaching structure is consistent, pedagogically sound and easy to navigate.

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Mardi S.

It was wonderful to be able to watch the beginners lesson. I think as a group they would be the most difficult and challenging to teach.

Sandy

I have found your online offerings to be invaluable. Your website with its ordered and detailed lessons and access to online ‘play’ encourages mental agility no matter where I am, day or night!

Sue

I just want to let you know how much I enjoyed taking part in your course. I found your online lessons very easy to follow and very informative. Hopefully I will be able to put what I have learned to good and successful use.

Christine E.

Joan, just letting you know how much I am enjoying the Zoom lessons! They are outstanding and after having done just the two so far I can’t tell you how much I have learnt!

Frequently Asked Questions
Joan Butts is an internationally renowned bridge player and teacher. For the last three decades, Joan has taught bridge to thousands of people around the world. She owned her own club, and worked as the National Teaching Coordinator with the Australian Bridge Federation for many years. In this role, she created an expansive accreditation process for bridge teachers, and has leveraged this knowledge in the creation of the Teacher Portal. For more information about Joan's bridge expertise and tertiary teaching qualifications, click on About on the top menu.
As long as you like! You'll have access to all courses as long as you remain a member. If you are a Teach Platinum Member, you'll also have access to the community and the live lessons Joan creates and records.
Click on a course in our Teacher Courses section to see all the lessons included in that course. Or, try a free lesson by signing up further up this page.
We offer refunds in accordance with ACCC guidelines. Our full refund policy is available in Terms and Conditions. Click at the bottom of any page on our website to view these.
Yes! We have bridge players from all over the world in our Teacher Portal community. The bidding system Joan teaches is Five Card Major Standard (SAYC), and Two over One Game Force. These are the most modern and popular systems. You're sure to increase your skills regardless of where you live or how you play.
Joan teaches the most popular and modern bidding system in the world, Five Card Major Standard (SAYC). The other aspects of bridge - declarer play and defence - don’t depend on any system, and they are universally relevant. You're sure to increase your bridge knowledge and skills on the OSOB.
No, each membership is valid for access by one person only. If you are part of a bridge club and would like to discuss the potential for memberships for your teachers, please email us using the Contact Us link at the bottom of any page.