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Ready to join the Bee?

Any student in Basic School, aged 7 to 13, anywhere in Ghana. Training is online, so your speller can take part from wherever you are. Pick the way that fits you.

Enrol your child

For parents and guardians. Registration takes about five minutes.

GHS 500

per child
  • Weekly Zoom training
  • Learning resources and study materials
  • Entry to the Preliminaries and Semi-finals

Enrol your school

For teachers and school leaders. Give a whole class a reason to love words.

GHS 2,000

for 20 students, which is GHS 100 each
  • A coach’s seat in the WhatsApp group
  • A route through all three stages
  • Certificates for every student
Prefer to talk first? Message us on WhatsApp at +233 24 851 0999.

Joining in four steps

Four small steps, and your speller is on their way.
1

Register

Fill in our registration form, or message us on WhatsApp at +233 24 851 0999.
2

Pay

Use Mobile Money or bank transfer. We’ll send you the details once you register.
3

Join the group

Parents and coaches are added to a WhatsApp group where study resources are shared.
4

Start training

Weekly sessions run on Zoom, so your speller can join from home.

Simple, upfront fees

Who
Fee
Individual speller
GHS 500
School group
GHS 100 per student
GHS 2,000 for 20 students
National Finals
Only if your child qualifies
GHS 400
Pay by Mobile Money or bank transfer. See the full fees page.

What every speller gets

  • Months of weekend training, online
  • Learning resources and study materials
  • Three stages of competition experience
  • A certificate of participation
  • A shot at a trip to Washington, DC

Free

Get a head start

Not ready to enrol? Download our list of 50 historically misspelt words. They’re the kind that show up in competitions, and they make great dinner-table challenges.

Key dates

We’ll confirm the 2026/27 calendar soon.

Registration opens

Date to be announced

Registration closes

Date to be announced

Training begins

Date to be announced

Semi-finals

Date and location to be announced

National Finals

Date and location to be announced

Quick answers

Most questions are answered in a sentence or two.
No. Training is online, so spellers can join from anywhere in Ghana.
Most spellers start out nervous. The Bee is built to be gentle at first, with lots of practice before any competition.
By Mobile Money or bank transfer.
Once learning resources have been received, fees aren’t refundable. If you’re unsure, ask us before you pay and we’ll gladly talk it through.

Still thinking?

We get it. Read the FAQs or send us a message. A real person will answer.