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Spelling, with a bigger point
The National Spelling Bee is a spelling competition that teaches children how English works. Not just which letters go where, but why.
It’s built for Basic School students aged 7 to 13.
Spellers learn in weekly online sessions, move through three stages of competition and, if they make it all the way, represent Ghana at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the USA.
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Same “augh”, different sound every time. The Bee teaches the pattern behind the chaos.
What your child will pick up
Spelling is the doorway. These are the rooms behind it.
Vocabulary
That goes well beyond the classroom.
Confidence
At the microphone, and everywhere else.
Public speaking
That comes from doing it, not reading about it.
Critical thinking
Spotting patterns in words and using them.
A work ethic
That only shows up when a goal feels real.
Part of something bigger
The Bee is a franchise of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the world’s best-known spelling competition.
19
years of Ghana at Scripps
2007The Bee starts with six schools and one big idea.
First championMaria Isabel Kubabom of SOS Herman Gmeiner School in Tema wins and heads to the USA.
First AfricanShe becomes the first African ever to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
TodayGhana’s National Champion still spells their way to Washington, DC each year.
Three stages, one road to the finals
Stage 1
Preliminaries
Learn it. Weekly training and friendly practice.
Stage 2
Semi-finals
Spell it. Real competition begins.
Stage 3
National Finals
Win it. One champion goes to Washington.
Where to next?
Find out how the journey works, what spellers can win, or get started today.