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Bilingual school · Cadjehoun, Cotonou · Since 2001

Entering School with Confidence

The place to be, to learn, to play, to grow, with confidence.

Kindergarten children painting together on a large sheet of paper
English & Français

Two languages, every single day.

English immersion in Kindergarten, then daily English and French at every level, taught by Anglophone and Francophone teachers.

Classroom wall with a birthday tree and pupils’ names, and school bags hanging below
Pre-Nursery to Grade 9

One school, from first steps to Grade 9.

Children join us from 18 months. Small classes mean every teacher knows every child.

The first morning

The first goodbye is the hardest part. We keep it short.

Your child is welcomed by name, in two languages, by teachers who have done this hundreds of times. Small classes mean nobody gets lost in the crowd, and you hear how the day went.

  • A personal welcome at the gate, every morning
  • Small classes, so teachers adapt to each child
  • Parents involved in school life all year
Pupils of The Busy Bees School in class

Experienced teachers

Qualified Francophone and Anglophone educators with years in both school systems, so teaching is bilingual from the first day.

A programme that grows

Benin’s competency-based approach with enriching academic inputs. English immersion in Kindergarten, daily bilingual exposure at every level.

A global certificate

Two languages open international doors. Pupils leave with academic strength, creativity and the character to do well anywhere.

Learning, a little every day

Six new words, every morning.

This is how children pick up two languages here: little and often. Play today’s words with your child at home, at breakfast or on the way to school. Tomorrow Benny brings six new ones.

Kindergarten
Exclusive English immersion
Every level
Daily bilingual exposure

Tap a card to turn it over. English on the front, français on the back.

Today

Today’s words

Les mots du jour
0 of 6 turned over

Break time is a classroom too

Play is where character grows.

At Busy Bees, games and group activities carry the values the school is built on. Tap the ones you want your child to bring home.

0 of 6 in the backpack

One school, every stage.

From 18 months to Grade 9, your child grows up in the same community. Keep scrolling.

Nursery and Kindergarten class

Nursery & Kindergarten

Mon – Fri · 8 AM – 2 PM

Letters, songs, shapes and a lot of play. Children join from 18 months, and in Kindergarten the whole day is in English.

Kindergarten is exclusive English immersion.

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Primary school class

Primary School

Mon – Fri · 8 AM – 3 PM

French and English share the day. Pupils read aloud, ask “why” in two languages and build solid foundations in every subject.

Daily bilingual exposure at every level.

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Secondary school class

Secondary School

Mon – Fri · 8 AM – 4 PM

Bigger questions and more independence, with Benin’s competency-based approach and enriching academic inputs, up to Grade 9.

Pre-Nursery through Grade 9, one school.

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School calendar

What’s coming up at the hive.

Open days, shows and celebrations. Parents are always part of them.

Every June

The child you left at the gate is now on stage.

Every pupil takes part in the end of year celebration. It is the moment parents tell us they see the change. Open the curtains.

Pupils in school uniform raising their arms during an assembly
Bravo !Entered with confidence. Leaves ready for anything.
Confidence through the year
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