Ages 3–11, through Cambridge and the IB Primary Years Programme — a rigorous, future-looking education built on real projects and real thinking, that grows independent, courageous young people ready to question, lead and shape the world.
Our Primary School is built on two of the most respected curricula in the world — Cambridge and the IB Primary Years Programme — taught side by side, to a standard recognised anywhere your child might go next. But a great curriculum is only the starting point. What truly matters is how it is taught — and that is where Safari is different.
Safari is an authorised IB World School — not in name, but in everything we do. The IB Primary Years Programme shapes how our children learn: through inquiry, across connected subjects, with genuine ownership of their learning and a drive to take real action in the world around them. At its heart is the IB Learner Profile, the set of qualities we help every child grow into:
These are not posters on a wall. They are who a Safari child becomes.
At Safari, children don't memorise facts to forget them after a test. They learn through projects and real questions — investigating, building, testing their thinking and solving genuine problems over time, the way real work is actually done. Subjects connect rather than sit in isolation, ideas are explored as concepts rather than facts to be drilled, and children draw on a rich variety of resources, never endless worksheets. They take real ownership of their learning, and look at every question through both local and global lenses.
We care more about learning than teaching. Our job is not to cover pages in a book; it is to make sure every child genuinely understands — and loves to. And learning reaches well beyond the classroom, through field trips, factory visits and guest speakers that tie everything back to the real world.
This is what makes Safari, Safari. We don't build our classes around the minimum teacher-to-child ratios most schools settle for — we have no interest in ticking boxes. We want every child to feel the difference in how they learn. So we work in genuinely small groups, with some of the strongest ratios you will find anywhere:
This is our trademark, and we are the only primary school in Ghana that holds to ratios like these. What it means is simple. Every child is genuinely learning, and every child is reaching their full potential — not lost in a crowd, and never left behind while the lesson moves on to the next page regardless. And our students' outstanding results are the proof that our way works better.
Make no mistake: a Safari education is rigorous, and our results prove it. Our students consistently excel in standardized testing, outperforming peers from other schools in Ghana and abroad. But we never mistake an exam score for an education. The skills a child builds here — to think, to solve problems, to adapt, to communicate, and to keep going when things are hard — are what will truly decide how well they cope with whatever the future brings. Those are the things we build most deliberately of all.
Many families who choose an international school in Ghana end up paying for private tutoring on the side, because the core subjects simply aren't taught intensively enough. That is not how Safari works.
Our programme is robust, intensive and complete in itself, so your child gets everything they need within the school day. At Safari, a second school after school simply isn't part of the picture.
Assessment at Safari is ongoing, not a once-a-year event. We understand each child's progress continuously, and respond to what they need the instant they need it — not a term later. Exams are never the ultimate goal here. Real understanding is. Children leave each year not only with strong results, but genuinely ready for what comes next.
Our teachers are IB-certified, with strong backgrounds in education and years of experience in Cambridge international schools. Their training never stops: ongoing professional development in social-emotional learning — which matters enormously at this age — and in child safeguarding and differentiation, the art of teaching each child at exactly their own level. They bring innovative, modern approaches, and they teach the way good teaching should feel: connection before correction, always — meeting each child first as a person, then as a learner.
Marks matter, but they are not the measure of a childhood. Safari develops the whole child — independent, confident and resilient, caring and reflective, responsible and courageous. We grow leaders and entrepreneurs: children who question, who innovate, who think for themselves and have the courage to act. These are the qualities no exam tests, and the ones the future will demand most — and they are built here, deliberately, every single day.
Confidence is the first thing visitors notice. From a young age, our children present their own work, perform on stage at assemblies and shows, debate real issues, and step into Model United Nations to argue a case and represent the world. They speak with poise and listen with respect — strong, capable communicators long before most children are even asked to be. Public speaking isn't an add-on at Safari; it's simply how children learn to find and use their voice.
We don't just teach children about the world — we make them part of it. Our students plan and run bake-sale fundraisers, beach clean-ups and charity drives, and take part in community service that turns kindness into action. They learn early that they can make a real difference through their own choices — the first instinct of every leader worth following.
For all the rigour, Safari is, at heart, a family. Every child is known by name and known as a person, never a number, and well-being matters to us as much as any grade — because a happy, secure child is the one who can truly learn. Children look out for one another here, and they have a real voice in the life of the school: our in-house student wellbeing council gives them a genuine say in how Safari feels to be part of, and a hand in caring for their friends. Whoever your child is, and wherever they have come from, they belong here.
Safari is a future-looking school. Technology is part of everyday learning, and AI is built into our curriculum — not as a gimmick, but because the children in our classrooms will grow up to lead in a world shaped by it. Mental math sharpens young minds from the start, while coding and robotics are offered alongside the core programme for children who love to build, create and invent.
Alongside the core curriculum, every child learns French as a second language and can take up further languages including Arabic, Russian and Twi. Art and music are part of everyday life. And sport is taken seriously, with a wide variety on offer — because it does far more than build healthy bodies and sharper minds: on a team, children learn to collaborate, to trust one another, to win and lose well, and to lead. After school, children choose from a range of clubs built around their own interests — the time and space to go deeper into whatever they love.
Our campuses are built for real learning: one-to-one learning zones, common areas for reading and research, art rooms and libraries, sports fields and swimming pools. Children who need a little extra are supported by our tutoring centre and our dedicated Special Educational Needs department — and, should a child ever need more, by our in-house psychologist and our partnership with the paediatric and psychology departments of a leading hospital. Healthy meals are served hot, every single day, because a well-fed child learns better. Our full day runs to 3:00 PM, with an extended day to 4:30 PM.
You are your child's first teacher, and we treat you as a true partner. Our door is open, we plan each child's path together with you, and when you share something with us, we act on it. The best outcomes always come from home and school pulling in the same direction.
Primary is not the end of the Safari road. Your child can move seamlessly into our new Secondary School from September 2028, continuing on the IB pathway with the same community, values and people they already know and trust — no disruption, no anxious search, simply the next chapter.
The best way to understand a Safari education is to watch it happen. Come and visit — feel the energy of a classroom, meet our teachers, and see how your child would learn, lead and grow here. We would love to show you.
Safari International School is an IB World School authorized to offer the Primary Years Programme (PYP). IB World Schools share a common philosophy — a commitment to high-quality, challenging international education. Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer its programmes. For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit ibo.org.