The Spelling Bee of Canada (SBOC), a not-for-profit grassroots organization, was established in the greater Toronto area in 1987 and led to the development of an Ontario Spelling Bee. 

Since then, SBOC has been promoting children and youth literacy with the mission to enrich the children and youth learning experience and engage schools and the community at large in an annual education process.

Currently, SBOC is unifying all the provinces in order to create a National Spelling Bee.

Did you know?

1:  Over 50,000 children have participated in the programme.

2:  Every year, thousands of children participate from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario.

3:  We use technology to provide a web-based coaching app to help participants practise the challenging words they will encounter, anytime, anywhere, on any web-enabled device.

Mission

• Enrich the learning experience of our children & youth through growth in English vocabulary, public speaking and to promote self-confidence.

• Enrich the learning experience of our children & youth who are part of Épelle-Moi Canada through growth in French vocabulary, public speaking and to promote self-confidence.

• Engage children and youth, parents, schools, businesses, religious institutions, and the community at large in a yearly education process.

Goals

• Provide children and youth between the ages of 6 and 14 with the opportunity to participate in a positive, spelling competition to improve their English language, spelling capabilities, comprehension and communication skills.

• Provide children and youth between the ages of 6 and 14 with the opportunity to participate in a positive, spelling competition to improve their French language, spelling capabilities, comprehension and communication skills.

• Develop self-esteem, confidence, and interpersonal skills of students by exposing them to positive role models, tutors and peer supports throughout the course of the preparation, the championship and year-round follow-up activities.

• Promote community-based partnerships by engaging members of various communities in advancing the benefits of the Spelling Bee, getting children and youth involved and promoting the importance of education, especially reading, writing, comprehension and spelling.

• Build a network of young people who will act as peer mentors for other students; and play a key role in supporting the academic growth of students, especially in the areas of reading comprehension and spelling, through collaborative partnerships with libraries, religious institutions, individual schools, and community-based educational programs.