The Bere-Mont group has flaunted its education development and empowerment records that seem to have shaped the Niger Delta zone. The group placed its record in the public space at the kickoff of its man anniversaries ongoing in Port Harcourt including 48 years in existence.
Speaking, Victoria O.R. Diete-Spiff, the managing director of the group, said what the group was marking was in truth, not one anniversary but four; four milestones, four seasons of growth, all belonging to one family – Bere-Mont Group.
‘The first is Bereton Montessori School, 48 years old this year, having been first constituted in September 1978. Bereton is our root; the place where this entire journey started, and where generations of children have taken their very first steps in early years, primary, and secondary education.’The second is Bere-Mont Group itself, 35 years old, the corporate organization founded to run Bereton, protect its values, and carry them into new institutions.
‘Everything you see under our name today grew from the decision, 35 years ago, to build Bere-Mont as the structure that would hold this vision together.
Students of Charles Dale Memorial International Secondary School in Port Harcourt
‘The third is Charles Dale Memorial International School (boarding), 20 years old, established in 2006 to extend our reach into international-standard education and open a wider world to our students.
‘And the fourth is Camp Global, just three years old, our youngest addition, and proof that even after 35 years, Bere-Mont is still building, still innovating, still finding new ways to develop the whole child through experiential and global learning.’
The MD said four they were unveiling anniversaries, four different ages, but one connected story. ‘Bereton gave us our roots. Bere-Mont gave those roots a home and a structure. Charles Dale gave us global reach. And Camp Global is giving our children new wings.
‘Each institution feeds into the next, and together they form the full journey a Bere-Mont child can take: from their very first classroom to a truly global stage.
‘It is that journey; what our children actually achieve as they move through it, that our school heads will now bring to life for you.’
At a press conference to tell the many stories that make one story, the MD invited the school heads, Ayotomi Fasuyi, principal of Charles Dale Memorial International School, and Gabriel Ezeka, head of secondary school at Bereton Montessori, to share their major milestones and achievements.
Speaking next, Elfrida Diete-Spiff Omole, the Executive Director of the group, said the story begins even before Bere-Mont itself. ‘Bereton Montessori School was first constituted in September 1978 (48 years ago) out of a simple but powerful conviction: that every child deserves an education that does not just fill the mind, but shapes character, nurtures talent, and prepares them to stand confidently anywhere in the world. For years, Bereton carried that conviction quietly and faithfully, one classroom at a time.
‘As that work grew, our founders saw the need for something more: a corporate home that could carry the vision further, protect it, and expand it beyond a single school. That is how Bere-Mont Group was born, 35 years ago; the organization established to run Bereton, and to carry the same values of excellence into new institutions in the years ahead.’
From that foundation, she stated, the growth has been deliberate. ‘In 2006, we expanded further, establishing Charles Dale Memorial International School to extend our reach into international-standard education. Then Bereton Montessori Secondary School in 2017. And more recently, Camp Global joined the family in 2024, bringing new dimensions of experiential learning to our children. Each addition was never a departure from where we began; it was the same roots, reaching wider.’
Giving insights into the international reach of the group, Fasuyi, principal of Charles Dale Memorial International School, noted that their students sit for a wide range of examinations, from the Cambridge IGCSE and OSSD to IELTS, SAT, ACCA FIA, WAEC and the UTME, and that they excel. ‘Our learners are regular names on the British Council Outstanding Learners list, repeatedly earning Best in the World and Best in the Country honours across different subjects.’ She personally is a British Council Action Research Grant awardee.
‘At the International STEM Olympiad in the Netherlands, in Spain and, just this year, in Rome, our students have returned home with gold after gold. In 2025, Julio Ojiaku was named Best in the World in Coding, and this year alone our students have picked up further gold in the Plane Challenge and in Mathematics.
‘Our learners have been crowned state and national champions in the Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics Olympiads, won the AISEN debate this year, and taken top honours in national art, writing and spelling competitions.’
Gabriel Ezeka, Head of Secondary School, gave hints from Bereton Montessori early years, primary and secondary school, that tend to answer many questions about the gaps that the Bereton system has filled in the Niger Delta.
Ejike Onyeke, team lead of brand, business and communication talked about names that seem to stand above others and become part of a society’s memories. ‘For many of us, Bereton is one of those names.
This is how the Bere-Mont group has helped the region fight its way out of educational backwardness to global leadership.