Our Founder
Mrs. Abimbola Are
On 19 September 1977, Mrs. Abimbola Are opened the doors of Ajoke International School at No. 30, Onireke Layout, Ibadan — and began a legacy that has touched generations.
The Founding Vision
A school built on love, education and security
Mrs. Abimbola Are
Founder & Proprietress, Ajoke International School
Founded 19 September 1977
“The school where Parents are Partners. The school where Teachers are Friends. The school where Children wear timeless smiles.”
The school began with children aged two to four drawn from fourteen different countries — an international family from its very first day. That spirit of openness and warmth remains at the heart of Ajoke nearly fifty years later.
The crest she gave the school says it plainly: a globe for our international outlook, an open book for learning, a torch for guidance — and three words that still define every Ajoke classroom: Love, Education, Security.