| Schools: Niwot;Thornton;Standley Lake;Grandview;Chaparral;Greeley;Arvada;Denver School of the Arts;and Golden. |
| Left to right: Zoe Ruhlen, DSA, Second Runner Up; Will Shakespeare;Monica Thompson, Grandview High School, Winner; Madeline Pell,Greeley Central High School, First Runner Up. |
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Welcome to the Denver English-Speaking Union Site
About Our Scholarship Programs
Our current educational activities include the following:
British University Summer Scholarships
Since 1957 we have sponsored yearly scholarships for Denver area high school teachers for summer studies at British universities and the Globe Theatre.
If you would like to see what the basic forms look like and or to learn about this program feel free to down load the Letter to Teachers, the Application and the BUSS Brochure.
The basic forms all applicants should download are, the 2012 Letter to Teachers, the 2012 BUSS Application form, the 2012 BUSS Brochure which lists the courses available for the 2012 summer program, and the Denver Requirements for Recipients of our Fellowship.
The 2012 Letter to Teachers may be downloaded by clicking on this
The 2012 BUSS Application Form may be downloaded.
Click on this
The 2012 BUSS brochure is NOW available. You may download it Click on this
The 2012 Denver Instruction form for recipients. Please note the date at the bottom of the form should be March 2, 2012.
click on this
The 2012 Oxford Brochure International Summer School Program and courses is available by linking:Link
Interested in the Scottish University's International Summer Scholarship? Click on this link:Link
The Globe Theater flier is available. Click on this link for the information we have:Link
Shakespeare Competition
We held our 2011-2012 Competition on Oct.9th,2011.
The group picture is posted on the left, and one of our three winners with our guest William Shakespeare follows.
The winner of the Branch competition receives an all expense paid trip to New York City, April 21,22,23,2012.The Denver winner competes with Branch winners from across the US at the Lincoln Center, and vies for the first prize of a summer study course at the British Academy of Dramatic Art's Midsummer Conservatory Program in Oxford, England.
The Denver Branch winner typically performs at our Annual meeting the following July.
You are welcome to download the forms to get an idea of how the program works and what to plan for in your school.
School Instructions for the Shakespeare Competition click on this link
Student Guidelines for participation download these guidelines for your students
share it with those who wish to participate.
The National Organization has a list of recommended Monologues and Sonnets for students to use. Here's the Link to the list.
School Competition registration form. Even though the title is Branch Competition Entry Form, this form is to be used by the teachers to tell us who the school winner and runner-up are,along with their contact information, and the lines of the monologue they will be reciting. We are requesting that the entire monologue be attached to this form to aid the judges at the time of the competition.
Link to this form
New this year!! You must download this form to
accompany the Branch Competition Entry Form. You must give us the entire lines of the monologue and sonnet for the judges.
Link
If you want fliers in color and black and white to help you promote the competition in your school, contact Kitty Comstock for more forms and details of our program, 303-355-2752.
High School Writing Competition
This is our newest program. it is open to high school students who want,or need to have a judged essay in their college portfolios.
The essays are judged by a group of teachers, writers an scholars. See more about this program on the "Who we are" page.
The Walter Hines Page Scholarships
Each year we host a Page Scholar, an educator from England or New Zealand, who comes to this country to share ideas and to study developments in his/her specialized fields. We arrange for school visits, housing in members' homes and a reception for the scholar, which usually includes a short presentation plus question and answer session.
For information on joining our wonderful organization, click on "Membership" on the above tool bar.
We are proud of these scholarship programs and invite you to participate.
Cheers,
Jane Earle,President |
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