| Andrew, Duke of York, during his visit to St. Louis. A dinner was hosted by our ESU Branch. |
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We are delighted that you have discovered the St. Louis Branch of the English Speaking Union's web site. Joining the ESU and attending our events will enable you to participate in the St. Louis Branch activities of an organization whose mission is committed to promoting scholarship and the advancement of knowledge through the effective use of English in an expanding global community.
We hope that the exchange of ideas and experiences will benefit you and the St. Louis community. If you have any questions or need assistance, please don’t hesitate to email the chapter president through the link provided.
Welcome to the ESU, St. Louis Branch. |
FELLOWSHIPS
THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL
The St. Louis Branch offers a fellowship for summer study in the United Kingdom as part of its British Universities Summer School. The fellowship covers tuition, room, and board to a high school teacher. The BUSS Fellow has the opportunity to perform on the stage of the Globe Theatre during Teaching Shakespeare in Performance, presented by the International Shakespeare Globe Centre. Or, to apply to University of Oxford which offers a variety of English Literature courses, as well as courses in History, Politics and Society. The Scottish Universities International Summer School, based at the University of Edinburgh offers Literature in the Twentieth-Century Britain and Creative Writing.
PROGRAMS
THE NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE COMPETITION for HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
In conjunction with schools, the National Shakespeare Competition for High School Students provides teachers with a curriculum-based program for introducing and promoting the study of Shakespeare. Through the memorization and interpretation of a monologue and a sonnet, students are encouraged to develop their communication skills and an appreciation of language and literature. The competition between contestants from local high schools is held in February, and then the local finalist is sent to New York City for the ESU's National Shakespeare Competition in April. The national winner receives a two-week summer course in Great Britain.
THE WALTER HINES PAGE SCHOLARSHIP
Our Branch promotes the exchange of ideas by bringing British educators and administrators for short-term visits to schools in the greater St. Louis area so they have the opportunity to study developments in their fields.
AMBASSADOR BOOK AWARD
We send the four books that receive the Ambassador Book Award (chosen annually from among those authors whose works best represent American life in the areas of fiction, biography, poetry and American studies) to our twin ESUs in York, England, Riga, Latvia, and St. Petersburg, Russia.
For further information concerning any of our programs, please contact us at: stlouis@esuus.org. |
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