National News
ESU in New York has initiated a new English-language program in a collaboration with ESU Romania. From July 16 to 26, ten high school students from ESU Romania practiced their English with American peers in New York City at ESU Headquarters and about the city at museums and cultural sites.
National News
The ESU's Queen's Diamond Jubilee Celebration tour to London in June gave thirty-seven American ESU members from 19 Branches the pleasure of being in the midst of Celebrations in honor of Her Majesty's 60-year reign. Prominent in the party was President Emerita of The English-Speaking Union of the United States, Doe Thornburg (center, below).
National News
Each summer, the University of Oxford welcomes ESU British University Summer School (BUSS) scholars to attend its International Summer Schools. BUSS participants must be American high school teachers. They return to their classrooms reinvigorated and armed with deeper knowledge. For three weeks, they have the privilege of living and studying English Literature, History, Politics and Society, or Creative Writing at Exeter College. Founded in 1314, Exeter is one of the oldest and most esteemed colleges at Oxford. Some BUSS scholars opt to attend the International Politics Summer School at St. Antony's College, Oxford specialising in international relations, economics, politics and history. All of the new "Oxonians" have won full fellowships from their local ESU Branches to fund the course tuition, housing, meals and travel expenses.
National News
While London is abuzz with Olympic fervor, twenty talented schoolteachers from the US are in the midst of their own physical and intellectual gymnastics on the stage of Shakespeare's Globe theatre in London as ESU British Universities Summer School (BUSS) scholars. The "gold medals" they will bring back for their country and their students are new methods to teach Shakespeare's timeless works in classrooms across the United States.
National News
On June 16th at the Morgan Library in New York City, middle school students from the New York Debate League came together to honor Winston Churchill and the power of the English language. Inspired by the words of Churchill, six students from the British International School of New York (New York City) and the Hackley School (Tarrytown, NY) participated in a public debate on the topic: The government should restrict free speech during national emergencies.
Learn more about the ESU Middle School Debate Program
See video of the debate on YouTube
Facebook
YouTube
Blog
LinkedIn
Email
Share
Print