Since 1957, the ESU's British Universities Summer School (BUSS) fellowships
have given American high school teachers the opportunity to continue their
education by studying abroad for two to three weeks at prestigious centers
of learning - Shakespeare's Globe in London, Oxford University and Edinburgh
University. Over 2,000 ESU BUSS teachers have returned revitalized and
inspired to share their new teaching strategies, knowledge and international
perspective with over 200,000 students nationwide.
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The experience at Shakespeare's Globe for the program "Teaching Shakespeare Through Performance" has been truly life-changing - not only for my own perspective, but for my classroom and students. The instruction and educational practices breathed new life into my perception of Shakespeare and his plays - and the pedagogical approaches are unlike anything I have learned before. I honestly cannot fully express how deeply and thoroughly the three-week program has affected my teaching, my approach to Shakespeare, and my success as one who is entrusted with hundreds of lives at Cosby High School. I cannot praise the Globe Education department highly enough - they are brilliant, humble, and completely inspiring. My students are already loving each lesson I bring from the Globe's TSTP program! I cannot wait to keep sharing what I have learned!
-- Kate Alexander, Richmond, Virginia (The Globe, 2011)
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BUSS fellows have the opportunity to perform on the stage of the Globe Theatre during Teaching Shakespeare in Performance at
Shakespeare's Globe, London, England. The University of Oxford offers a variety of English Literature courses, as well as courses in Creative Writing and History, Politics and Society. Scottish Universities International Summer School (SUISS) program, based in Edinburgh, offers Literature in Twentieth-Century Britain and Creative Writing. Edinburgh is a vibrant international center of culture and learning, home to the largest Arts Festival in the world during the month of August.
BUSS 2012 program dates, details, and course descriptions are available now. For summer program dates and course descriptions, please download the brochures for The Globe, Oxford and Edinburgh. Only The Globe provides an application form in their brochure, for Oxford and Edinburgh please go to their website at the following links and download the application form and requirements
The Globe: www.shakespearesglobe.com
Oxford : www.conted.ox.ac.uk/summerschools
Edinburgh : www.summer-school.hss.ed.ac.uk/suiss
Please contact your local ESU Branch to see if they will be participating in 2012 and for their fellowship application procedures and deadlines. If your Branch awards you a BUSS fellowship, you will then need to complete the UK institution’s application and send to The English-Speaking Union’s National Headquarters by Friday, March 2, 2012 to 144 East 39th Street, NY NY 10016.
Winners are notified directly via e-mail by the British institution in mid-April of their acceptance.
Information for ESU Branches:The following are in PDF format. 
