{"id":1030,"date":"2024-07-11T20:26:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/greenwich-new\/?page_id=1030"},"modified":"2024-08-08T23:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T23:42:42","slug":"branch-subpage-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/greenwich-new\/branch-subpage-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities &amp; Events-a"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"\" class=\"side-scrolling\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"side-scrolling-header\">\n      \n            <div class=\"side-scrolling-buttons\">\n                        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small pre-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n        <button type=\"button\" class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small nxt-btn\"><i class=\"icofont-arrow-right\"><\/i><\/button>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n        <div class=\"scroll-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/greenwich-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/ESU-Luncheon1-1024x699.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Luncheons &amp; Lectures at the Field Club<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\"><BR>\r\nIn the Spring and fall, the second Wednesday of the month, the branch has a luncheon and lecture at The Greenwich Field Club. \r\n<BR> <BR>\r\nExpert Speakers lecture with supporting film and slides on topics as, &#8220;The Houses of &#8216;Downton Abbey&#8217;,&#8221; The &#8220;Influence of Rudyard Kipling on the modern espionage business,&#8221; and&#8230;. \r\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/greenwich-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/07\/ESU-2024ShakespeareStudents-C.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">The Shakespeare Speaking Competition <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">In a premier program at the Branch and National Levels, local high school students compete in a debating society type presentation of a selected Shakespeare speech.  Local winners advance to regional, then national competitions.   \r\n<BR><BR>\r\nIn 2024 The Greenwich Branch had 22 Students competing, representing 13 local schools, with the following winners:  \r\n<BR>\r\n<B>1st place \u2013<\/b> <I>Daia Jade<\/i>, ACES Educational Center for the Arts\r\n<BR>\r\n<B>2nd place \u2013<\/b> <I>Sean Byrne<\/i>, Norwalk High School\r\n<BR>\r\n<B>3rd place \u2013<\/b> <I>Audrey Compare<\/i>, Fairfield Ludlowe High School\r\n<BR>\r\n<B>Honourable Mention \u2013<\/b> <I>Ava Clear<\/i>, Convent of the Sacred Heart\r\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/greenwich-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/03\/king-charles-tea-1024x536.png);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">The King&#8217;s (Queen&#8217;s) Birthday Celebration<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Each summer the  local branches celebrate a ritual birthday party for the Crown Royal (regardless of their actual date of birth).  \r\n<BR>\r\nThe Greenwich branch holds a &#8220;high tea&#8221; in the third week of June, at the BelleHaven Club. \r\nA suitably lavish spread, wine and champagne, also serve as a regal support for the announcement of the Shakespeare oratory program winners, and the announcement of local school teachers&#8217; scholarship awards.\r\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url();\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">International Public Speaking Competition<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">The International Public Speaking Competition brings together outstandingly articulate young people from all over the world for a week of public speaking competition and international cultural exchange with the ESU of the Commonwealth in London. The finalist contestants meet and learn with their peers of different backgrounds and cultures from some 50 countries. Through all its qualifying levels, the program engages more than 40,000 young people globally. <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url();\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">TLab\u2014Travel and Learn Abroad<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Study in the United Kingdom for an unforgettable immersive experience! Live and learn on the famed campuses of Oxford and Edinburgh or discover Shakespeare in the context that brought his works to life \u2014 exploring his hometown in Stratford or performing on the stage of the Globe Theatre in London.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url();\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Shakespeare Writing Competition<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">This program is designed for students who express their love of Shakespeare through creative and analytical writing. 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