{"id":257,"date":"2023-01-31T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esustage.wpengine.com\/kansas-city\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2026-10-21T20:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T20:19:07","slug":"branch-homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmond Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section id=\"homepage-block\" class=\"content-over-image \" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/08\/Visit_VirginiaHouse_Landing_0-1_withoverlay.jpg');\">\n    <div class=\"inner\">\n                <h5 class=\"title\">The English-Speaking Union<\/h5>\n        \n                <div class=\"subtitle\">Richmond Virginia<\/div>\n        \n                <h3 class=\"description\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Celebrating 65 Years in Richmond<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The English-Speaking Union\u2019s diverse educational programs are the hallmark of our mission. Our programs highlight the broad base audience we serve\u2014students, educators, and members.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"buttons\">\n                                                                                                          \n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/get-involved\/become-a-member\/join-branch\/\" class=\"btn btn-solid\" target=\"\">Join the Richmond Virginia ESU Branch<\/a>\n                                                                                                                                                                                 <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"side-scrolling\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"side-scrolling-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"side-scrolling-title\">Richmond Branch Programs <\/h2>\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=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/tlab-3\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/05\/Scholars-Tea-1024x768.jpg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Teachers Learning Abroad (TLab)<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">Since 1957, the ESU has provided summer study abroad scholarships to middle and high school teachers at Oxford, Edinburgh and Shakespeare\u2019s Globe in London.  Each year the Richmond Branch sponsors one or two teachers\/scholars!<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/what-we-do\/happy-hour-virtual-speaker-series\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/03\/HH-Header-2048x779-1-1024x390.png);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Happy Hour Series<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">In response to the COVID-19 world, in July of 2020 ESU members got together to introduce the virtual Happy Hour Program, which has been met with resounding success. The Happy Hour Program brings guest speakers from locations all over the world, live using the Zoom format. And to make it a real happy hour, a few of the speakers suggest signature cocktails to match the theme for the attendees to create and enjoy at home during their presentations. Many speakers also offer exciting participation opportunities with fun give-away books and products at the end of each program. All Happy Hour events are recorded and available for download to members and anyone interested to watch on-demand.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"\" class=\"side-scrolling\">\n  <div class=\"inner\">\n    <div class=\"side-scrolling-header\">\n            <h2 class=\"side-scrolling-title\">ESU National Educational Programs<\/h2>\n      \n            <div class=\"side-scrolling-buttons\">\n                  <a class=\"btn btn-solid btn-small view-all\" href=\"\/what-we-do\/\">What We Do<\/a>\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=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/what-we-do\/immigrant-education-community-integration\/english-in-action\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/03\/eia.jpeg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">English in Action<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">English in Action helps newcomers to the U.S. improve their English language skills and build confidence. Students and volunteers meet weekly for one-to-one conversation practice. At the heart of the program is a commitment to cross-cultural exchange. Students gain insight into life in the U.S. Volunteers learn about different cultures and support immigrants, refugees and other newcomers building new lives in this country.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/what-we-do\/scholarship-programs\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/03\/national-scholarships-2-1024x768.jpeg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">International (UK) Scholarships <\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">The English Speaking Union offers a variety of scholarship programs for students, educators, and lifelong learners.<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/what-we-do\/middle-school-debate-public-speaking\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/03\/national-debate.jpeg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">Middle School Debate<\/h3>\n            <div class=\"paragraph\">The ESU\u2019s middle and high school debate leagues provide students with the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills through public speaking at debate tournaments in the US throughout the academic year. <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"card-item\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/what-we-do\/international-public-speaking-competition\/\">\n                    <div class=\"card-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.esuus.org\/richmond-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/03\/national-speaking-competition.jpeg);\"><\/div>\n          <div class=\"info\">\n            <h3 class=\"paragraph-title heading-3\">International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC)<\/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. <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-257","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - 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