The English-Speaking Union
New Orleans Branch
P.O. Box 57468,
New Orleans, LA 70157
Membership, Preston Valois
985-264-3393
New Orleans Branch winner Sariah Hossain and teacher Gloria Poorman of WP Davidson High School, Mobile AL at 2025 National finals, NYC, April 28 with Shauna Grissett and David Grissett, Secretary and President, respectively, of the New Orleans Branch.
2020 Annual Conference
Centennial Conference
and Gala Benefit 100 Years, 100 Stories October 19-23,2020
with Honored Guest Anne, Princess Royal, President of the ESU
The English-Speaking Union welcomes all members to the 2018 Annual Conference, November 17-18 in New Orleans to celebrate this year's theme: Setting English in Action for a New Century.
The March 2023 winners were First place, Jacob West of Covington High School, student of Gary Mendoza, a 2016 BUSS (TLab) scholar to The Globe Theatre, London. Second place went to Ronan Newberry of the Willow School, and Third place went to Julia Bannon of Kenner Discovery High School.
Gary Mendoza 2016 BUSS Scholar
Gary Mendoza, who also mentors students to compete in the annual Shakespeare Competition, will head to London for the program this summer thanks in part to the English Speaking Union of the United States [ESUUS], which provided the New Orleans chapter scholarship. Read more here.
Teachers, educators, lifelong learners: Study in the UK and have an unforgettable educational experience!
Our English in Action-TLab programs will transport you to the famed campuses of England and Scotland where you will attend real classes with top professors at the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Some of the lead "suspects" from last night's party, and if you weren't there, we missed YOU! A fabulous evening was enjoyed by all. To see more, click here.
OCTOBER 28-30, 2017 ESUUS ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Brown Hotel
The English-Speaking Union welcomes all members for a weekend in Louisville, KentuckyOctober 28-30 for the 2017 Annual Conference. This year's conference will further develop and define English in Action as the banner under which the ESU employs English as a medium for peace and understanding in a shrinking, turbulent world. It will include presentations, speakers, social events, camaraderie and updates on our efforts nationwide to fulfill our programs supporting teachers, students and recent immigrants. The cost of the conference is $370 with an optional day of events for $100.
The venue for the conference will be the legendary Brown Hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. A centerpiece of Louisville since its construction in 1923, The Brown will provide an elegant and historic foreground to the weekend's proceedings. Register here.
The ESU celebrates English as a shared language to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational and cultural opportunities for students, educators, and members.