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Issue No. 37
December 2012
Mauritius Branch
Creating global understanding through English
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Dear Friends,
Our best
wishes
for 2013
Inside this issue
Page
Annual Dinner..... 2
Young Commonwealth
Competitions .. ... 3
Stratford-upon-Avon
revisited by Philip
Li Ching Hum ..... 4
Essential Dates for
Your Diary . 4
E-Teacher Scholarship
Programme 5
International Council
Meeting & World
Members Conference.. 5
Miscellaneous . 5
My Experience with the
University of Oregon by
Ms Nazima Valaydon .. 6
Thank You .. 6
I hope you all have had an enjoyable New Year and I wish you well in
2013.
Last year has been an eventful year for us! With the increase in our
Government grant, we have been able to do justice to our mission which
is to foster the use of English as a means of global communication and
understanding.
At the last International Council Meeting the issue was raised as to why a country needs an
ESU. It was stated that the focus of ESUs is not just on learning English but more on using
English which is the language of science, technology and social intercourse, diplomacy,
business and entertainment. ESU programmes, including our Public Speaking and Spelling
Bee Competitions, provide excellent opportunities for developing and enhancing language
skills while creating international connectivity through the use of a common medium.
In August this year, ESU was most privileged to welcome, as Chief Guests to our Annual
dinner, H.E. Mr Rajkeswur Purryag, GSCK, GOSK, President of the Republic and Mrs
Purryag, and many other distinguished guests including Hon. Lormus Bundhoo, Acting
Minister of Arts & Culture, H.E. Mr Nick Leake, British High Commissioner and Mr Troy
Fitrell, Charg dAffaires of the US Embassy. This was a welcome social opportunity for
our members and guests. We were particularly pleased that our dinner this year attracted
a number of younger people including three past winners of our public speaking
competitons, namely Advik Goorah, Shaun Payen and Sidharth Deepchand - and a runnerup, Ms Reema Chataroo.
We are pleased to have been able to expand more activities this year workshops for
semi-finalists of the public speaking competition workshops for teachers of primary
schools in Rodrigues additional scholarships to English teachers... We hope to maintain
this momentum next year!
ESU will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2013. We hope to mark this occasion by
special activities and by increasing membership of the ESU family. We appeal to you to
encourage your friends and social contacts to support our Union by joining our ranks.
We are happy to keep you informed of our activities and projects though this Newsletter
and to invite you to stay in touch with our Executive Committee by making suggestions for
future developments of our various programmes.
Thank you for your loyalty which contributed to make of 2012 such a successful year. We
should like to share our satisfaction with you all and hope that you will continue to show the
same dedication and enthusiasm in the future.
With my best wishes for an active and prosperous period in the year ahead!
Best regards
Mohamad A. Vayid
President ESU-Mauritius
ESU MAURITIUS 6TH FLOOR, KEN LEE BUILDING, 20 EDITH CAVELL STREET, PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
TEL: (230) 208-8591 FAX: (230) 213 6543 EMAIL: esumau@intnet.mu Web: esumauritius.org
2012 YOUNG COMMONWEALTH COMPETITIONS RUN BY THE ROYAL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY (RCS)
IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING UNION
Prize-giving Ceremony sponsored by the Barclays Bank Plc, held on Wednesday 5th December, 2012 @ 14:00.
Every year, the RCS encourages young people to use writing, film and photography to respond creatively to global
challenges. The Young Commonwealth Competitions celebrate and nurture the creative talents of young people across the
Commonwealth by providing a platform for students to compete with their peers in each of the 54 nations which make up
this unique association.
The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and her 60th year as Head of the
Commonwealth. To celebrate this very special occasion, all entries into the 2012 Young Commonwealth Competitions
became part of the worlds biggest history project, the Commonwealth Jubilee Time Capsule. All entries related to a
single day in the last 60 years since Her Majesty ascended to the throne. People across the world were invited to share
their memories and stories through videos, photos and text - of the last 60 years of Her Majesty the Queens reign from 6th February 1952 (Accession Day) to 6th June 2012 - to create a digital Diamond Jubilee gift for Her Majesty the
Queen.
More than 37,000 people took part in the Jubilee Time Capsule which became the worlds largest history project and a
remarkable record of Commonwealth events over the last six decades.
On Wednesday 14th November 2012, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Patron of
the Royal Commonwealth Society and the English-Speaking Union, attended a
special presentation at the RCS where she received the diamond (re) Collection
containing the top 60 entries chosen by a panel of distinguished judges as well as
stories and memories of more than 37,000 people during the sixty years of the
Queens reign. These entries were uploaded onto a tablet computer which will
later move to the Royal Collection in Windsor. This will be the first artifact on a
tablet computer to enter the Collection. To read the top Diamond (Re) Collection,
please visit www.jubileetimecapsule.org
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In Mauritius, 150 participants entered the competition this year. The best entries
for Mauritius, which received gold and silver awards, were rewarded with
certificates remitted by Sir Victor Glover, Patron of ESU-Mauritius who is also the
Hon. Representative of the RCS in Mauritius. The awardees also received cash
vouchers offered by Barclays Bank Plc, as well as prizes from ESU President, Mr
Mohamad A. Vayid, H.E. Mr Nick Leake, British High Commissioner, and H.E. Mrs
Shari Villarosa, Ambassador of the United States of America.
Award
Winners
Essay
Competition
Gold
Award Senior (14 to 18 yrs)
Essay
Competition
Silver
Award Senior (14 to 18 yrs)
Essay
Competition
Silver
Award Senior (14-18 yrs)
Essay
Competition
Silver
Award Senior (14-18 years)
Essay
Competition
Silver
Award Senior (14-18 yrs)
Essay
Competition
Silver
Award Junior Under 14
Essay
Competition
Silver
Award Junior Under 14
Essay
Competition
Silver
Award Junior Under 14
Photography Bronze Award
Junior Under 18
ESU MAURITIUS 6TH FLOOR, KEN LEE BUILDING, 20 EDITH CAVELL STREET, PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
TEL: (230) 208-8591 FAX: (230) 213 6543 EMAIL: esumau@intnet.mu Web: esumauritius.org
Stratford-Upon-Avon
revisited
By Philip Li Ching Hum, Member
of the Executive Committee of the
English-Speaking Union (July
2012)
ESU MAURITIUS 6TH FLOOR, KEN LEE BUILDING, 20 EDITH CAVELL STREET, PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
TEL: (230) 208-8591 FAX: (230) 213 6543 EMAIL: esumau@intnet.mu Web: esumauritius.org
MISCELLANEOUS
Mrs Pratima Beedasy represented the ESU at the 18th
Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers held
in Mauritius in August 2012.
The Commonwealth Consortium for Education held its
General meeting in Mauritius to coincide with the
above Conference. Thank you to Mrs Kovilah
Veeraragoo who attended the meeting on behalf of
ESU-London.
Royal Commonwealth Society : Deputy Director, Ms
Catherine Clark was in Mauritius for the Education
Ministers meeting. ESU President and Patron had a
very fruitful meeting with her.
Municipal Council of Curepipe organized an essay
competition on the theme Sir S. Ramgoolam is the
living legend which Mauritians of every generation will
recall. Mrs K. Veeraragoo represented the ESU for
the marking of essays. We thank her for her efforts!
Mrs Aujayeb, member of the ESU, invited the ESU to
the launching ceremony of her three latest books:
Waves of Life, Posies Spirituelles, Satyam Shivam
Sundaram (a translation work). These books are
available from our library.
The 2013 Young Commonwealth Competitions: The
smell of newly sharpened pencils is in the air!!! The
theme for 2013 is Opportunity through Enterprise.
For more information, including topics and rules of
entry, please visit: http://www.thercs.org/youth/429.
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Messrs Parmanand Nunkoo,
OSK, and Aniroodh Ramjeeawon, PDSM, represented
the ESU at the 6th regional conference held in Mauritius
in October 2012.
National Forum on Review of CPE Mr Prem Burton,
CSK, Vice-President of ESU-Mauritius represented the
ESU at this forum organized by the Ministry of
Education in December 2012.
Workshop on Good Governance organized by the
Ministry of Arts & Culture Dec 2012. ESU was
represented by Messrs Parmaseeven Veeraragoo and
Barlen Vyapoory, both members of our Executive
Committee.
ESU MAURITIUS 6TH FLOOR, KEN LEE BUILDING, 20 EDITH CAVELL STREET, PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
TEL: (230) 208-8591 FAX: (230) 213 6543 EMAIL: esumau@intnet.mu Web: esumauritius.org
MY EXPERIENCE WITH
THE UNIVERSITY OF
OREGON!
ESU MAURITIUS 6TH FLOOR, KEN LEE BUILDING, 20 EDITH CAVELL STREET, PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS
TEL: (230) 208-8591 FAX: (230) 213 6543 EMAIL: esumau@intnet.mu Web: esumauritius.org