Introduction to our residential courses

If you want to improve your Esperanto or experience the language "in action" the best way is to attend one of our annual on-site courses. Those mentioned below are all residential and take place in the UK at Wedgwood Memorial College, Barlaston. Our EAB office is situated on-site so there's a great opportunity to visit the new Esperanto centre, meet Viv in the office, peruse the library shelves, wander around the library and buy from the range of new and second-hand books on sale.

Application forms and further information about these courses and about the college in general may be requested either from us at the EAB office or from the Wedgwood Memorial College.

Esperanto Summer Festival

NOTE: Participants for the Summer Festival - 15th-19th August 2011 - click here for travel & related information!

Our traditional 4-day Summer Festival offers you a choice of stimulating courses, activities and lectures at different levels. Moreover, we welcome Esperantists will would like to take the opportunity to use the festival either for exploring the locality or for individual study using the ample and excellent resources in the Biblioteko Butler.

Our aim is to provide an Esperanto total-immersion week which we find is an excellent way of encouraging rapid progress, however, complete beginners may flounder. The week has become renowned over the years and usually attracts a fair sprinkling of non-British Esperantists which means that the chat and babble is truly international. The food is excellent, the evenings in the local pub, cosy and supportive. If you have already acquired the basics of the language or are at the 'fluent Esperantist' stage then you will enjoy the course immensely and reap Esperanto rewards!

Multaj, el diversaj partoj de la mondo, volas partopreni la Someran Festivalon en Barlastono. Kun bedaŭro ni devas atentigi, ke nek Esperanto-Asocio de Britio nek Wedgwood Memorial College povas provizi studontojn per stipendioj aŭ per iu ajn financa aŭ alia subtenado por partopreni la kursaron. Krome ne eblas sendi invitleterojn aŭ similajn dokumentojn al studontoj, kiuj bezonas vizojn por eniri Brition, aŭ al ambasadejoj aŭ konsulejoj cele al akirado de vizo.

Course-you-Can

Our Course-you-Can course is a new initiative, between EAB and Wedgwood Memorial College and is a residential course specifically aimed at beginners and post beginners. The course aims to help you to read, write and speak Esperanto. This year's dates: 22nd - 24th October 2010. Next year's dates: 21st - 23rd October 2011.

All Free Postal Course learners who complete the 12-lesson course within the preceding year are entitled to a subsidy offered by EAB. For more information and a registration form please contact our office.

Ni Festivalu!

Our Ni Festivalu! weekend course is traditionally held in January. This 'Festival' weekend is the ideal occasion for any Esperantists who wish to organise a group meeting or activity to come along together and enjoy the on-site Esperanto atmosphere.

A regular firm favourite is the theatre group - 'Ni teatramu' - and anyone with an interest is very welcome - you don't need to be an actor/actress to come along! This group studies at least one original work in Esperanto and tries out and has fun with one or two others. The sessions combine theoretical and practical help and the results are sometimes later performed at other Esperanto gatherings.

We're also running one of our popular 'ODD' discussion groups (more information in the section below) and we have a new addition: sessions for those interested in translating songs and making music together which we've called 'Ni muzikumu'!

For a booking form and prices to attend any of the groups held during 'Ni Festivalu', click here

Next year's dates: 14th - 16th January 2011
For more information contact our office.

The ODD Weekend - 'Drondo'

An Esperanto Open Democracy Discussion group, known in Esperanto as 'Drondo' (short for 'Diskutrondo'!) is a stimulating weekend devoted to discussions on social, political and philosophical themes based on tried-and-tested topics. Discussions are based on notes which have created lively debate in the Blue Mugge Pub in Leek over the past several years.

• Conducted entirely in Esperanto (notes in Esperanto provided).
• Organised by Dr. Derek Tatton and Tim Owen.

This year's dates:  22nd - 24th October 2010.
Next year's dates: 14th - 16th January 2011 and 21st - 23rd October 2011

More information and a booking form are available here.