English Speaking Union Mauritius

12th June 2026

The Storytelling Competition for Grade 5 learners of Rodrigues took place last Friday.

With one participant from each of the 17 participating primary institutions, we were exposed to various stories ranging from The Little Red Hen, The Guardians of Rodrigues, The Treasure of Mont Limon, The Magic Pot, Koko the Chemeleon, The Speaking Tree, A Kind Fisher Boy, The Frog Prince, The Fox and the Crane, I was once a Little Seed, Miko and the Wild Dogs, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, The Power of Patience, Little Red Riding Hood, The Wolf and the Lamb to The Clever Rabbit and the Lion.

Each participant showed the dedication put in and we cannot forget the support of the parents and the staff at the schools.

The winner of the 2026 Storytelling Competition was Emalya Genave of St Therese de l’Enfant Jesus RCA School for her narration of The Little Red Hen. She was followed by Montagu Navette of Basile Allas Port Mathurin Govt School & Yorabelle Gaspard of Marc Etienne Roche Bon Dieu Govt School. The cultural programme prepared by pupils of Grand La Fourche Corail Govt School was the cherry on the cake for this wonderful competition.

Our appreciation to our Vice-President who officiated as MC, our Secretary & Treasurer who were on the jury panel, as well as Anouchka Collard who was also on the jury panel.

We thank all our valued partners and sponsors for this 2026 edition and we also thank Mrs Etienne from the Commission for Education for her everlasting support.

Till we meet in 2027, pupils of Grade 4 have one full year to get ready 👌

12 June 2026

Storytelling Competition in progress for the Grade 5 learners of Rodrigues 👌

Our appreciation goes to our Master of Ceremony Sanjiveni Veerasamy Vice-President of ESU & Pronouncer Mrs Rughoonauth Secretary of ESU for the wonderful conduct of the Spelling Bee Competition in Rodrigues.

We convey our gratitude to all stakeholders involved in this Competition, from the students, Educators, School Leaders, Commission of Rodrigues, MCB, US Embassy and all volunteers 🙏

11th June 2026

The Spelling Bee Competition of Rodrigues at Marechal College

The Competition for students of Grades 7 to 10 from the 8 secondary schools of the island was held today within the wonderful setting of the Marechal College.

Grade 7 - Peerally Mohammed Rayhaan from Marechal College won with the correct spelling of the words ‘hesitate’, ‘coughing’, ‘alligator’, ‘scissors’, ‘successful’, ‘inevitable’, ‘assurance’, ‘illuminate’ & ‘progressive’ ✌️

Grade 8 - Fateh Mamode Fayza Innayah from Rodrigues College won with the proper spelling of the words ‘whistle’, ‘filthy’, ‘hygiene’ & ‘aggregate’ ✌️

Grade 9 - Toolcanon Ronn from Ananias André Le Chou College won with the correct spelling of the words ‘appreciate’, ‘acquisition’, ‘seizure’, ‘dandruff’, ‘noticeable’ & ‘pessimism’ ✌️

Grade 10 - Lerasse Jade Honora of Rodrigues College won with the proper spelling of the words ‘flexibility’, ‘emulate’, ‘cartridge’, ‘exuberance’, ‘brightening’, ‘vacuum’, ‘simultaneous’ & ‘integration’ ✌️

Congratulations to our 4 Winners.

The 64 participants of Grades 7 to 10 who came on stage today deserve our applause 👏👏 Special mention to those who missed winning by merely one word 👌

To all our sponsors and well-wishers, thank you for having made this possible 🙏

Till we meet next year, keep on practising and make the Bee fly high 🙏

11 June 2026

Spelling Bee Competition in progress at Marechal College

Our delegation is currently in Rodrigues to launch the Spelling Bee Competition for students of Grades 8 to 10 from the 8 secondary schools on the island.

Wishing all the best to the students representing their colleges and our appreciation to the Educators and the Team from Marechal College who is our host for the day.

Thank you U.S. Embassy Mauritius for the incredible support to ESU and for the prizes to all our Finalists in Mauritius, and to all participants in Rodrigues. We are so grateful to Audrey C Isabelle Athave and to Ms Madeline Borger for lending support at the Spelling Bee Finals. 😍😍😍