THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS INTENSIVE COURSE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS: ‘The Persian Wars and Athenian Democracy’

THE BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS
INTENSIVE COURSE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS

 ‘The Persian Wars and Athenian Democracy’

13^th – 17^th July 2016

The British School at Athens invites applications for a four – day intensive course for school teachers of Greek civilisation which will explore the history of the Persian Wars, and the archaeology of Athens through site tours and evening lectures. The course will cover a number of key subjects in the A level Classical Civilisation & Ancient History syllabus including: the Persian Wars, Athenian democracy, Athenian imperialism, Greek art and architecture. Participants will be guided around the Acropolis, the New Acropolis Museum, the Kerameikos, the Agora, Sounion, the National Archaeological Museum, the Piraeus, and the great Pan-Hellenic sanctuary at Delphi.

The course fee of £600 or £700 includes accommodation at a hotel in the historic centre of Athens, travel between sites, some group meals, and a resource pack with plans and study materials. Participants must organise their own flights to Athens.

Further information and an itinerary can be obtained from our website (www.bsa.ac.uk), and application forms should be emailed to the Assistant Director, Dr. Chryssanthi Papadopoulou (assistant.director@bsa.ac.uk) by 8^th April 2016. Applicants should also note that they are eligible to apply for a small number of travel bursaries.