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Teaching Scholarship: a CATB training day for teachers of A-level Class Civ
2019-06-29 | Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU, United Kingdom
From the Classical Association…

Saturday 29th June

The requirement that pre-Universiy students engage with modern scholarship on aspects of the classical world is a feature of the current OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation specifications in the United Kingdom. This training session intends to support teachers as they plan and deliver this new and frequently challenging element.

The event will include sessions delivered by leading academics on each of the A Level module choices. Attendees will be able to choose a pathway through the day that is entirely relevant to their own school context. There will also be workshops led by schoolteachers, focusing on ways to deliver scholarship to students, and how to train them to make use of it in their own work.

Confirmed speakers:

World of the Hero (Aeneid) – Sharon Marshall
Imperial Image – Shushma Malik
Invention of the Barbarian – Lynette Mitchell
Greek Art – Robin Osborne
Greek Theatre – Edith Hall
Democracy and the Athenians – Robin Osborne
Love and Relationships -Liz Gloyn
Greek Religion – Esther Eidinow
Politics and the Late Republic – Kathryn Tempest

Further information and to book tickets.

Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers Day
2019-07-01 | Dorset
A message from the University of Warwick…

Dear List members,

The Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick are pleased to invite you to their FREE Classical Civilisation A-level Teachers Day on Monday 1st July 2019, here at the University of Warwick. The event will include academic sessions led by Warwick staff as well as a session led by Alex Orgee, subject leader of classics at OCR. Free bursaries are available, courtesy of The Classical Association.

On Monday 1st July, our Warwick Classics academics will be leading sessions based on the component modules of the OCR A-level Classical Civilisation syllabus (see below), giving subject overviews and an idea of modern scholarship in their specialist areas.

In addition, Alex Orgee, subject leader of classics at OCR will be leading a session on the OCR curriculum and will be answering any questions that you may have.

Throughout the day you will also have access to our Virtual Reality Headsets, and there will be sessions on coin handling, experiencing the Greek Symposium with our replica pots, and an opportunity to learn about the work of the Warwick Classics Network and about how your students can apply to Warwick and visit our Open Days.

The event is FREE and and free lunch will be provided. In addition, a number of free bursaries will be available, courtesy of the Classical Association. More details and a booking form and can be found on our WCN website through the following link:

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/classics/research/outreach/warwickclassicsnetwork/events/classcivteachersday/

Provisional Overview of the Day

(to be confirmed)

9.30-10.00am – Arrival and Registration

10.00-12.15pm Part One: The World of the Hero

10.00 -11.00am Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey – Dr David Fearn

11.15-12.15am Virgil’s Aeneid – Dr Victoria Rimmel

(including 11.00-11.15am Break)

12.15-1.00pm OCR and Breakout sessions

12.15-1.00pm OCR – Alex Orgee, subject leader for classics at OCR, will be here to talk about the OCR curriculum and to answer any questions.

VR headsets; Replica Greek vases; Coin handling sessions will also be available now (and throughout the day) for those interested.

1pm-2pm FREE Lunch

2.00-3.30pm Part Two: Culture and the Arts

2.00-3.30pm Imperial Image – Professor Alison Cooley and Dr Clare Rowan

2.00-3.30pm Greek Theatre – Dr Emmanuela Bakola

2.00-3.30pm Greek Art – Prof. Zahra Newby

3.30-5.00pm Part Three: Beliefs and Ideas

3.30-5.00pm Greek Religion – Prof. Michael Scott

3.30-5.00pm Love and Relationships – Prof. James Davidson

Travel bursaries

We have been awarded funding from The Classical Association which will allow us to fund a number of bursaries to cover costs of travel for some of our attendees. If your institution is unable to cover the costs of your travel, then we may be able to cover all or some of your travel costs. You can apply for the bursary on our Booking Form.

The deadline for booking is 15th June 2019

If you have any questions about the day, please email Dr Paul Grigsby at Paul.Grigsby@Warwick.ac.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to Warwick

Dr Paul Grigsby
Research Fellow in Outreach and Impact
Dept. of Classics and Ancient History
University of Warwick

UCL Summer School 2019: Sermonis Latini Peritia atque Doctrina & De Europææ Britanniæ Litteris Latinis
2019-07-01 - 2019-08-09 | UCL, London
UCL Summer School 2019: Sermonis Latini Peritia atque Doctrina & De Europææ Britanniæ Litteris Latinis

(English translation below)

Universitatis Collegî Londiniensis (UCL) Schola Æstiva 2019 duos cursús intensivos ab A. Gratio Avito Latiné prorsus impertitos omnibus totius orbis terrarum linguæ Latinæ studiosis denuo proponit

Animadverte: nomen dandum est ante dimidiatum Majum 2019

Universitatis Collegî Londiniensis (UCL) Schola Æstiva 2019 duos cursús universitarios hóc anno iterum offert qui Latiné integri impertientur ab A. Gratio Avito, Hispano philologo classico qui ab anno 1992 in UCL docet.

Primus modulus (Lun 1 Jul – Ven 19 Jul 2019), cui titulus est «Sermonis Latini Peritia atque Doctrina», classici sermonis Latini scrutabitur rationes quantum ad ejus elocutionem stilum variaque genera. Quod fiet et classicorum operum studio quæ ad exemplum sunt delecta (Terentî, Ciceronis, Vergilî) juxta eorundem varios Latinos commentatores (Donatum, Macrobium, Servium) et allato novissimæ in hanc materiam eruditionis lumine (Dickey & Chahoud). Suppeditabit porro facultates atque instrumenta ad sermonem Latinum docendum directá methodo (Ørberg) ac viá communicativá (Harmer).

Secundus modulus (Lun 22 Jul – Ven 9 Aug 2019), cui titulus est «De Europææ Britanniæ Litteris Latinis», academicam comprehendet inductionem in patrimonium Britannicum linguá Latiná procreatum atque in perpetuam ingenî cultúsque necessitudinem quæ Britanniam cum reliquá conjungit Europá. Quod fiet ætatum generumque conspectu (Ijsewijn, Lapidge, Rigg) et accurato commentario disceptationeque singularium operum (Galfridi Monemutensis, Thomæ Mori, Francisci Baconi), quo subtiliore familiaritate versentur studiosi et in verbis (qualitate, singularitatibus, stilo) et in rebus (fabulis, historiá, rebus publicis, philosophiá, scientiá), explorando porro feracia commercia quæ usus linguæ Latinæ permissit inter Britannos eruditos, monarchas, philosophos, scientificos, et continentales eorum pares (e.g. Mori cum Erasmo).

Moduli dant credita academica gradús universitarî (4 US, 15 UK, 7.5 ECTS) sed patent omnibus, inclusis magistris qui institutionem in usum activum linguæ Latinæ ideo quærant ut efficacius eam doceant linguam, necnon academicis atque eruditis qui facultatem adipisci cupiant in scriptores incumbendi genuiná eorum linguá. Non sunt in orbe terrarum multi hujus amplitudinis cursús, et urbs Londinium ejusque universitas studiorum occasionem præbent unicam!

Sæpius demonstratum est scientiam passivam linguæ Latinæ studiosis dare occasionem hujus generis cursús persequendi plená ab initio fiduciá, atque uniuscujusque moduli 45 immersionis horæ (90 in summam) diligentibus participibus occasionem dabunt omnia cursús opera agendi Latiné Latinamque subeundi probationem.

UCL Schola Æstiva congregabit hóc anno multos linguæ Latinæ studiosos omnium ætatum nationumque plurimarum.

Pretia: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/summer-school/fees

Ut nomen des: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/summer-school/your-application

UCL Summer School 2019: Latin Usage: Idiomatic Proficiency and Teaching & The Latin Literature of European Britain

University College London Summer School 2019

Sermonis Latini Peritia atque Doctrina & De Europææ Britanniæ Litteris Latinis

Application deadline before mid-May 2019

The UCL Summer School is this year offering once more two three-week intensive Latin modules fully imparted in Latin by UCL Senior Teaching Fellow and accomplished Latin speaker A. Gratius Avitus.

The Session 1 (Mon 1 Jul – Fri 19 Jul 2019) Module «Latin Usage: Idiomatic Proficiency and Teaching» will focus on the fine nuances of classical Latin usage, providing both the practical and the academic tools to identify, analyse, evaluate, and replicate, classical Latin idiom, registers and styles, not only through direct work on model classical works selected (Terence, Cicero, Virgil) alongside their various Latin commentators (Donatus, Macrobius, Servius), but also in the light of the latest scholarship in the subject (Dickey & Chahoud). It will further aim to develop skills and resources to teach Latin usage effectively, following the natural method (Ørberg) and the communicative approach (Harmer).

The Session 2 (Mon 22 Jul – Fri 9 Aug 2019) Module «The Latin Literature of European Britain» will provide a thorough hands-on introduction to the magnificent heritage of British Latin literature and its constituent importance as part of the wider European culture conveyed in Latin. It will provide an overview of periods and genres (Ijsewijn, Lapidge, Rigg), and dwell on detailed commentary and discussion of specific key texts (Monmouth, More, Francis Bacon), for familiarisation with both form (linguistic quality, specificities, style) and content (legend, history, politics, philosophy, science), additionally turning to epistolary correspondance for further exploration of the enriching connections cultivated by British scholars, monarchs, philosophers and scientists, with their continental counterparts (e.g. More with Erasmus).

These are undergraduate credit bearing modules (each constituting a UCL 0.5 course unit, i.e. 4 US credits, 15 UK credits, 7.5 European ECTS) but they are open to all, including Latin teachers seeking training in active use of Latin as a way to improve efficiency in teaching the language, and Latin researchers and scholars eager to develop the skills to delve into the texts in their original tongue. Courses like these consitute a first in the UK and are an excellent opportunity to visit London with access to its wonderful museums and libraries.

As has been variously shown (cf. for instance «guest speakers» at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/study/undergraduate/teachingprojects/Living-Latin-Workshop/Index), passive knowledge of the language should allow participants to follow the course with confidence from the start, and the 45 hours of language immersion per module (90 hours in total) will put committed participants in a position successfully to pursue the coursework and complete the assessment in Latin (although assessment is voluntary for those not taking the course for credit).

The UCL Summer School is expected to bring together an international gathering of committed Latinists.

Fees: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/summer-school/fees

To apply: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/summer-school/your-application

Eton College Universities Summer School
2019-07-02 - 2019-07-12 | Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 6DW, United Kingdom
A fantastic residential summer school (2nd – 12th July) for Y12 students at maintained schools in the UK.

Latin, Greek (AS Level or ab initio) and Ancient History Courses available for those wishing to apply for a classical subject at university.

Further Information

Application deadline March 1st.

A Level Study Day (‘Get ahead with your A Levels’), Cambridge University
2019-07-03 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
A Level Study Day (‘Get ahead with your A Levels’) at Cambridge University.
FURTHER INFORMATION

A–Level Classical Civilization CPD Inset Day, Cambridge University
2019-07-06 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
A–Level Classical Civilization CPD Inset Day

The Classical Association & The Faculty of Classics, Cambridge

With generous financial support provided by the Classical Association, the Faculty of Classics at Cambridge will run an A-Level Classical Civilization INSET DAY on Saturday, 6 July.

The workshops are specifically designed to provide assistance in two areas of the new specifications: (i) Commentary on ancient sources (now prescribed for all components); (ii) Use of ‘secondary sources, scholars and academic works’ in support of argument.

There is a small booking fee (£5) to help cover expenses.

Travel bursaries are available for participants from the state sector: please indicate on the booking form if you wish to apply.

We are also able to arrange accommodation (included in the travel bursary for participants from the state sector or at a personal cost of £50) for Friday night for those who might struggle to make it to Cambridge on Saturday morning. Please indicate on the booking form if you wish to book a room.

For queries please contact Ingo Gildenhard (ig297@cam.ac.uk) at the Faculty of Classics.

Booking Link:

https://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/open-days-and-events/a2013level-classical-civilization-cpd-inset-day-2019

Please book by 31 May 2019 to secure your place.

Programme

Saturday, 6 July:

The World of the Hero:

9.30–13.00: Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, with Ingo Gildenhard

10.30–10.45: coffee break

11.45–12.00: coffee break

Lunch: 13.00 – 14.00

Panel: 14.00 – 14.15: Classics at Cambridge, Access & Outreach

Beliefs and Ideas:

14.15–15.00:

Either Religion (H408/31), with Hannah Willey

Or Politics of the Late Republic (H408/33), John Patterson

15.00–15.15: coffee break

15.15–16.00:

Either Love and Relationships (H408/32), with Ingo Gildenhard

Or Democracy and the Athenians, with Rosanna Omitowoju

16.00–16.15: coffee break

Culture and the Arts:

16.15–17.00:

Either Theatre (H408/21), with Gabriele Rota

Or Imperial Image (H408/22), with Carrie Vout

17.00–17.15: coffee break

17.15–18.00:

Either Invention of the Barbarian (H408/23), with Franco Basso

Or Greek Art (H408/24), with Robin Osborne

18.00–18.15: Conclusion

Entering the Classical World Through Silent Cinema
2019-07-06 19:30 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AH, United Kingdom
film screening & live musical accompaniment

Saturday 6 July 2019 7.30 to 10pm
The Bloomsbury Theatre, 15 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AH

This live screening draws audiences to ancient Greece and Rome through four rarely seen but remarkable films. Pompeii and Vesuvius (1906) juxtaposes disturbingly the damage caused by the modern eruption of Vesuvius with shots of Pompeii, the ancient city of the dead. An Excursion in Ancient Greece (1913) takes its elegant sightseers up the Corinthian canal to view the monumental ruins on the Acropolis.

The films document the ruins of the classical world as they appeared to inquisitive travellers in the early twentieth century. Slave of Phydias (1916/17) tells the story of the tragic love a slave-girl stirs in the sculptor for whom she models, while The Tragic End of the Emperor Caligula (1917) reaches a turbulent climax when a terrified Christian must dance before the emperor to save her fellow believers from death. Through their enticing use of gesture and look, elaborate sets, movement and music, Phydias and Caligula offer the opportunity to enter another world, and to experience the classical past as if you were there. The screening of Caligula will be the UK premiere of a beautifully restored print from Italy. The other prints were obtained especially for this occasion from archives in Austria, the USA, and the UK.

A professional pianist (Stephen Horne) will improvise throughout, thus replicating the means by which music once engaged audiences emotionally with cinema’s classical worlds.

Tickets £12 from http://www.thebloomsbury.com/event/run/18247

Swansea Summer School in Ancient Languages
2019-07-14 - 2019-07-27 | Swansea University
Swansea Summer School in Ancient Languages

The 5th Summer School in Ancient Languages, organised by the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Egyptology, will take place from 14th July to 27th July 2019.

Courses

One- and two-week intensive courses are available for Ancient Greek, Latin and Egyptian.

There are 3 hours of tuition every weekday (2 on Wednesdays), and we have talks, films, and optional trips to sites of historical interest in Wales on Wednesday afternoons and weekends.

Bursaries

We are able to offer part bursaries to students and participants with low income. See the website for details.

Registration

For more information and to register, please go to our website: https://www.swansea.ac.uk/classics/summer-school-in-ancient-languages/ where you will find our brochure available to download, and the online application form.

If you have any questions, please contact Maria-Elpiniki Oikonomou at m.e.oikonomou@swansea.ac.uk

A Level Teachers’ Day for History and Ancient History at UCL
2019-07-16 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
All teachers of History and Ancient History are welcome to join us for a day of academic sessions designed to enhance your A Level teaching. There will also be opportunities to take a tour of the UCL campus, to hear from our Admissions Tutor, Dr David Sim, about studying History at UCL, and to talk informally with staff and current students.

The event is free of charge, but registration is essential. Current PGCE students who will be teaching A Level in 2019/20 are very welcome to attend.

Sessions for History and Ancient History will run in parallel—you are welcome to mix and match if you teach both subjects at A Level. Further details about the content of the sessions coming soon!

Download programme flyer

FURTHER INFORMATION AND TO BOOK

Greek & Latin summer school, St John's College, Durham
2019-07-20 - 2019-07-27 | St John’s College, St Gile's, Oxford, OX1 3JP, United Kingdom
Saturday 20th-27th July inclusive. A one week residential course for all. All ages welcome (from 16 onwards) to come and learn either ancient Greek or Latin any any level. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced with these languages, come and have fun learning more (vocabulary, grammar and literature). You can be guaranteed of have a great time with us. Visit our website for more information:
http://www.greeklatinsummerschooldurham.org/
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Director, Mrs Kate Addison, or the Course Secretary, Mrs Jane Gilhespie whose details can be found on the webpage.

JSST Classical Summer School and Ancient History Summer School 2019
2019-07-28 - 2019-08-02 | Repton School, Repton, Derby, DE65 6FH, United Kingdom
JSST Classical Summer School and Ancient History summer school – 28th July until 2nd August, held at Repton School, South Derbyshire. This is a summer school for 16-19 year olds who wish to learn more about the ancient world. You can learn anything from ancient languages, philosophy, Greek literature, the Roman Republic, Roman Epic and much more much. If you would like to know more, please visit our wesbite:
http://ccsummerschool.weebly.com/
or contact the Course Secretary, Mrs Kate Addison, whose details can be found on the webpage.

ARLT Summer School 2019
2019-07-29 - 2019-08-02 | Cheltenham College, Bath Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 7LD, United Kingdom
ARLT is excited to announce that this year’s The Association for Latin Teaching (ARLT) Summer School will be happening on Monday 29th July until Friday 2nd August 2019 in Cheltenham College. The attendees will be offered daily a wonderful insight into what is currently happening in Classics academia with talks from eminent lecturers across the UK. In addition, they will opt for four workshops run by teachers every day. Apart from creating workshops which could support teachers currently preparing students for exams, ARLT is also offering ones that would be of particular interest to starters in the teaching profession, as well as teachers who would like to experience something new and exciting in the realm of Classics. Looking forward to hearing from you.

For more details, please contact Ana Henderson, Director of ARLT Summer School 2019, (a.henderson@lsf.org) and/or go to the website: http://www.arlt.co.uk/2019.html

Modern Greek Courses with The Greek Project
2019-08-20 - 2019-09-04 | Dorset
Adventures in Greek Language 1 (Higher Elementary)

Dates: Tuesday 20 August – Tuesday 27August 2019
Location: Xanthi, Greece
Price: £730.00 per person

How to learn a difficult language and have some fun at the same time? That’s always been the challenge for language teachers and learners alike. This week-long intensive course, however, plans to do just that and in a stimulating environment where you’ll have plenty of opportunity to practice your Greek with local people. This course is designed for those who have some basic grounding of the language – amounting to two years or more of evening class Greek or an equivalent knowledge – including an ability to say simple things in the past, present and future. As your teacher, Ellie’s aim will be to build upon this base so that your have more confidence understanding and responding to native Greek speakers in a variety of everyday situations. The mornings will involve widening out your knowledge of different tenses, grammar, sentence structures and vocabulary but always with an ear to how Greeks themselves converse colloquially. The course will also involve plenty of audio-visual exercises including lots of listening, media extracts, and one on one conversation. Quizzes, games and songs will also add some sparkle!

However, nourishing your growing knowledge of Greek in its various social and cultural contexts will also take us out of the classroom in the afternoons, into the small, yet historically rich and multifaceted university-city of Xanthi – dubbed ‘the city of a thousand colours’ and its very beautiful, surrounding Rhodope and Nestos valley countryside. There’ll be a full day excursion to somewhere exciting, as well as to Abdera, a classical site of some significance close to Ellie’s home village. But equally importantly, our walks, talks and other activities, whether to the famous Xanthi bazaar, to local museums, kafenion or tavernas, will all have elements of listening to and speaking with Greek family, friends and acquaintances. There’s sure to be a dance workshop and perhaps a culinary one too, the latter, possibly somewhere very special, and with the coast just a few miles away, there will also be opportunities to cool off from the summer heat by way of complete beachside relaxation and a swim.

If you’ve got any questions about the level of the course or anything else, just contact us and Ellie will send you an e-mail or give you a call. If you’d like to express an interest or find out more, please also get in touch by way of the enquiry form.

Price includes

– 22 hours intensive language tuition.

– Three star, twin bed, hotel accommodation, breakfast and and three other main meals during the course of the week, plus all advertised walks, talks, dance workshop and transport to and from Thessaloniki airport.

– Price does not include flight to, or from Greece or additional excursions.

-Single room supplement.

Course Leader: Ellie. Itinerary and full details on request.

Contact info@greekproject.co.uk

Adventures in Greek Language II (Higher Intermediate)

Dates : Wednesday 28 August – Wednesday 4 September 2019
Location: Thessaloniki
Price: £730.00 per person

Do you already speak some Greek but are not sufficiently confident yet to have wide-ranging conversations with native speakers? If so, this week-long intensive course could be for you. The course is designed for Hellenophiles who have been learning modern Greek for some years – perhaps in a classroom environment – but who have had less opportunity to express their ideas, thoughts and opinions in Greek in a more complex, nuanced and fluent way. Our four hours of intensive classroom learning each day will involve some grammar but the greater emphasis will be on listening to, speaking and understanding Greek as it is spoken in everyday situations. As your teacher, Ellie’s aim will also be to present you with a range of topical cultural, social, political and economic issues which will expand your vocabulary and get you talking about them. We will be using a range of newspaper and magazine articles, short stories, poetry and film – not to say quizzes, games and songs – to this effect as well as to deepen your knowledge of contemporary Greece.

Nourishing your growing knowledge of Greek in its various social and cultural contexts will also take us out of the classroom into a humming, always vibrant city Historically multicultural, our tour of the upper town of Ano poli, will offer an opportunity to explore the many Byzantine, Ottoman, Jewish as well as Greek aspects of Salonika. So too will our engagement with the city’s wonderful markets. Food is at the heart of what makes Salonika, Thessaloniki. And to celebrate that Ellie will be organising a hands-on culinary workshop and, with it, a communally prepared feast : something on our previous tours which has never failed to delight. For good measure too and to get us beyond the bustle of our cosmopolitan hub we’ll also have a day out in Salonika’s luminous countryside where we’ll be heading in search of one of our favourite vineyards as well as Vergina, the quite extraordinary (if politically charged) site of classical Macedonia’s royal tombs.

If you’ve got any questions about the level of the course or anything else, just contact us and Ellie will send you an e-mail or give you a call. If you’d like to express an interest or find out more, please also get in touch by way of the enquiry form.

Price includes

– 22 hours intensive language tuition.

-Three star, twin bed, hotel accommodation, breakfast and three other main meals during the course of the week, plus all advertised walks, talks, workshops and and trip into Thessaloniki’s countryside.

– Price does not include flight to, or from Greece.

– Single room supplement.

Course Leader: Ellie. Itinerary and full details on request.

Contact info@greekproject.co.uk

CÆLVM VII: A Conference for Classics Teachers on Teaching Using Spoken Latin (in Spain!)
2019-08-22 - 2019-08-28 | Colegio Mayor ‘Marqués de la Ensenada, Av. Séneca, 18, 28040, Madrid, Spain
CÆLVM VII is designed to give teachers confidence in using spoken Latin in class; it’s a total immersion course – no knowledge of Spanish needed, as the entire thing is done in Latin.

It will run from 22-28 August 2019 in Madrid, and places are limited.

Cost from €180 to €450 (depending upon type of accommodation).

For further information, visit the conference site.

Free Latin and Greek training for state primary and secondary teachers: 28-29th August at Harrow School
2019-08-28 - 2019-08-29 | Harrow School, Grove Hill, Harrow-on-the-Hill, HA1 3HP, United Kingdom
This summer Classics for All, a national charity which works to widen access to classical subjects, is delighted to be working in partnership with Harrow School to provide a range of free Latin and Greek training courses for teachers in the state sector.

Wednesday 28th August: 10.00 – 17.30

Thursday 29th August: 9.00 – 16.00

Subject to demand, we plan to run the following groups:

For primary teachers:

Introducing Latin and Classics at primary level
Introducing Ancient Greek at primary level

For secondary teachers:

Group 1: Beginners’ Greek
Group 2: Beginners’ Latin
Group 3: Intermediate Latin
Group 4: Teaching Literature at GCSE

For further information, please see the poster below or email hannah@classicsforall.org.uk.

If you would like to attend the course, please sign up online here ASAP (and by 12th June at the latest).

The cost of the course is free for those teaching in the state sector. Limited free accommodation may be available for those travelling from outside Greater London but this will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

How To Manage Your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx
2019-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 | AKS, Clifton Drive South, Lytham, Sta Anne's, Lancashire, FY8 1DT, United Kingdom
Thursday 19th September 7pm
How To Manage Your Slaves by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Dr Jerry Toner (Author, Fellow in Classics Churchill College University of Cambridge)

AKS, Main Entrance, Clifton Drive South, Lytham St Annes FY8 1DT

Lectures 7 – 8pm Doors open at 6.15pm

Free to members Non-members £5
Everyone Welcome. You can join anytime.

https://lsaclassics.com/

FLIER FOR THE PROGRAMME

Classics GCSE Study Day (‘Get more out of your GCSEs’), Cambridge University
2019-09-20 | Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Classics GCSE Study Day (‘Get more out of your GCSEs’) at Cambridge University.
FURTHER INFORMATION

‘Curses! Or How to “Nail Down” Your Enemy the Ancient Greek Way’
2019-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Badmington School, Westbury Road, Bristol, BS9 3BA, United Kingdom
Tuesday 24th September, 7pm – Professor Esther Eidinow

‘Curses! Or How to “Nail Down” Your Enemy the Ancient Greek Way’

This talk will tell you everything you would need to know if you were an ancient Greek who wanted to curse your enemy – from the question of which gods to invoke, to the correct treatment of the dead (in order that they do your bidding), to the range of magical formulae you could employ. The practice of writing curses was widespread across the ancient world, and the talk will also explore some different ancient cultures of cursing, including the famous Bath curse tablets. Esther Eidinow is currently the Chair of Ancient History at the University of Bristol and her research interests focus on religion and magic in the ancient Greek world.

All talks will be held at Badminton School, Peace Memorial Hall. Please email Barbara Bell (bmbellmini@aol.com) to register your interest. There are no tickets, and talks are free for Bristol Classical Association members, students, and school pupils. There will be a cost of £5 for visitors. Refreshments available from 6.30pm.

The Bristol Classical Association AGM will be on November 12, 2019, 12.30-2.00pm.

Thermopylae Revisited
2019-09-24 19:30 - 21:00 | RGS Guildford, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BB, United Kingdom
The Guildford Classical Association is pleased to welcome Emeritus Professor Chris Carey (UCL) to our Opening Party. He will be speaking on ‘Thermopylae Revisited’.

Where: Royal Grammar School (RGS), High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB. The talk is upstairs in the old, white building opposite the main RGS building.

When: Tuesday 24th September. Refreshments 7.30pm, talk 8-9pm.

Free to members and non-members. School parties welcome – please contact the organiser, Stefanie Michalopoulou (SMichalopoulou@tormeadschool.org.uk), with approximate numbers.

CA Latin and Greek CPD Day
2019-09-28 | University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
The Classical Association Teaching Board would like to invite teachers to a CPD day at The University of Manchester on Saturday 28th September 2019. The day will primarily focus on Latin A-level with some sessions on GCSE and on Greek.

The day will include a range of optional sessions, on the teaching of language and literature, led by practising teachers (including Katharine Radice and John Taylor). These sessions will be relevant for both experienced secondary teachers and those new to teaching Classics, and we are delighted to have Professor David Langslow (University of Manchester) as our keynote speaker.

Date and time: Saturday 28th September, 10am – 4.30pm

Venue: The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

Cost: £6

Deadline for booking: 21st September 2019

Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ca-latin-and-greek-cpd-day-tickets-64392584955

If you have questions, please contact: Aisha Khan-Evans (aisha.khan-evans@kcl.ac.uk) or Chris Burnand (chris.burnand@abingdon.org.uk)

Latin and Greek CPD Day 2019
2019-09-28 | University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
The Classical Association Teaching Board

Latin and Greek CPD Day 2019

Saturday 28th September
at Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL

The Classical Association Teaching Board would like to invite teachers to a CPD day at The University of Manchester on Saturday 28th September 2019. The day will primarily focus on Latin A-level (language and literature), GCSE Latin (language and literature) as well as a small number of sessions on teaching Greek.

The day will be led by practising teachers (including Katharine Radice and John Taylor) and will be relevant for both experienced secondary teachers and those new to teaching Classics. We are delighted to have Professor David Langslow (University of Manchester) as our keynote speaker.

Date and time: Saturday 28th September, 10am – 4.30pm

Cost: £6

Deadline for booking: 21st September 2019

Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ca-latin-and-greek-cpd-day-tickets-64392584955

If you have questions, please contact: Aisha Khan-Evans (aisha.khan-evans@kcl.ac.uk) or Chris Burnand (chris.burnand@abingdon.org.uk)

The Grand Classics Quiz
2019-09-28 09:30 - 12:00 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
The Grand Classics Quiz
Saturday 28th September, 9.30 am, King’s College London. Tickets £15 each, including light refreshments.
In response to popular demand, we are delighted that Latin and Ancient Greek teacher and classicist Isabel Raphael will host an entertaining and informal classics-themed quiz at King’s College.

What was Roman marriage like?
2019-10-02 18:30 - 21:30 | King’s College, London, Strand, London, London, WC2B 5RL , United Kingdom
What was Roman marriage like?
Wednesday 2nd October, 6.30pm King’s College London. Tickets £16 each, including light refreshments.
This year’s Friends of Classics memorial lecture will be delivered by Gregory Hutchinson, Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Oxford.

CPD: A Level Classical Civilisation, World of the Hero
2019-10-03 13:00 - 18:00 | Wimbledon High School, Mansel Road, London, SW19 4AB, United Kingdom
FREE Classics for All CPD: A Level Classical Civilisation, World of the Hero

Thursday 3rd October 2019, 1:00-6:00pm
Wimbledon High School (GDST), Mansel Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4AB

Classics for All and Wimbledon High School would like to invite you to a FREE afternoon training session on the World of the Hero component of the Classical Civilisation A Level.

There will be 3 sessions: one on either the Odyssey or Iliad (you choose which one to attend), one on the Aeneid, and finally a talk by a King’s College London lecturer on a particular theme relevant to the module. The text-specific ones will be run by experienced, practising Classics teachers.

An optional sandwich lunch will be provided on arrival, and there will be an opportunity at the end to talk to each other more informally over a glass of wine.

To sign up for the training afternoon and to select which session you would like to attend between the Odyssey and Iliad, please complete this form (it shouldn’t take more than a few minutes).

'Unmythable' at Hurstpierpoint College
2019-10-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Hurstpierpoint College, College Lane, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9JS, United Kingdom
Thursday 3 October, 6.30pm

Hurstpierpoint College (New Bury Theatre)

Fast-paced, funny, daring and delightful, UNMYTHABLE is a whistle-stop tour through the greatest Greek myths ever told. Join the young hero Jason on board the Argo as he sets off on his biggest mission yet – the quest for the Golden Fleece.

Along the way there will be challenges and terrifying obstacles to overcome but, most importantly, there will be stories under the stars. Legendary heroes, deadly monsters, epic fights and fantastical flights are all brought vividly to life, making this a theatrical voyage not to be mythed.

Go to their website to find out more:

http://www.out-of-chaos.co.uk/unmythable-1.html

All are welcome to attend this performance, suitable for Year 7 upwards. Tickets are free of charge and can be booked by accessing the online box office:

www.hurstboxoffice.co.uk

If you have any questions please contact katherine.barker@hppc.co.uk

The Song of Arms and a Man
2019-10-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Charterhouse, Charterhouse Rd, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2DE, United Kingdom
The Guildford Classical Association is presenting the Latin Qvarter’s adaptation of Virgil’s classic and ever more timely story of a refugee leading his people from the east, performed in Latin and English.

The Song of Arms and a Man presents Aeneas’ struggle to fulfil his destiny as founder of Rome – from his escape from the burning ruins of Troy to his asylum and heart-breaking affair with the Carthaginian queen Dido and his reluctant war with the inhabitants of his fated homeland of Italy.
The performance will feature selections of Virgil’s Aeneid, read in the original Latin epic verse by trained singers, alongside an English narration which tells the whole story of the poem. This innovative and acclaimed presentation of a rarely heard masterpiece echoes the ancient culture of public performance of poetry.
George Sharpley’s adaptation of this extraordinarily musical poem is read by Emma Kirkby, Matthew Hargreaves, Elizabeth Donnelly and Llewelyn Morgan. The performance aims to introduce Virgil’s Aeneid to those new to Latin, and recapture the magic for those familiar with the poem.

Information and tickets

The Cambridge Greek Play: Oedipus at Colonus
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-19 | Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Blind, broken and ravaged by years of weary exile, Oedipus comes upon the sacred grove of Colonus, the place the gods have prophesied that he will die. Realising that he has only hours to live, Oedipus seeks the protection of Theseus, King of Athens, for he knows he is about to be betrayed by those he loves. The tradition of performing a play in Greek every three years at Cambridge University extends back to 1882, with alumni including Rupert Brooke, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Tom Hiddleston.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to discover an exciting new interpretation of this extraordinary play, helmed by an award winning creative team and performed in the original Greek.

Performed in Ancient Greek with English Surtitles.

Pre-show talks (booking essential on 01223 503333)

Wed, 16/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Simon Goldhill.Thu, 17/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Jennifer Wallace.Fri, 18/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Rebecca Laemmle.Sat, 19/10/2019 – 13:30Guest speaker: Tim Whitmarsh.

Post-show talks

Thu, 17/10/2019 – 19:45

Running Time

TBC

Age Guidance

12+

Tickets

Wednesday – Saturday
2.30pm: £23/£28/£32*
7.45pm: £23/£28/£32/£35*

Schools and Students: £23*

*All ticket prices include a £3 per-ticket booking fee.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BOOK

Oedipus at Colonus, The Cambridge Greek Play 2019
2019-10-16 - 2019-10-19 | Cambridge Arts Theatre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Letter to schools

Birmingham and West Midlands Classics Network Teach Meet
2019-11-07 17:00 - 19:00 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Birmingham and West Midlands Classics Network would like to invite you to their very first teach meet.

Date: Thursday 7th November

Time: 5.00-6.45pm

Venue: University of Birmingham

The event will include a short academic talk, cake and refreshments, and plenty of time for sharing best practice and discussion.

The life of an Archaeologist, 5.00-5.30

Dr Maeve McHugh will start the proceedings off at 5.00pm with a short talk detailing her summer’s excavations in Greece.

Teacher presentations, 5.30-6.45

We will then have tea and cake before I hand over to volunteers to give short 5-10 minute presentations on any aspect of their classics teaching.

Dr Hannah Cornwell will also be launching resources designed to support the study of the Roman Republic.

Registration

To find out more details and to register, email Polly Stoker at p.stoker@bham.ac.uk

I would also be delighted if you could forward these details over to any teachers you know at other schools who do not teach classics but may be interested in doing so in the future with support from Classics for All. For instance, there will be a spotlight talk on teaching Latin for KS3 literacy which could be of interest.

I look forward to seeing some of you there!

All the very best,

Polly

‘Thyestes’ at Westminster School
2019-11-12 - 2019-11-13 | Westminster School, Little Smith Street, London, SW1P 3PF, United Kingdom
Performance of Seneca’s Thyestes at Westminster School
Students at Westminster School (closest tube station St James’ Park) are putting on a performance of their own translation of Seneca’s Thyestes on 12th and 13thNovember. The performances start at 7pm and last approximately 75 minutes.
School groups or individuals are welcome and tickets are free, but you must reserve tickets in advance. If you are interested or would like more details please email Ben Gravell at ben.gravell@westminster.org.uk.
Not for the faint hearted!
