Events

Adventures in Greek Language: The Greek Project,  Greek Study Tour Holidays with Intellectual Bite http://www.greekproject.co.uk/ Dates:  Sunday 23 to Sunday 30 August 2020 Venue: Xanthi, Thrace. Cost : £890.00  Levels: 1. Higher Elementary : some modern Greek language grounding including standard verbs,  preferably two years or more in class, or similar 2. Conversations in Greek (Higher Intermediate): some degree of comfort with … Continue reading "Adventures in Greek Language: The Greek Project,  Greek Study Tour Holidays with Intellectual Bite"

Cambridge University will run two virtual Open Days on 17 and 18 September. You can find Classics-specific information on the Faculty of Classics outreach website, The Greeks, the Romans, and Us: https://www.greeksromansus.classics.cam.ac.uk/ including a video by Mary Beard entitled ‘Apply 2020!’ There are further resources of potential interest on the website of King’s College https://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-kings/educational-resources-for-super-curricular-engagement#toc-2 … Continue reading "Cambridge University Virtual Open Days"

The Guildford Classical Association (GCA) are having Natalie Haynes to talk at our Opening Party next Tuesday. As this will be a virtual event, via Zoom webinar, we would like to open it up to people further afield this year. The details are as follows:- Natalie Haynes will be speaking on ‘Pandora’s Jar – women … Continue reading "Natalie Haynes: ‘Pandora’s Jar – women in myths, stories and legends’, a GCA Webinar on 22/9"

Saturday 10th October 2020 on Zoom, 10am - 8pm. This teachmeet is designed to bring teachers together to discuss pedagogy and best practice in the classroom, especially in light of current circumstances. You do not need to attend all sessions in the day but are free to pick and choose which ones suit you. We … Continue reading "ARLT Autumn Teachmeet"

Thu, 15 October 2020 16:45 – 17:30 BST Author team, Katharine Radice and Angela Cheetham will be discussing teaching approaches for de Romanis for those that have started teaching it with it this year, or still considering switching... Event details and register links are here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/de-romanis-teaching-approaches-with-katharine-radice-and-angela-cheetham-tickets-121698887649?aff=ClassicsLibrary

Classics for All is hosting a free online talk next Thursday 15th October on Roman DIY with Professor Michael Scott, and chaired by Jimmy Mulville of Hat Trick Productions. All the details of the event can be found here on their website: https://classicsforall.org.uk/news-and-events/events/roman-diy.

Saturday 17th October 2020 (10:30-18:00) - Sunday 18th October 2020 (10:30-16:00) Booking is now open for the Cambridge School Classics Project's free conference! Online for the first time in its history, the CSCP Conference will offer a range of sessions on accessibility in Classics at KS3-5, from all-abilities teaching, student wellbeing and SEND, to approaching difficult … Continue reading "CSCP’s free online conference"

Tuesday 27th October, 7pm – Bristol Classical Association Virtual Book Club Calling all fans of historical fiction: the Bristol Classical Association is launching a new Virtual Book Club. Its aim: to consider the imaginative insights offered by fiction set in the ancient world. The first book, determined by popular vote, will be Natalie Haynes' A Thousand Ships (2019), while the first meeting … Continue reading "Bristol Classical Association Virtual Book Club"

UCL Ancient World and Classics Virtual Taster Day Wednesday 28th October, 2:00-4:00 pm GMT Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-classics-and-ancient-world-taster-day-i-2020-tickets-122379114225 Dear Students and Teachers, The UCL Greek and Latin department invites you to the upcoming  UCL Ancient World and Classics Virtual Taster Day, to be held onlineon Wednesday 28th October, 2:00-4:00 pm GMT What can we learn from a Greek play? … Continue reading "UCL Ancient World and Classics Virtual Taster Day"