Events

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"

Due to the ongoing global situation with COVID-19, the Manchester & District Branch of the Classical Association has moved all of its lectures online on the platform Zoom. All events are open live to members, and recorded for their YouTube channel. You can become a member here, also via Pay-Pal: . You can also‘tip’ them at: https://ko-fi.com/manchesterca. There will be further events for members throughout the year, including a student-led and careers workshops … Continue reading "Greece Recreated"

Penny Coombe, a DPhil student in Classical Archaeology at Oxford, will discuss her project to cycle the frontiers of the Roman Empire. About this Event Penny returned to Oxford in 2016 as a mature student to study for a DPhil in Classical Archaeology. Since her focus is on the sculpture of Roman Britain and Germany, … Continue reading "Cycling the limits of the Roman Empire (Penny Coombe)"

Classics for All is participating in The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2020, a match funding campaign where donations to participating charities are doubled. This annual fundraising campaign, which we have participated in for the past three years, gives our supporters the opportunity to make a donation with twice the impact. This year, donations will be matched thanks to our generous supporters … Continue reading "The Big Give Christmas Challenge – 1-8 December 2020 | Classics for All"