Events

Hands Up Education's Summer Conference, Saturday 22 June We are delighted to again be hosting our annual summer conference for Classics teachers at the Museum of London (London Wall), on Saturday the 22nd of June, from 10am - 4pm. We've got a packed programme with practical and inspiring sessions for teachers of Classics at KS3 … Continue reading "Hands Up Education Summer Conference"

Tuesday 25 June at 5.30. Registration on this link (and below). To celebrate Pride Month and Diversity Week, LSF Classics Lecture by Dr Joe Watson (Teaching Fellow in Latin Literature and Language, University of Warwick) Title: 'Having a Queer Old Time with Tibullus' Abstract: The Roman poet Tibullus (c. 55 BCE–c. 19 BCE) wrote two books of love … Continue reading "‘Having a Queer Old Time with Tibullus’, an Online Talk"

Teachers and students are invited to join us at KCL's Greenwood Theatre on Friday June 28, 6.30-8pm for a free performance of ‘In Ithaka’. 'In Ithaka' is an operatic work-in-progress, co-developed and sponsored by the Penelope's Web creative research project. The performance will include a Q&A with creative artists, performers, and academics. Penelope's Web is an opera … Continue reading "’In Ithaka’ at the Greenwood Theatre"

The CA is hosting a FREE online CPD day for Classical Languages on Tuesday 2nd July. With practical sessions such as Cognitive Load Theory, modelling & scaffolding and vocabulary acquisition, this event is suitable for teachers from KS3 to KS5. You can find more information and sign up here: https://forms.gle/wrCPburDkZr9Qi8w7

Wednesday, July 3 · 9:30am - 3:30pm GMT+1 An in person day of sessions hosted by King's College, London, including a session at the British Museum KCL is delighted to invite Year 12 students to attend a day of talks at the British Museum and King's College London. Register your interest by reserving a space … Continue reading "A Day with the KCL Classics Department"

University College London (Some courses are available in an online format) Monday 08 July to Fri 12 July 2024 What are the origins of the world? How can we achieve happiness? What is the best form of government? Is democracy good? These are only some of the questions which ancient philosophers tried to answer more than … Continue reading "UCL Summer School in Ancient Philosophy 2024"

The department of Classics at RHUL (which, incidentally, is where I work) is delighted to be holding another summer Taster Day for students interested in finding out more about studying with us. This year’s theme is Studying The Classical World: Classical Views on Modern Issues. There’s a great line-up featuring various of my brilliant colleagues, with … Continue reading "RHUL Classics Taster Day: 11th July 2024"

The 30th JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School will take place from Saturday 20th - Saturday 27th July 2024 at St John's College, Durham. They offer courses at six levels in both languages. (see Course Offered) from beginners to advanced, with our highly qualified and experienced tutors from schools and universities. Students have 18 … Continue reading "JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School 2024"

The ninth Belfast Summer School in ancient languages will take place in July 2024. Students can attend in-person at Queen’s University Belfast between Monday 22nd and Friday 26th July, or virtually on Zoom between Monday 8th July and Friday 19th July. Courses are available in Latin and Classical Greek. Further details and to book!