Training days for teachers of Classics In 2013/14 the Department of Classics and Ancient History at the University of Birmingham, will be running a programme of Teacher Subject Days on six Saturdays across the year. This programme is aimed at Trainee teachers of Classics on School Direct, School Direct (salaried), SCITT and Teach First … Continue reading "Training days for teachers of Classics"
Aimed at teachers, language experts, parents of bilingual children and researchers,come to this seminar to understand and discuss the benefits and challenges of bilingualism and how science and scientists can support language learning. DATE: Saturday 12th October 2013 PLACE: Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre, 66 St Giles', Oxford OX1 3LU FREE ENTRY Register via: www.nativescientist.com PROGRAMME: … Continue reading "Native Scientist & Classics: Empowering Bilingualism through Science Outreach"
Booking is now open for the Cambridge Greek Play 2013! Aeschylus Prometheus Bound Frogs Aristophanes 16th-19th October Directed by Helen Eastman School parties warmly welcomed for a brilliant opportunity to see both comedy and tragedy in the original language (with English surtitles). Tickets at £15/20/25 (students £15) from www.cambridgeartstheatre.com. More info at www.cambridgegreekplay.com and at … Continue reading "Cambridge Greek Play: ‘Prometheus Bound’/’Frogs’"
Meet the Author Author Lindsey Davis talks about her work as a historical novelist and passionate campaigning author, writing a series - and convincing readers to accept a new series. Time: 6pm (Doors open at 5.30pm) Date: Monday 21 October 2013 Place: University of Roehampton, Duchesne Building 004 (Map) This event is sponsored by … Continue reading "Meet the Author: Lindsey Davis"
The Faculty of Classics would like to provide a fantastic opportunity for Year 12 students to research, write, present and film short documentaries about ancient artefacts in the Ashmolean Museum. This one-day course, which will take place on Tuesday 29th of October, is absolutely FREE for students. Students will also be given the opportunity to … Continue reading "Oxford Classics Documentary Shorts"
The Festival is back again on 2nd November 2013, with another long list of top names in Classics and classical authorship. Get your tickets fast! All the latest information is on the Heffers Classics website. Speakers and their topics include... Fact Festival Mary Beard – Talk TBC Paul Cartledge – The Oath of Plataea David … Continue reading "The Heffers Classics Festival 2013"
Karl Sydow in association with Natural Perspective, Supporting Wall and Southwark Playhouse presents the world premiere of Our Ajax by Timberlake Wertenbaker 6 November - 30 November 2013 Show Starts 8pm Matinee Starts 3.30pm Price £10 previews | £16 | £14 (conc) Quoting the site... Starring Olivier Award-winner Joe Dixon (The Orphan of Zhao, RSC; The Mummy Returns), … Continue reading "‘Our Ajax’ | World Premiere | Southwark Playhouse"
The LATIN QVARTER continues to offer courses in Latin and Greek to beginners, the more advanced, and specialists. New Testament Greek course Gloucester Cathedral Two-day course: Sat 9th - Sun 10th November 2013, 10.00-17.00 Details and enrolment: http://ancientgreekinbristol.com/hellenistic.html
Please find below the programme for this year’s EMACT 6th Form Classics Conference to be held at the University of Leicester on Thursday 14th November 2013. The cost is still only £5 per pupil (to include tea, coffee and biscuits!), staff are free; application forms and further details can be obtained by emailing . … Continue reading "6th Form Classics Day 2013, Thursday 14th November"
On Wednesday 13th November at 4.30 pm, Dr Alfonso Moreno will be speaking on: ‘Do People Need Leaders? The Case of Athens’ Dr Moreno is Tutorial Fellow in Ancient History at Magdalen College, Oxford where he specialises in Greek economic and social history. He is author of Feeding the Democracy - The Athenian Grain Supply in the Fifth and … Continue reading "Dr Alfonso Moreno to speak on Cleisthenes and Athens"
