WALNUT – Mt. San Antonio College intends to revive a forgotten language by offering Latin 1 to students seeking a glimpse into the classical world this fall. Latin provides students with access to a ...
At a small table set between bookcases in an office at the foreign language wing of Plainville High School, three students are trying to grasp the concept of participles – Latin participles. Across ...
For Reina Callier, learning Latin ‘is like lifting weights for your brain’ When a student in one of Reina Callier’s Latin classes said, “I came for the language, I stayed for the vibes,” she laughed, ...
Throughout the fall 2010 semester, Calvin students will be chanting “amo, amas, amat” under the direction of various professors of classical languages in various classrooms in Heimenga Hall. In the ...
These days, the first lesson of high school Latin is often to answer the question: why Latin? The language peaked in the era of Roman gladiators and slowly faded throughout the Middle Ages. Today, 800 ...
On April 8, a group of 65 ambitious West Rowan High School students ventured to Wake Forest University in hopes of winning their 15th consecutive North Carolina Junior Classical League title. After ...
A group of 12 people stood in a small circle as Andrew Biondo greeted each person with “Salve” before gripping and shaking their forearm. “‘Salve’ means hello. Shaking your forearm instead of your ...
Every year in late August, an envelope arrived from school with a document that would determine my fate for the next nine months: my schedule. I’d scan the page to see if I’d gotten any especially ...