Education

Education Division

1. Activities since the September Meeting

a) Staffing: loss of Keely Lake. She will need to be replaced on the K-12 Education Committee and as ACL Representative to the JCCAE

b) Events Sponsored

2020 started as a year of disruption owing to COVID-19. The pandemic itself and the murder of George Floyd has forced everyone to confront inequities that are systemic in society and our educational system. As a start, and it is only a start, SCS is taking the following actions:

(These reflections were submitted by Sierra Mannie, a Latin teacher in NYC)

Please see https://lacclassicshandbook.wordpress.com/

JACT Latin Summer School (www.latincamp.co.uk)

Camp 2020 runs from Monday 20^th July to Saturday 1^st August.

2020 Fees: £350 for tuition / £820 for tuition and full food and board

Please see our website for full details and quick online application.

With the kind collaboration of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (BAV), the University of Notre Dame offers its Winter School in Latin Paleography and Codicology at its Rome Global Gateway. This two-week intensive course will introduce participants to various aspects of Latin Paleography and Western Codicology, offering a balance of theoretical and practical applications.

Graduate Spotlight

Every year around graduation we at the SCS office are treated to a social media feed full of Classics graduates in cap-and-gown, proudly reflecting on their time in the field. Whether that time will soon end or is merely just beginning, we always love to hear more about graduates' experiences in Classics and what stands out to them as some of the more vivid and memorable moments.

Intensive Latin Course

which will be held within the framework of the Complutense Summer School 2019, of the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

This year the teaching period will take place from July 8 to July 26, 2019.