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Calder Classics is an educational boutique that offers customized learning experiences associated with the Classics. We believe that a creative engagement with antiquity enhances the understanding and critique of the modern world and enables our students to gain a greater appreciation of all cultures.
Since 2012 Calder Classics has offered interdisciplinary educational travel programs for high school and college students interweaving Greek, Latin, and Creative Writing programs in Italy, Greece, and France with the study of Ancient and Art History. Our online programs expand beyond a Greek and Latin curriculum to include a broad selection in comparative culture, architecture, philosophy, and more! We provide support through group and private tutoring in Greek, Latin, and related fields. Our college consulting group is the same team behind Calder Classics educational programs. Using our expertise and mentorship options, we aim to help you improve your profile as a college applicant and achieve your admissions dreams.
We are a family business bringing you the best educational experience centered around the Classics.
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Featured Course & Scholar
I would highly recommend any Calder Classic trip for motivated students who wish to have an immersive and unique educational experience!
Featured Course:
Reading Latin + Imperial History in Rome, July 16-23
Calder Classics invites students entering 10th through 12th grades to join us in Rome in the summer of 2026. Over the course of a seven-day program, the Classics come alive through the study of Latin, exploration of ancient sites, and immersion in daily Italian life.
From imperial ambition to archaeological obsession, this immersive portion of the course explores how two of history’s powerful figures, Napoleon Bonaparte and Mussolini, reimagined ancient Rome to serve their modern visions. In connection with the Latin texts we read, students trace the transformation of Rome’s ruins into symbols of national identity, political propaganda, and cultural pride. Through site visits and museum explorations, students uncover how monuments like the Column of Trajan, the Colosseum, and the Ara Pacis were excavated, restored, and repurposed. We engage in critical discussions and on-site experiences to understand how Rome’s past was not just preserved, but powerfully reimagined.
Each day we read, translate, and discuss Latin literature in an interactive “salon” style environment. Students gain valuable sight-reading experience with such influential Roman authors as Catullus, Horace, Vergil, Ovid, Martial, Caesar, or Livy. Given that participants join us from a variety of schools, we begin each day with a review of Latin grammar. We then analyze texts from both a grammatical and literary perspective, engaging in such topics as the significance of rhetorical devices, meter, and intertextuality. At least one school year of reading original (or slightly adapted) Latin texts is required. Read More.
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Featured Scholar:
Sarah Grover
Sarah Grover earned her B.A. in Comparative Literature from Brown University and her M.A. in Classics from NYU, where she focused on Latin and Greek literature. She has been teaching Latin, Ancient Gr
Sarah Grover
Sarah Grover earned her B.A. in Comparative Literature from Brown University and her M.A. in Classics from NYU, where she focused on Latin and Greek literature. She has been teaching Latin, Ancient Greek, and Spanish at Riverdale Country School since 2007 and has led both middle and high school students on trips to Greece, Italy, Spain, France, and Peru. She loves the study of modern languages and enjoys speaking Italian. Sarah has led many Calder Classics programs in Rome in the summers and over spring break and has developed several online Reading Latin courses. She has also taught Greek in Thessaloniki for Calder Classics. Sarah is the co-leader of our Spring Break 2026 Reading Latin program in Rome.
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Introducing the Calder Collection: Jewelry for Scholarship
Calder Classics has introduced a beautiful line of fine jewelry called The Calder Collection based on ancient coins, charms, and talismans. All the profits from the sale of these pieces go to support the Calder Classics Scholarship Fund. Read More.
Student Profiles
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