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Founded in 2012, Calder Classics offers year-round, online and travel educational courses, in the Classics, to highly motivated high school students.
We ignite curiosity and learning through memorable, academic experiences that deepen students’ understanding of language, literature and culture. Interacting with history, writing, and art, our students enhance their educational performance and personal growth to unlock their academic potential both in high school and beyond. Find your next adventure and create unforgettable memories.
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:
Calder Classics Online - Latin AP Prep Course: Caesar + Vergil
This Latin AP Prep course is an intensive preparatory course for avid high school Latin students led by a teacher/scholar who is highly experienced with the Latin AP exam. Read More.
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Featured Scholar:
Dr. Crispin Corrado
Dr. Crispin Corrado is a classical archaeologist specializing in Roman art, who received her Ph.D. from Brown University, her M.A. in Art History, and B.A. in Classics from the University of Chicago.
Dr. Crispin Corrado
Dr. Crispin Corrado is a classical archaeologist specializing in Roman art, who received her Ph.D. from Brown University, her M.A. in Art History, and B.A. in Classics from the University of Chicago. Professor Corrado (“Crispin”) has fieldwork experience at Pompeii and has worked in a curatorial capacity in the departments of ancient art at the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Art at the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Vatican Museums. She assisted these institutions in the creation and implementation of exhibitions of ancient art, co-authored catalogs, wrote articles, and presented guest lectures. Crispin’s major research interests include Roman wall painting, sculpture, and domestic architecture. She currently teaches at several American universities in Rome and is the founder and an acting officer of the Rome Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. She has lived in Rome for over fifteen years and is our resident Ancient History teacher and guide. She co-led our 2023 Reading Latin + Ancient History spring program in Rome and our Learning to Read Latin summer program in Rome and the Bay of Naples.
See Our Blog:
Calder Classics Institute Writing Retreat
At the end of March 2023, we gathered in Essex, MA at the Calder Classics Institute for the Calder Classics’ Inaugural Writing Retreat. Spring was in the air as we settled in to work on novel projects, short stories, and a sonnet cycle. The view from the window was inspiring and long walks on the marsh cleared our heads. Read More.
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Scholar Profiles
Led by Cindy Calder, our Scholars are all well established in their fields with exceptional creative, intellectual, and academic backgrounds.