Planning is underway for our online programs to be offered during the 2024-25 school year and the following summer! As our new course offerings are confirmed, we will list them here in this “Current Online Programs” section.  In the meantime, feel free to browse some of our past offerings below.

Current Online Programs

See below for a selection of Winter online programs designed for students looking to expand their knowledge of the Classics during the school year. Choose from a Latin AP prep course for students planning to take the exam this year and an introductory ancient Greek course for students who want to explore this ancient language.

Latin AP Prep Course: Caesar & Vergil

Get a jumpstart on your critically important AP prep through this primer with Dr. Eric Casey. Review all the most complex grammar and study the most vital passages of Caesar and Vergil to ensure that you are ready for the Latin AP exam.

Oct 20 - Dec 15, 2024, Sundays, 3-5pm EDT (excluding Thanksgiving weekend, Sunday Dec 1)

Course Fee: $1200

Past Online Programs

Introduction to Ancient Greek

This Ancient Greek language course is designed for beginners and was offered in two Levels.

• Level 1 covered the basics of the Ancient Greek language, beginning with the alphabet, including noun, adjective and participle declensions, verb forms, and the basics of Greek syntax. At the end of the course students had a working vocabulary of about 150 words.

• Level 2 introduced more advanced grammatical topics, like non-indicative verb forms such as infinitives, imperatives, and participles. Students have a chance to read short stories in Greek from their textbook, practicing accurate translations and incorporating exercises on the recognition of grammar covered in class. 

Introduction to Latin

This introductory level online learning experience was designed to prepare students for reading great works of Latin literature and joining one of our upper level Reading Latin courses.

• Level 1 Latin was intended for students entering 8th through 12th grades with no prior experience studying Latin. Students were introduced to fundamental Latin syntax, grammar, and vocabulary by reading adapted Latin passages from such Roman authors as Cicero. 

• Level 2 students dove further into syntax and continued their memorization of core Latin vocabulary.  This course provided the necessary skills to proficiently read and discuss some adapted and unadapted Latin passages from such Roman authors as Ovid.

• Level 3 placed emphasis on the uses of the subjunctive mood, participle forms and their uses, and other key subordinate clause formations and syntax. Students were able to read authentic Latin texts such as Vergil with greater proficiency.

Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphic

This unique, online experience was designed for students with a desire to learn about Egyptian Hieroglyphic (aka Middle Egyptian). This program brought the mysteries of Ancient Egyptian inscriptions to life through translating a variety of the surviving stories, poems, royal autobiographies, and coffin texts, and discussions about the art, social structure, and history.

Ancient Greek & Roman Philosophy

Students gained an in-depth understanding of nearly 1,000 years of Greek and Roman philosophy by reading primary source excerpts in translation from Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Diogenes, Lucretius, and Seneca, Plotinus, and more. In-class discussions also reflected on how conversations in antiquity echo in philosophical debates today.

Ancient European Architecture

From the classical elegance of Greece and Rome to the soaring spires of Gothic cathedrals, this course offered a dynamic introduction to the architectural marvels of Europe over time. Participants journeyed through the ages, exploring how monuments shaped and were shaped by the societies that created them. Through virtual tours, interactive discussions, and engaging case studies, students gained insights into the evolution of architectural styles, techniques, and the cultural significance of Europe's most iconic structures. 

Fall of the Roman Republic

Students analyzed one of the most pivotal moments in ancient history as seen through the eyes of the key players: Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian (aka the first Roman emperor, Augustus). The course examined primary sources (in translation) as well as some secondary analysis to work out how much of the Republic's downfall was preventable, as well as whether some people or events were more responsible than others.

Upper-Level Latin: Journeys to the Underworld: Aeneid 6 and Odyssey 11

Modeled after our amazing residential program in Tuscany, this online course focused on ancient texts that explore underworld narratives and prophecies: Aeneas’ famous landing in Italy, his meeting with the Sybil of Cumae, and his journey to the underworld; and Odysseus’ νέκυια to hear the prophecy of Tiresias. Students increased their reading speed and comprehension of Latin syntax, and engaged in discussions about how we understand Homer’s underworld, mediated through Vergil’s text.

Upper-Level Latin: Roman Voices

Exegi monumentum aere perennius; “I have finished a monument more lasting than bronze,” Horace writes in Ode 3.30. He suggests (and hopes) that his oeuvre will affect generations to come. What effect did voices like Horace’s have on our understanding of the eternal city? Whose voices helped shape ancient Rome? What did these voices omit? Whose voices were left out? In this course, we explored these questions through our readings of Roman poetry and prose as we delve into texts by Horace, Catullus, Vergil, Ovid, Livy, and Cornelia. We also looked at Latin inscriptions, and we considered other ways the voices of antiquity have been passed down to us.

Upper-Level Latin: Latin AP Prep: Reading Caesar and Vergil

This intensive preparation for the Latin AP focused on excerpts from Caesar’s Gallic War and Vergil’s Aeneid. We also talked about Roman notions of the self and identity and ways that Romans would perform and reaffirm their social identity and status through their habits, dress, gestures, and more through brief excerpts from Quintilian, Plutarch, Seneca, and Tacitus. We also looked at Roman art as another way that individuals could craft and shape their public image.

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