Online Programs
Calder Classics offers a range of unique and highly effective online courses developed and honed over the past five years. These half-day courses can be fit conveniently into a student's busy spring and summer schedule, and provide excellent preparation for a future Calder Classics travel program. In all of our courses, the Classics come alive through the interplay of literature, art, and ancient and modern history.
Current Online Programs
Watch this space for new online course offerings currently being prepared for 2024!
Past Online Programs
This is our 5th year offering online programs. As our new course offerings are confirmed we will list them in the section above, under “Current Online Programs”. In the meantime, feel free to browse some of our past offerings below:
Latin AP Prep Course: Caesar + Vergil
An intensive preparatory course for avid high school Latin students led by a teacher/scholar who is highly experienced with the Latin AP exam. We make the Classics come alive by looking at the interplay of Caesar's and Vergil's literary works with social and artistic representations of their public image through the ages. Calder Classics invites students planning to take the Latin AP exam to apply for this upper-level course. Students not taking the exam are also welcome to apply and will assuredly enjoy the primary and secondary readings and discussions. All of our courses are designed for students committed to actively participating in our atmosphere of intellectual freedom and interdisciplinary exchange.
Caesar readings; 5 Sundays, Oct. 15 - Nov. 12, 10:30am - 1pm.
Vergil readings; 5 Sundays, Nov. 19 - Dec. 17, 10:30am - 1pm. $800.
Introduction to Ancient Greek
Introduction to Ancient Greek is offered in June and July in two week sessions, meeting weekdays for two and one half hour classes beginning at either 10:30am EDT or 8pm EDT (please be certain to make the correct start time selection on the application form).
Students may choose from the following sessions:
June 18-29 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 1 (Beginners) S/M/T/W/T 8:00pm-10:30pm EDT
June 19-30 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 1 (Beginners) M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT
July 2-13 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 2 (Advanced Beginners) S/M/T/W/T 8:00pm-10:30pm EDT
July 3-14 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 2 (Advanced Beginners) M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT
Introduction to Latin
Introduction to Latin is offered in June and July in two week sessions, meeting weekdays for two and one half hour classes. Students may choose from the following sessions:
June 12-23 Intro to Latin, Level 1, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT
June 26-July 7 Intro to Latin, Level 1, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT
June 26-July 7 Intro to Latin, Level 2, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT
June 26-July 7 Intro to Latin, Level 3, M/T/W/T/F 2:30pm-5pm EDT
Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphic
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Students entering 9th through 12th grades join us for this 2-week online program for a whirlwind tour of the fundamentals of Middle Egyptian (aka Hieroglyphic) and learn how to translate mysterious inscriptions found on buildings, statues, stelae, etc!
June 19- June 30, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT
Upper Level Reading Latin
Online Upper Level Reading Latin courses are offered in June through August in two week sessions, meeting weekdays for two and one half hour classes (three hours for AP Prep). Students may choose from the following sessions:
June 26-July 7, “Journeys to the Underworld”. Upper Level. Taught by Dr. Frances Bernstein. Monday - Friday, 10:30am - 1pm (EDT).
July 24-August 4, “Roman Voices”. Upper Level. Taught by Sarah Grover. Monday - Friday. 10:30am to 1pm (EDT).
July 31-August 11, “Latin AP Prep”. Upper Level. Taught by Dr. Eric Casey. Monday-Friday 10:30am to 1:30pm (EDT).