Reading Latin & Creative Writing in Essex

Cindy Calder founded Calder Classics in 2012 while studying Greek and Latin at Columbia University.  She earned her B.A. from Dartmouth College and her M.A. in Classics from Columbia University.  She also spent several summers in the hallowed halls of CUNY’s Latin/Greek Institute, where the extremely intense but very rewarding course of study inspired her to share her passion for the Classics through her own high school and adult programs. Cindy founded Calder Classics on the belief that the study of the Classics, when complemented with a first-hand experience of art, history, literature, and modern culture, enriches younger students’ academic experience and encourages adults to re-engage in the joys of learning. At Calder Classics, mixing students of all ages in a shared learning environment has proven intellectually stimulating in wonderfully unexpected ways. Cindy taught Latin at Trinity School, the Brearley School, and Saint Joseph High School in New York City, and she has taught many courses for Calder Classics in-person and online. She has extensive tutoring experience in Latin and Greek. Cindy lives with her husband in Massachusetts and is the mother of four grown children.

Clare Kearns is a Ph.D. candidate in Classics at Brown University. Her research primarily focuses on gender and sexuality in the Roman Empire, but she also often works on instances of Classical reception in feminist and anti-colonial contexts. Prior to Brown, she received a B.A. in Classics and Comparative Literature from the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of Classics, she enjoys hiking, reading contemporary fiction, and taking care of her dog, Olive.

Kat Misko earned her B.A. in English with a minor in Film and Spanish from Boston College and earned her M.F.A. in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College. As a three-time Emmy Award-winning (nine-time nominee) writer, producer and director for major networks such as NBC, ABC, and USA, she has extensive experience in telling compelling stories for the screen. She teaches an interdisciplinary writing and film course at Marymount Manhattan College, which focuses on the art of adaptation and how to utilize classic narrative tools in media. She has taught writing, reading, and literature to underserved NYC youth, served as a reader for One Story magazine, and is currently at work on her first novel. In her spare time, she does art and design work with her husband. She has lived abroad in France and Spain, studying at Parsons Paris and La Universidad Autónoma, and has attended prestigious writing workshops, such as the Tin House and Sirenland Writers Conferences. A mother of two young kids, she lives in New York.