Summer 2024 Online Programs

Summer 2024 will be our 5th year offering summer online programs. As new course offerings are confirmed, we will list them here, with links to the relevant course pages.

Introduction to Ancient Greek

Introduction to Ancient Greek is offered in June and July in two week sessions, meeting weekdays for 2.5 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 23 - July 4 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 1 (Beginners) S/M/T/W/T 8:00pm-10:30pm EDT

• June 24 - July 5 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 1 (Beginners) M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT

• July 7 - 18 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 2 (Advanced Beginners) S/M/T/W/T 8:00pm-10:30pm EDT

• July 8 - 19 Intro to Ancient Greek, Level 2 (Advanced Beginners) M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

Introduction to Latin

Introduction to Latin is offered in June and July in two week sessions, meeting weekdays for 2.5 hour classes. Students may choose from the following sessions:

• June 10 - 21 Intro to Latin, Level 1, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT

• June 24 - July 5 Intro to Latin, Level 2, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT

• July 8 - 19 Intro to Latin, Level 3, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

Ancient Greek & Roman Philosophy (*New in 2024)

From Socrates and the Sophists to Stoicism and Neoplatonism, this course will take you through all the important philosophical doctrines of ancient antiquity. (Note: This is not a translation course. No prior language skills necessary).

• June 17 - 28, M/T/W/T/F 10am-12pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

Early Chinese Philosophy & Practice (*New in 2024)

Learn the foundations of ancient Chinese thought. This class will include a special focus on recently unearthed manuscripts and how archaeologists and linguists discover and translate these rare documents. (Note: This is not a translation course. No prior language skills necessary).

• June 16 - 27, S/M/T/W/T 9-11pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

Ancient European Architecture (*New in 2024)

The religious beliefs, aesthetic influences, and engineering innovations of ancient Greece and Rome reverberate through the centuries, represented in many structures still standing today. Learn the fundamental concepts of architecture through the history of ancient European amphitheaters, temples, arches, and aqueducts. (Note: This is not a translation course. No prior language skills necessary).

• July 1 - 12, M/T/W/T/F 11am-1pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

Fall of the Roman Republic (*New in 2024)

This course examines the Fall of the Republic through 6 major players in the 1st century BCE: Crassus, Pompey, Cicero, Caesar, Antony, and Octavian. Explore the history, economics, and politics of this explosive period through visual, historical, literary and discussion-based components. (Note: This is not a translation course. No prior language skills necessary).

• July 22 - August 2, M/T/W/T/F 11am-1pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphic

Take this rare opportunity to study Middle Egyptian (aka Hieroglyphic)! Learn to decipher the pictographic inscriptions of one of the most fascinating and powerful ancient cultures ever.

• July 22 - August 2, M/T/W/T/F 10:30am-1pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

Ancient Mesoamerican Culture (*New in 2024)

This new Calder Classics course will guide you through the history and culture of the ancient Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, and Aztec peoples. Gain a deeper knowledge of the core of Central American history. (Note: This is not a translation course. No prior language skills necessary).

• June 24 - July 5, M/T/W/T/F 9-11pm EDT

Course Fee: $1200

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.

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).

Where do our High School students come from? Check out this list of schools.

Where have our alums gone to college? Check out this list of colleges.