Monthly Archives: June 2015

Exploring Ancient Rome with eToga Trek

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This past school year, Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute introduced a new program, eToga Trek, whose goal was to share Latin and Ancient Rome with students all over the world. In each of these online videos an engaging instructor guides the viewers through a lesson about Roman culture. Elementary school students and middle school students are the target audience, and the videos are available completely free of charge.
Five videos were unveiled throughout the school year. The topics included Families & Bullas, Roman Clothing, Greek & Roman Architecture, Mosaics, and Games & Knucklebones. The instructors keep students actively engaged by including pictures from the ancient world, webquests, and hands-on activities or crafts. In addition, the episodes promote critical thinking by encouraging students to write their thoughts and questions in a journal. As motivation for keeping a journal, the program offers a contest with prizes for students who share questions or comments online.
Ascanius has shared the joys of Classics with young children through its Roman Explorers and LatinSummer programs since 2000, but this year marked the first time that the organization has offered an online program. The flexibility of this free video series is exciting: The videos could be utilized as stand-alone lessons, or they could be incorporated into existing units of study. Ascanius hopes that the series will be used not only in traditional classrooms, but also by homeschool groups, enrichment programs, and families.

Announcements for June 14

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BEYOND CANE

  • The American Classical League is holding its Summer Institute at UCONN this year from June 25-28.  The link will give you registration information and abstracts for papers and workshops that will be presented.  We hope to see you there!
  • This year’s MaFLA Summer Institute will be held August 14-16 at the Winslow Academic Center at Lasell College in Newton, MA.  This year features a full Latin track for all three days!  Click the link for registration information and a full schedule.
  • Fabulous offerings from ASCANIUS Youth Classics Institute, including exploratory ‘Latin Summer’ for kids
    in Boston, Birmingham, Northern Virginia and Rome.
  • The Boston Area Classics Calendar has a lot going on, and a weekly email digest of upcoming events.

Certamina et Dies Classici et Eventus!

  • Registrations are now being accepted for this year’s summer programs organized by the Vergilian Society.  The details of these tours can be found here.
  • Odds Bodkin tells the epic tale of the Odyssey in three parts at the Riverwalk Cafe and Music Bar in Nashua, New Hampshire. Part III is July 3rd. Call the Cafe for more information at (603) 578-0200.
  • Mosaic Madness: A class for kids 8-10 years old at Worcester Art Museum, Saturdays, now through June 27

Summer Conferences and Talks

  • CANE Summer Institute, July 13-18:  Exegi Monumentum:  Creating the Everlasting in the Ancient World
    at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.  See this brochure for a complete list of the public lectures.

Meetups

  • Live in western MA or northern CT and want to practice speaking in Latin? There is a large group that meets weekly in Hadley, MA! For details, contact TJ Howell.
  • In the Boston area? Check out the Active Latin Meetup page for events.

Jobs

  • See our new Jobs page for details.

Funding and Professional Development