Announcements for June 20th
The Kalends of June are fast approaching, and that means that CANEns is switching to its summer schedule through the end of August after this week. We hope everyone will use the summer months as a time for family, reflection, and rejuvenation!
CANEns is also looking for new editors. Please contact Ben Revkin (magister.revkin@gmail.com) or TJ Howell (magister.howell@gmail.com) for more details.
BEYOND CANE
If you’re interested in active Latin, but don’t have much (any) experience, and don’t want to have to commit to a week-long full immersion seminar or travel far distances, Express Fluency’s Latin Summer Intensive and/or Latin Teacher Training weekends are for you! Held in lovely Burlington, VT, this Latin weekend is being held August 11-12 for $165 +$100 for the Latin Teacher Training seminar, and will be taught by Justin Slocum Bailey. See Express Fluency‘s website for more details and to register.
The Boston Area Classics Calendar has a lot going on, and a weekly email digest of upcoming events.
If you live in the western Massachusetts, northern Connecticut, or southern Vermont area you may be interested in Amherst College’s list of upcoming lectures in the Pioneer Valley.
Meetups
Now that UMASS is out of session, the Western MA Conversational Hour is meeting slightly earlier – every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Esselon Cafe in Hadley, MA! For details, contact TJ Howell.
In the Boston area? Check out the Active Latin Meetup page for events.
Jobs
Academy Hill School is a small independent day school that serves gifted and academically advanced students located in Springfield, MA. They are currently looking for a part-time Latin teacher.
All students in grades 6-8 (about 30-45) take Latin, while students in grades 4 and 5 (about 20-30) take Classics, where they learn about Greek and Roman life and the basics of Latin. The middle school uses Latin via Ovid as the textbook, and the fourth and fifth grades have used Minimus and Telling Tales in Latin. Candidates should be comfortable teaching Latin up to the Level II National Latin Exam syllabus and should enjoy working with intelligent, thoughtful children who ask good questions.
Candidates should also have:
Teaching experience, especially with middle school and younger
Knowledge of Latin (MTEL certification or MA/MAT/BA in Latin/Classics a plus)
Joy in learning and sharing what you know with students
Creativity in presenting topics to students aged 9-14
Flexibility and ability to think on your feet
Involvement in the larger Latin community
Contact:
mearls@academyhill.org