A black and white drawing of an ancient Greek statue of a man with a beard and long hair, wearing a draped toga, holding a scroll in one hand, standing next to a column, with ruins and trees in the background.

Why Learn Latin & Ancient Greek?

I still remember my excitement when I first started reading Caesar’s De Bello Gallico in Latin. I couldn’t believe it – Julius Caesar, a name we have all heard of as a prominent ancient historical figure, actually wrote things, and we actually have those things?! The fact that I could read the writing of someone so famous captivated me. I immediately fell in love with the language, and in college, took up Ancient Greek too. Just as with Latin, I became enthralled when I started reading the New Testament and Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey in the original language.

I think the most exciting part of learning these languages is to read texts that connect us to a distant past, often by historical figures many of us have heard of. That is why, in these classes, we learning these languages through reading texts of all sorts, many of which are from the distant past! It is this appreciation for the relationship between the now and the then that I seek to cultivate in these classes!

Start Learning Ancient Greek and Latin!

Greek: Learning to Read the New Testament Greek: Learning to Read the New Testament
Greek: Learning to Read the New Testament
$35.00

Written in Ancient Greek, the New Testament is one of the hallmark and most sought after texts in the Western canon. This class will prepare students to read the New Testament in the original Greek, while also equipping them with the linguistic skills to read Plato and Aristotle. We will start off by working through the textbook Athenaze, while taking occasional breaks reading Thrasymachus and other stories. Most of these stories, in fact, will be drawn from the New Testament, so students can start reading selections as soon as after the third class! The course will meet regularly once a week for an hour. There will be two separate classes: one for adult learners and another for students (Grades 8-12).

Latin: Excelsior Latin: Excelsior
Latin: Excelsior
$35.00

Interested in Latin but don’t know where to start? Did you take Latin in Middle or High School but hardly understood a thing? Maybe you started learning Latin on your own but got stuck and frustrated? If any of these apply, this class is perfect for you! We will start by reading from the textbook Familia Romana, and then hop back and forth from this book to Latin short stories often referred to as “novellas.” Heroes fighting monsters, kings fighting kings, these stories have it all. As we go, we will cover essential grammatical concepts and also try our hand at writing and speaking in Latin! Once we finish Familia Romana, the class will conclude reading select poems by Catullus, Martial, and Ovid, and  some letters by St. Jerome. The course will meet regularly once a week for an hour. There will be two separate classes: one for adult learners and another for students (Grades 8-12).

Homeric Greek Homeric Greek
Homeric Greek
$35.00

For those who have learned a bit of Ancient Greek already, whether it’s Koine or Attic, and want now to read either Homer’s Iliad or Odyssey, this course is perfect. To get comfortable with the Homeric dialect, we will begin by reading a short story about a war between frogs and mice. We will then move on to reading sections of the Iliad and the Odyssey, scaled by difficulty and selected based on interest. The course will meet regularly once a week for an hour. There will be two separate classes: one for adult learners and another for students (Grades 8-12).

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