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Don't forget: registration for our Fall term online courses in Latin, Ancient Greek, and Classical Studies ends this Sunday, September 22nd! Click here for the full course catalog, schedules, costs, and scholarship information: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/telepaideia

Telepaideia | Online Courses in the Classics Synchronous online courses in Latin, Ancient Greek, Classical studies, and more!

New article from In Medias Res! IMR Editor Mark Buchan reflects on Latin love elegy, mega-pop stardom, and why Classicists should care about Taylor Swift's lyrical bending of ancient myth on her most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department. Read here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/taylor_swift_for_classicists_or_love_elegy_today_part_i

Taylor Swift for Classicists, Or: Love Elegy Today (Part I) On The Tortured Poets Department's Classical allusions and complex poetic twists.

We're hiring! Apply today to lead a Paideia Classical Tour of France in March of 2025. We are looking for candidates with a background in Classics who are familiar with Marseille, Nîmes, and Lyon and have experience working with high school students. Learn more and apply here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/teaching_assistant_for_classical_tour_in_france

Join us TOMORROW, September 7th at 1:00pm ET for a lecture and panel discussion between educators from across the field of Classics on Dr. Stefano Vittori's proposal for a linguistics-based language pedagogy. Come hear about how his approach to teaching Latin and Ancient Greek at a public high school in Italy encourages students to make metalinguistic connections between primary and target languages, read confidently without the support of a dictionary, and write their own original compositions. RSVP here:

Teaching Classics Through Linguistics: A Renewed Grammar-Translation Method Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 PM ET

The Fall 2024 term of Telepaideia is open for enrollment! Click below to view our catalog of online courses for all levels in Latin, Ancient Greek, classical studies, enrichment for Latin teachers, and much more. Register by September 22nd.

Telepaideia | Online Courses in the Classics Synchronous online courses in Latin, Ancient Greek, Classical studies, and more!

Free online event! Join us this Saturday, September 7th at 1:00pm ET for a lecture and panel discussion between educators from across the field of Classics on Dr. Stefano Vittori's proposal for a linguistics-based language pedagogy. Come hear about how his approach to teaching Latin and Ancient Greek at a public high school in Italy encourages students to make metalinguistic connections between primary and target languages, read confidently without the support of a dictionary, and write their own original compositions. RSVP here:

Teaching Classics Through Linguistics: A Renewed Grammar-Translation Method Saturday, September 7th at 1:00 PM ET

We are now accepting lecture abstracts for the February 2025 edition of our annual Living Latin in New York City conference! We invite proposals for short talks in Latin, Ancient Greek, or English on this year's theme of "Origin Stories". The deadline for abstract submissions is October 1st. Read the full prompt and submit a lecture proposal here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/call_for_papers_origin_stories

Call for Papers: Origin Stories Submit an abstract for the Paideia Institute's 2025 Living Latin in NYC Conference!

Join us this Saturday, August 31st at noon ET for a free online lecture with Prof. Jacob Mackey on his recent book, Belief and Cult: Rethinking Roman Religion (Princeton University Press, 2022)! RSVP here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/belief_and_emotion_in_roman_religion_reconsidering_john_sheid_s_civic_model

Belief and emotion in Roman religion: Reconsidering John Sheid's "civic model" Living Latin and Ancient Greek

In keeping with Paideia tradition, a few weeks ago we wrapped up our summer programming with the celebratory talent show and feast that mark the end of Living Greek in Greece–which included a breathtaking dance performance by our 2024 Brightheart Fellow, Emily Gunter!

Inspired by the course's theme of "Helen of Sparta", Emily's choreography "investigates the opposition and balance of several parallelisms in Helen’s story: strength//weakness, truth//lies, love//loss, innocence//guilt, and choice//fate. The concept of parallelisms was initially inspired by the rhetorical use of parallel phrasing in Gorgias’s Encomium of Helen."

Our August Redux Books sale is live! The Paideia Institute partners with Bookmarx Books in Steubenville, OH to bring you a vast selection of second-hand Classics books at unbeatable prices. You'll find everything from Loebs, to histories, Latin and Greek textbooks, dictionaries, and some truly rare gems. Shop here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/redux_books

Redux Books | A Second-Hand Classics Bookshop Second-hand Classics books at unbeatable prices

Free online lecture! Join us TOMORROW, August 15 at 1:00pm ET to hear from author and teacher Abigail Palmer about her first novel, Faelan and the Miracle Machines, and on bringing the ancient world to life through storytelling in her Montessori Ancient Humanities curriculum.

RSVP here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/did_that_really_happen_compelling_instruction_in_the_classical_humanities

Did That Really Happen? Compelling Instruction in the Classical Humanities and the Case for Ancient Historical Fiction A free online lecture with Abigail Palmer, author of Faelan and the Miracle Machines

Free online lecture! Join us next Thursday, August 15 at 1:00pm ET to hear from author and teacher Abigail Palmer about her first novel, Faelan and the Miracle Machines, and on bringing the ancient world to life through storytelling in her Montessori Ancient Humanities curriculum.

RSVP here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/did_that_really_happen_compelling_instruction_in_the_classical_humanities

Did That Really Happen? Compelling Instruction in the Classical Humanities and the Case for Ancient Historical Fiction A free online lecture with Abigail Palmer, author of Faelan and the Miracle Machines

Applications are open for Living Latin in Paris 2024-2025! Join us this December 27th to January 3rd for a week of spoken Medieval Latin in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The theme of this year's edition of the course is Scribes and Scholars: Medieval Education in France, focusing on readings from cathedral schools and the Latin-speaking world of learning associated with them. The program will visit medieval sites around Paris and the city of Dijon in Burgundy. Details here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/living_latin_in_paris

This weekend our Living Greek in Greece students went on an adventure in search of ancient Sparta! Some highlights included visiting the 8th century BCE Menelaion shrine to Menelaus and Helen, the deadly Cave Kaiadas (where the Spartans are said to have cruelly abandoned their unwanted), an impromptu reenactment of the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra under the rain at Mycenae, and an Ancient Greek cooking class on Mount Taygetos! 🔪🛁

This week we welcomed our 2024 Living Greek in Greece students to Selianitika, our beloved idyll in the Peloponnese! This year we also thrilled to host dancer and Classicist Emily Gunter as our Brightheart Fellowship artist-in-residence. Over the next few weeks she will draw inspiration from the course theme–Helen of Sparta–to develop and perform an original choreography at the end of the program. Check us out practicing dance movement exercises to the beat of Ancient Greek meter! 💃

Free online lecture this Sunday! Join us at noon ET to hear from Prof. Melissa Lane about Plato's reflections on the strengths and vulnerabilities of constitutional polities to "guard the guardians" of democratic rule, a topic she investigates in her recent book, Of Rule and Office: Plato’s Ideas of the Political (Princeton University Press, 2023). RSVP here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/plato_on_rule_and_office_constitutionalism_for_the_good_of_the_ruled

Plato on Rule and Office: constitutionalism for the good of the ruled Living Latin and Ancient Greek

Over the past two weeks, 73 students joined us in Rome for our high school and adult Living Latin programs! We read and spoke Latin in situ at sites far and wide, took trips to Naples, Ostia, Sperlonga, Subiaco, and Cerveteri, and even cruised up the Tiber river to recreate Aeneas' journey towards his future city! Here are just a handful of snapshots from this year's Roman adventure–it will be hard to say farewell this Sunday!

Job opening! The Paideia Institute is in search of a head teacher to lead our Living Latin in Paris spoken Medieval Latin program this December 27th-January 3rd. Ideal candidates will have expertise in teaching Latin via the active method, medieval history and culture, and familiarity with the city of Paris. Apply by July 31st for priority consideration:

Living Latin in Paris Head Teacher Apply to teach Medieval Latin in Paris this winter!

New In Medias Res article! High school senior Nina Zeltser offers an in-depth analysis of the Classical themes and imagery woven into Ukrainian and Russian political history, from the first "tsar" ( = "Caesar") to present day propaganda. Read the article here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/of_myths_and_men_classical_themes_in_russian_ukrainian_narratives

Of Myths and Men: Classical Themes in Russian-Ukrainian Narratives Hackley School senior Nina Zeltser offers an expansive analysis of the Classical imagery woven into Russian and Ukrainian political history.

🐓 A big thank you to everyone who joined us (despite the heat!) at last Saturday for our Ancient Farm to Modern Table event!

📚 New book review from In Medias Res! Our resident expert on Classics-inflected fiction for YA audiences, AnnMarie Patterson, reviews Abigail Palmer's debut novel about a 12 year-old Briton whose world is torn apart by Roman occupation and enslavement, but who ultimately regains his sense of self in the workshop of the machinist Heron in cosmopolitan Alexandria. Read the review here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/book_review_faelan_and_the_miracle_machines

Book Review: Faelan and the Miracle Machines Abigail Palmer's debut work of YA historical fiction probes slavery and identity in the early Roman Empire.

Join us TOMORROW, Friday, June 21st at noon ET for a FREE online lecture with author and educator Dr. Evelien Bracke about her work teaching Latin and Ancient Greek to young students from under-served communities in the UK and Belgium, and on developing a language pedagogy that embraces intercultural empowerment and linguistic equity. RSVP here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/teaching_classics_for_social_justice_at_primary_schools_in_europe_kids_play

Teaching Classics for social justice at primary schools in Europe: kids’ play?! Living Latin and Ancient Greek

Join us this Friday, June 21st at noon ET for a FREE online lecture with author and educator Dr. Evelien Bracke about her work teaching Latin and Ancient Greek to young students from under-served communities in the UK and Belgium, and on developing a language pedagogy that embraces intercultural empowerment and linguistic equity. RSVP here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/teaching_classics_for_social_justice_at_primary_schools_in_europe_kids_play

Teaching Classics for social justice at primary schools in Europe: kids’ play?! Living Latin and Ancient Greek

Join us Saturday, June 22nd for a FREE in-person event at Grand Cru Farm in Stockton, NJ celebrating Classics and sustainable farming! Tour the farm (and meet some animals!), hear a book talk from farmer and University of Vermont Classics Professor Mark Usher, then share a communal farm-to-table meal made from Grand Cru's own produce and meats. Prof. Usher will discuss his work at the intersection of Classics and environmental studies and present his forthcoming book, Following Nature’s Lead: Ancient Ways of Living in a Dying World. Free private transportation from NYC will be provided.

RSVP here: https://www.paideiainstitute.org/ancient_farm_modern_table

Ancient Farm to Modern Table Join The Paideia Institute for an afternoon dedicated to regenerative farming and the environmental humanities.

Here is just a glimpse of the fun we had last week honoring Dame Mary Beard, OBE and Dr. Thomas P. Sculco at The Paideia Institute's 2024 Arete Award Gala! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us in support of the future of the classical humanities–our mission would not be possible without your commitment. If you missed it, stay tuned for more photos of the event and recordings of our honorees' speeches coming soon!

(Photos by Sabrina Asch Photography)