Summer School 2008
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The next summer INSET for teachers will be in Uppingham School, from Monday 21st July to Saturday 26th July 2008.
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Director: Dr Alison Henshaw
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The 2008 ARLT Summer school is in 69 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes, and 21 seconds. |
INSET FOR CLASSICS TEACHERS
Download the brochure as pdf
here.
Monday 21st July to Saturday 26th July 2008
Uppingham School, Rutland
for practising teachers
Supported by JACT
ARLT Registered Charity no. 275052
84th SUMMER SCHOOL
Introduction
The Summer School in 2008 will be held between 21-26 July in Uppingham School.
Accommodation is in single or double study bedrooms with a washbasin.
Facilities include tennis courts, a swimming pool and a bar.
The whole site is networked for ICT.
History of the School
Read it here
Option groups will include
- AS and A2 set texts
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A level Classical Civilisation topics
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AS/A2 Latin language
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Cambridge Latin Course
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GCSE set texts
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Latin for years 7 & 8
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G & T teaching styles
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Latin pronunciation
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Beginners' Greek
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Classroom games.
Speakers will include:
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Dr Richard Hawley, Royal Holloway College, on Greek Symposia
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Dr Jenny March, Editor CA News, on Women in Greek Tragedy
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Dr Kathryn Tempest, Roehampton University, on Roman Law Courts
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Dr Mark Bradley, University of Nottingham, on Roman History
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Will Griffiths, Cambridge School Classics Project, on Teaching Latin as a non-specialist
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Professor Thomas Harrison, Liverpool University, Chairman of JACT Council, on Herodotus
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Bettany Hughes, TV Historian and author, on Helen of Troy
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Dr Claire Gruzelier, teacher and member of Omnibus team, on 'Off the Beaten Track'
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Michael Jones, Lincoln City Council, will guide us round Roman Lincoln
Hellenic Bookservice - Visit to Lincoln - Music - Quiz - Evening Entertainment
Cost
All this for only £280 Day rate £56
PGCE Students £140 First Timers discount £100
Bursaries of £100 available
Further details of the Summer School may appear here. You may wish to bookmark this page. To contact the Course Secretary please email pcoxsmith(at)btinternet.com
A video diary and lecture notes etc from the previous (2007) Summer School are
here.
Interesting
March INSET Day
2006 Refresher Day reports and discussion
The
Blog is our
Topical Commentary.
Potential Teachers scholarships
ARLT Summer School
lecture reports and
pictures here
and here.
- see
Topical Commentary
We need A level teaching notes and unseens now for this year's syllabus, in the Teachers' section.
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Resources now easier to find
Spoken Latin:
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Useful Information
Classics on TV and Radio this week. Thanks, David Swift!
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