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Classical Association of Ireland Latin Summer School, 2025!

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The popular Classical Association of Ireland Latin Summer school is back for 2025!

The Latin Summer School is designed for secondary school students between the ages of 12 and 18, with little or no knowledge of Latin and/or Classics, and offers an exciting opportunity to learn Latin through a two-week immersion course.

If you are not studying Latin or Classics, but you are interested in ancient languages and history, this is the place for you! Whether you are studying Classical Studies or the new Junior Certificate Classics or not, the Summer School offers an exciting opportunity to explore the culture of the Romans through their language. Perhaps you want to improve your language learning skills or understanding, communicating and writing in English? Or you are exploring your academic future? If you are you thinking about studying Classical Civilisation, Archaeology, Classical Languages, Ancient or Medieval History, Philosophy, Religion, History of Art, Romance languages in college, the CAI Summer school is a great place to start!

Over the course of two weeks (23 June – 4 July), you will immerse yourself in the language and history of Rome and engage in a variety of fun activities, led by experienced and passionate teachers. There will be interactive and online games, singing contests, Latin cartoons, and a bit of spoken Latin, too!

The Latin Summer School offers courses at Beginners level for students who have not studied Latin before. Each course has three 50-minute classes per day. All resources and learning materials are provided. After two weeks, students will be able to read simple Latin texts and have sufficient knowledge of the language to continue studying it independently or enter a higher-level course.

The Summer School will be conducted in a hybrid format this year, i.e. in person for those who choose to do so (venue: Trinity College Dublin), and online via Zoom.

Teaching Ancient Greece: Lesson Plans, Vase Animations, and Resources, ed. by Sonya Nevin

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Huge congratulations to Dr Sonya Nevin on the publication of her edited volume Teaching Ancient Greece: Lesson Plans, Vase Animations, and Resources, the latest volume from the “Our Mythical Childhood” series! This volume is packed with lesson plans and resources based around pottery as a means of accessing the ancient world. Drawing on the amazing Panoply Vase Animation Project, each lesson uses a particular vase and its animation, and the lessons have in-built flexibility to accommodate learners of different ages and abilities. Bringing together the experiences, perspectives and expertise of a diverse range of educators around the world, this volume is a treasure trove waiting to be explored! And you can do just that for free! Click here to download a free, open access copy of the volume or here to purchase a hard copy to decorate your bookshelf!

Classical Association of Ireland Latin Summer School, 2024

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The Classical Association of Ireland is delighted to announce the 2024 Latin Summer school, an exciting opportunity to learn Latin through a two-week immersion.

The Latin Summer School is designed for secondary school students between the ages of 12 and 18, with little or no knowledge of Latin and/or Classics.

If you are not studying Latin or Classics, but you are interested in ancient languages and history, this is the place for you! Whether you are studying Classical Studies or the new Junior Certificate Classics or not, the Summer School offers an exciting opportunity to explore the culture of the Romans through their language. Perhaps you want to improve your language learning skills or understanding, communicating and writing in English? Or you are exploring your academic future? If you are you thinking about studying Classical Civilisation, Archaeology, Classical Languages, Ancient or Medieval History, Philosophy, Religion, History of Art, Romance languages in college, the CAI Summer school is a great place to start!

Over the course of two weeks (17-28 June), you will immerse yourself in the language and history of Rome and engage in a variety of fun activities, led by experienced and passionate teachers. There will be interactive and online games, singing contests, Latin cartoons, and a bit of spoken Latin, too!

The Latin Summer School offers courses at Beginners level for students who have not studied Latin before. Each course has three 50-minute classes per day. All resources and learning materials are provided. After two weeks, students will be able to read simple Latin texts and have sufficient knowledge of the language to continue studying it independently or enter a higher-level course.

The Summer School will be conducted in a hybrid format this year, i.e. in presence for those who choose to do so (venue: Trinity College Dublin), and online via Zoom.

  • Contact hours: three classes/per day for two weeks
  • Minimum age 12
  • Course fee: €200
  • Information and registration: Dr Cosetta Cadau, cosetta.cadau@mu.ie