We are looking forward to meeting you in Rome!  On this page you will find all information relevant to the trip this summer. You can also see who else is coming to the program, and communicate with other enrolled students via direct message or shared WhatsApp group. You can always return to this page if you have any questions.  It will also appear in your My Programs section of your Paideia Institute Account, where there are also other resources for the Paideia community. Please check it out.

Next Steps

Please make sure you observe all below deadlines for required forms.

Payment Deadlines

• Non-Refundable Deposit: April 1st, 2025. Please make your deposit payment here.
• Remaining Balance: May 1st, 2025. Please make your balance payment here.

Forms

• Please use this travel form to let us know your arrival and departure information by May 1st, 2025. A week before the programs begins, we will send you more information about our arrival day plan.

Academic and Practical Information and Policies

• You can review all relevant information for this program here.
• Join the LLiR 2025 WhatsApp group to connect with other participants before the start of the program by visiting this link.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Greece!  On this page you will find all information relevant to the trip this summer. You can also see who else is coming to the program, and communicate with other enrolled students via direct message or via a public chat board. You can always return to this page if you have any questions.  It will also appear in your My Programs section of your Paideia Institute Account, where there are also other resources for the Paideia community. Please check it out.

Next Steps

Please make sure you observe all below deadlines for required forms.

Payment Deadlines

• Non-Refundable Deposit: April 1, 2025. Please make your deposit payment here.
• Remaining Balance: May 1, 2025. Please make your balance payment here. (This page will become active on April 2nd, once the program is confirmed to run).

Forms

• Please use this travel form to let us know your arrival and departure information by May 1, 2025. A week before the programs begins, we will send you more information about our arrival day plan.

Academic and Practical Information and Policies

• You can review all relevant information for this program here.
• Join the LGiG 2025 WhatsApp group to contact other participants before the start of the program by clicking this link.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Rome!  On this page you will find all information relevant to the trip this summer. You can also see who else is coming to the program, and communicate with other enrolled students via direct message or shared WhatsApp group. You can always return to this page if you have any questions.  It will also appear in your My Programs section of your Paideia Institute Account, where there are also other resources for the Paideia community. Please check it out.

Important step for parent access to this page: For parents who would like to message Paideia staff and other parents on this page, you will need to please follow these steps: Create an account here and update your profile information here. You’ll then be able to access this page from your own account. 

Next Steps

Please make sure you observe all below deadlines for required forms.

Payment Deadlines

• Non-Refundable Deposit: April 1st, 2025. Please make your deposit payment here.
• Remaining Balance: May 1st, 2025. Please make your balance payment here.

Forms

• Please use this travel form to let us know your arrival and departure information by May 1st, 2025. A week before the programs begins, we will send you more information about our arrival day plan.

Academic and Practical Information and Policies

• You can review all relevant information for this program here.
• You can view a packing and travel suggestions list here. 
• Join the LLiRHS 2025 WhatsApp group to connect with other admitted students and parents before the start of the program by visiting this link.

We are looking forward to meeting you in Greece! On this page you will find all information relevant to the trip this summer. You can also see who else is coming to the program, and communicate with other enrolled students via direct message or shared WhatsApp group. You can always return to this page if you have any questions.  It will also appear in your My Programs section of your Paideia Institute Account, where there are also other resources for the Paideia community. Please check it out.

Important step for parent access to this page: For parents who would like to message Paideia staff and other parents on this page, please follow these steps: Create an account here and update your profile information here. You’ll then be able to access this page from your own account. 

Next Steps

Please make sure you observe all below deadlines for required forms.

Payment Deadlines

• Non-Refundable Deposit: April 1, 2025. Please make your deposit payment here.
• Remaining Balance: May 1, 2025. Please make your balance payment here.

Forms

• Please use this travel form to let us know your arrival and departure information by May 1, 2025. A week before the programs begins, we will send you more information about our arrival day plan.

Academic and Practical Information

• You can review all relevant information for this program here.
• You can view a packing and travel suggestions list here. 
• Join the LGiGHS 2025 WhatsApp group to contact other admitted students and parents before the start of the program by clicking this link.

About Our Site and Aequora

Our Aequora site is located at The John Hancock School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a school that provides many after-school programs and opportunities to its students, now including Latin.

Aequora is a K-8 program focused on literacy via Latin. At John Hancock, we have chosen Aequora because we believe in the benefits of a classical education. Through The Paideia
Institute's Aequora curriculum, our volunteers harness the classical languages' power to improve literacy, cultural understanding, and equity in education all while making the ancient Mediterranean world fun and accessible to students of all backgrounds.

Led by independent site coordinators, Aequora envisions Classics as an inclusive, diverse, and socially engaged field. Our textbook, Aequora: Teaching Literacy with Latin, introduces the basics of Latin vocabulary and grammar, Roman culture and mythology, and connections between Latin, English, and Spanish, all through games and activities designed to show students that learning Latin is fun!

How We Teach Aequora 

At this site, Aequora is run by one student volunteer. Lessons are held once a week for 45 minutes. The program is also held hybridly, as we typically learn online through google meet and will meet in-person in the future. The Aequora program is sustained by enthusiastic volunteers all over the country who care about making a difference and want to fight educational inequality through sharing their love of Latin.

Photos

Coming soon! 

Site Coordinators 

Our site coordinator, Kira Pramanik, is a junior at The Peddie School. 

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Thank you for registering for Living Latin and Greek in New York City 2025!

Below you will find information to help you prepare for your Living Latin and Greek conference experience. You can also see who else is coming to the conference and communicate with other enrolled attendees via a Whatsapp Group, which you can join by clicking on this link.  You can always return to this page if you have any questions.  It will also appear in your My Programs section of your Paideia Institute Account, where there are also other resources for the Paideia community. Please check it out.

Practical Information

The conference will take place at Fordham University's Lincoln Center campus in Manhattan and will run from 8:30am - 5:30pm on Saturday, February 15th and 8:30am - 5:45pm on Sunday, February 16th.

Nota bene: there are two different entrances for Saturday and Sunday: 

On Saturday, you'll enter Fordham at 150 W 62nd St. through the McKeon Hall entrance. This entrance is marked in green on this map.

On Sunday, you'll enter Fordham at 113 W 60th St., through the Lowenstein Center entrance, marked in yellow on this map. 

Also linked on the map are restaurant / food recommendations near Fordham. 

CONFERENCE PACKET

There is no need to prepare or print texts ahead of time, but if you would like to review the texts, as well as preview the schedule, you can view the conference booklet here and the schedule here. 

The Latin readings below correspond to the sessions on the schedule: 

Session I: Cicero's De re publica - pg. 7-8

Session II: Donation of Constantine - pg 39-43

Session III: Leonardus Aretinus's Laudatio Florentinae Urbis  - pg 50

Session V: Vergil's Aeneid 6 - pg. 19-21

Session VI: Hildebertus - pg. 46-47

Session VII: Laurentius Valla - pg. 51-52

The Greek texts below will be read during the Greek sessions: 

Session I: John 1,1-18

Session II: Genesis 2-3

Session III: Plato, Symposium

Session VI: Plutarch, Theseus

LECTURES

The conference features lectures in English, Latin and Ancient Greek on the conference's theme, Origin Stories, by speakers from all over the world. Lectures are open to all conference attendees. You can view the descriptions of the conference talks starting on page 107 in the booklet. 

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

In addition to the lectures, the conference also features breakout sessions taught by conference speakers and Paideia staff. In small groups formed according to participants’ experience with Latin or Greek, participants will read and discuss set selections from the conference packet under the guidance of an experienced instructor. These sessions are meant to be interactive immersion experiences in Greek or Latin, which are the exclusive languages of instruction. Group information will be posted on this page by February 1st. 

SPECIAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS

In addition to the regular breakout sessions, one special session (titled 'Varia' in the packet) will be offered daily. During the special session, participants are allowed to choose from a selection of offerings. Special sessions include reading of Latin and Ancient Greek texts from the conference packet but not covered in the regular sessions, free Latin or Greek conversation, games, and other activities.

A NOTE ON SPEAKING LATIN AND GREEK

In all breakout sessions and in the Latin lectures, the language of instruction will be Latin, and participants are expected to speak only Latin.

The Paideia Institute does not, however, enforce a Latin-only policy at any of its programs. We see this conference as an opportunity for teachers and others interested in Latin and Greek to come together, practice speaking Latin and Ancient Greek (or try it for the first time) in a supportive environment, effectively learn methods to incorporate active Latin into their own classrooms, meet, interact, and network with one another, and have a good time.

To this end, we certainly encourage those who wish to speak Latin during lunch, during coffee hour, or even for the duration of the conference, but speaking in English is also completely fine.

Spoken Ancient Greek

Participants who already know Ancient Greek will be scheduled for at least one Ancient Greek breakout session over the course of the weekend. There will also be spoken Ancient Greek options offered in each of the special sessions. Participants who know no Greek will be scheduled for only Latin sessions.

Cancellation Policy 

The last day to cancel one's registration for a full refund is February 7th, 2025. No refunds can be provided after this date. If you need to cancel at the last minute, we will offer you credit for next year’s conference or for another Paideia program.

Questions

If you have any questions about anything at all, please feel free to email us at [email protected].

We are looking forward to meeting you in Paris!  On this page you will find all information relevant to the trip this winter. You can also see who else is coming to the program, and communicate with other enrolled students via direct message. You can always return to this page if you have any questions.  It will also appear in your My Programs section of your Paideia Institute Account, where there are also other resources for the Paideia community. Please check it out.

Next Steps

Please make sure you observe all below deadlines for required forms.

Payment Deadlines

• Non-Refundable Deposit: October 15th, 2024. Please make your deposit payment here.
• Remaining Balance: November 15, 2024. Please make your balance payment here.

Forms

• Please use this travel form to let us know your arrival and departure information by November 15, 2024. A week before the programs begins, we will send you more information about our arrival day plan.

Academic and Practical Information and Policies

• You can review all relevant information for this program on the Living Latin in Paris Welcome Page. 
• In Paris, we'll be using WhatsApp for daily group communication. Join the WhatsApp group by clicking on this link. 

About Our Site and Aequora

Our site is located at Danbury Grassroots Academy in Danbury, Connecticut. Each year, Danbury Grassroots Academy serves 60-65 selected at-risk students from the ages of 8 to 22. It is an academic support system and health program that builds strong, confident young people who are successful in the classroom and in life. Students attend every afternoon for a few hours of reading, math, and time management skills. In addition, DGA helps with the college admissions process and career goals. In the summer, students participate in a tennis and healthy lifestyle program.

 Aequora is a K-8 program focused on literacy via Latin in underserved areas. At Danbury Grassroots Academy, we have chosen Aequora because we believe in the benefits of a classical education. Through The Paideia Institute’s Aequora curriculum, we are improving literacy, cultural understanding, and equity in education — all while making the ancient Mediterranean world fun and accessible to students of all backgrounds.

Led by an independent site coordinator, Aequora envisions the Classics as an inclusive and diverse field. The textbook, Aequora: Teaching Literacy with Latin, introduces basic Latin vocabulary and grammar, Roman culture and mythology, and connections between Latin, English, and Spanish, all through games and activities designed to show students that learning Latin is fun!

How We Teach Aequora

At Danbury Grassroots Academy, we teach Latin in a modern, child-focused, and engaging way- by giving interactive lessons and offering hands-on activities and games. Our on-site coordinator enjoys working with children and loves learning and teaching Latin and Roman history. We meet once a week to read, play, and learn as we provide an introduction to Latin and a deeper understanding of history. 

The Aequora program is run by enthusiastic volunteers all over the country who want to make a difference by sharing their love of Latin to help remedy the existing educational inequality.

Photos

Site Coordinator

Our founder and site coordinator Will is a local high school student.

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About Our Site and Aequora 

Our Aequora site is located at Framingham State University in Framingham, Massachusetts. It is part of the Century Chinese Language School, which provides many after-school programs and opportunities to its students, including Latin. 

Aequora is a K-8 program focused on literacy via Latin. At the Chinese Century Language School, we have chosen Aequora because we believe in the benefits of a classical education. Through The Paideia Institute’s Aequora curriculum, our volunteers harness the power of classical languages to improve literacy, cultural understanding, and equity in education—all while making the ancient Mediterranean world fun and accessible to students of all backgrounds. 

Led by independent site coordinators, Aequora envisions Classics as an inclusive, diverse, and socially engaged field. Our textbook, Aequora: Teaching Literacy with Latin, introduces the basics of Latin vocabulary and grammar, Roman culture and mythology, and connections between Latin, English, and Spanish, all through games and activities designed to show students that learning Latin is fun!

How We Teach Aequora

At the Century Chinese Language School, Aequora sessions happen once every week on a Sunday. The students participating in the program range from First Graders to Sixth Graders. Each session is constructed of three main parts: learning a Latin language concept, reading about Ancient History or mythology, and a fun activity to get the young students excited to learn, whether it is an arts and crafts project or a Kahoot! 

The Aequora program is sustained by enthusiastic volunteers all over the country who care about making a difference and want to fight educational inequality through sharing their love of Latin. We are always looking for new volunteers!

Photos

Site Coordinators

Our site coordinator, Aaron Zhou, is a student at St. Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts. 

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