Ancient myths and cracking codes are inspiring young learners anew
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The Electra Programme, our campaign to support the teaching of Classical Greek in state primary and secondary schools is exceeding its targets.
In 2016, entries for Greek GCSE across the UK stood at just 1,270 and only a handful of state schools were teaching Greek to examination level.
However, over the course of the last two years, our Electra Programme, spearheaded by co-ordinator Hannah Walsh and supported by a generous grant from The A. G. Leventis Foundation, has enabled 37 state schools from Coventry to Newcastle to teach Ancient Greek. Classics for All supports them with free training and resources.
If you know of a school that may be interested in joining the Electra Programme to spread the Olympic flame, please get in touch with us at grants@classicsforall.org.uk.
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Ancient Greece and modern China: strange bedfellows?
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In this exclusive article written for Classics Matters, Michael Scott, Professor of Classics and Ancient History at Warwick University, reflects on China's growing cultural fascination and affinity with the ancient Mediterranean, and most especially with the ancient Greeks.
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What gets teenagers out of bed on a Saturday morning?
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Ancient Greek is struggling to survive in state schools in an increasingly crowded curriculum with severe budgetary constraints. Alice Case reports on one of our strategies to support Saturday classes, where pupils from a number of schools can learn together, such as our Liverpool Classics Network’s summer school.
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Angela Dix’s account of work in primary schools offers a heartening insight into progress in Cambridgeshire where early exposure to ancient languages is beginning to create new demand for the subjects in secondary school.
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Classics for All and the Wallace Collection present: Reading Titian, Poussin and others through classical literature.
1 October
Xavier Bray, the director of the Wallace Collection, and Charlotte Higgins, journalist, author and Patron of Classics for All, host a special evening unlocking the classical resonances in some of the museum’s greatest masterpieces, including Titian's Perseus and Andromeda.
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Moot trial of Verres, the UK Supreme Court
4 October
The Classics for All Lawyers Group holds a moot trial of Verres on 4 October at the UK Supreme Court, presided over by Lady Hale, President of the Supreme Court. Anyone working in the legal world is welcome to join the Lawyers Group for an annual subscription; members enjoy three events per year on a legal and classical theme. Email contact@classicsforall.org.uk for a subscription form.
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Friends of Classics Memorial Lecture -
Tom Holland: Did Religion Exist in the Ancient World?
26 November
Classics for All has changed its annual Friends of Classics memorial lecture this year. The new featured speaker is writer and historian Tom Holland on Monday 26 November, at Churchill Gardens Primary Academy, Ranelagh Rd, Pimlico, London SW1V 3EX.
Doors open at 6.30pm and the talk begins at 7.00pm. Wine and nibbles will follow, included in the ticket price of £16.
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How you can help Classics for All
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Double your donation
Our Chairman, Geoffrey de Jager, has thrown down the gauntlet for a Champion from The Big Give to match his £23k pledge for the annual Christmas Challenge. Classics for All will be running a matching gift campaign during the week of 27 November - 4 December where any donation from the public over £5 will be doubled. We’ll be sharing more detail soon.
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Consider a legacy gift!
Gifts to charities are exempt from Inheritance Tax; a bequest to Classics for All will be deducted from the value of the estate before any tax liability is calculated. If you have already made a Will, you do not have to rewrite it to include a gift to Classics for All. You can simply add a codicil to your existing Will to include additional gifts.
If you have left a gift to Classics for All in your Will or are considering doing so, please let us know by contacting Jules Mann, Executive Director, at 07809 256839 or jules@classicsforall.org.uk. Prior knowledge of such gifts will ensure that we can fund aspects of our school programme that reflect your interests and acknowledge your gift in the most appropriate way.
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17 down: Sacred? It's a road! (3)
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If you studied Ancient Greek, perhaps you’d like to try your hand at a Cryptic Greek crossword. For a chance to win a free copy of ‘Classical Puzzles’, from which this puzzle is taken, download the PDF below (2.6MB) and submit your answers to contact@classicsforall.org.uk.
The winning entry will be pulled out of a hat on 6 December 2018.
‘Classical Puzzles’, published by J-PROGS, is available on Amazon.
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www.classicsforall.org.uk
Classics for All
Garden Studios Room 201,
71-75 Shelton Street,
London WC2H 9JQ
Classics for All is a Registered Charity (Number 1135379) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (Number 7182949), registered in England and Wales.
We are grateful to our core funders this year
The Garfield Weston Foundation, The Foyle Foundation and The Staples Trust.
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