" If I were asked what, of all the things I was ever taught, has been of the greatest practical use to me, I should have to answer: the Latin Grammar. "
Dorothy Sayers

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Summer 2013 Classes

Courses listed below begin in May or June and are between 4 and 10 weeks in length.

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Some classes may be cancelled if sufficient enrollment levels are not reached.

Literature and Composition

Writer's Boot Camp

This course will help students who have just completed CLRC's Introduction to Literature and Composition course to review what they have learned, but it can also serve as a stepping stone for students new to CLRC into higher level courses such as Introduction to British Literature and Introduction to American Literature. Click here for complete course information.

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"The Road Goes Ever On": The Life and Works of J.R.R. Tolkien

This course will introduce younger students to literary analysis while allowing older ones to hone their reading and writing skills on one of the 20th century's most popular and enduring authors. Click here for complete course information.

"My So Potent Art": Shakespeare's Romances

In this course, students will read four of Shakespeare's least-known works: All's Well That Ends Well, Pericles, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest. Click here for complete course information.

"Further Up and Further In": C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia

This course is the ideal introduction to online learning and to junior high and high school literature courses for the younger student. Click here for complete course information.

All courses listed below run from January 7th to April 26th. Sign up today to guarantee your place in class.

C.S. Lewis: Novelist, Christian Apologist, and Man

Students in this course will write a series of four paragraphs, each of which will be revised after receiving feedback from the tutor. Click here for complete course information.

Poetry

Introduction to Poetry

In this class, poetry will be treated as a thing of beauty and wonder, and, if we listen closely, words of wisdom and truth about the human condition. In choosing and reading and talking about our favorite poems from this anthology, students and teacher seek to experience poetry as a natural part of life and learning. Click here for complete course information.

Plato

The Life and Death of Socrates

In this course we read three of the shorter dialogues recalled by Plato about his master: the Apology, the account of Socrates defense against the false charges, then the Crito and Phaedo, that document the hours spent in his cell with his disciples before his death. Click here for complete course information.

Byzantine Chant

Introduction to Byzantine Chant

Instructor: Mrs. Ruth Rutledge

Class Period: Thursdays 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Pacific Time

Class Dates: June 6th – August 15th, 2013 (no class on July 11th)

Tuition Fees: $100 for 10 classes – only $10 per class!
Suitable for ages 12 to adult

Course Description: Introduction to Byzantine Chant gives students a foundation in the basic theory and practice of byzantine chant. Students will study the fundamentals of the eight tones used in many Eastern Orthodox churches. Instruction will include plenty of hands on practice. The foundation of instruction will be a series of charts that make the tones approachable and intuitive for various learning styles. We will also study liturgical terminology, service structure, and byzantine notation.

Previous musical experience is helpful, but not necessary. Chant is especially appropriate for those who like to learn music by ear. Introduction to Byzantine Chant is open to students 12 years old and above or by permission of the instructor. Students will be required to sing alone during class. Registration will be limited to 12 students in each class. Students will need to purchase or have access to a copy of the Kazan Vespers music book published by the Antiochian Archdiocese.
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Instructor: Ruth Rutledge holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a credential to teach English and Instrumental Music. She has been one of the choir directors at St. Barnabas Antiochian Orthodox Church since 1990. She now teaches chant at St. Barnabas and privately. Mrs. Rutledge has developed a set of chant charts that she has presented at the Antiochian Sacred Music Institute on both the East and West Coasts. She has been homeschooling her four children for 11 years.

Fall 2013 Classes

Fall term begins August 26th and concludes the week of December 9th.

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Latin

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Latin I

Latin I, designed for students with little or no previous experience with Latin, covers the Oxford Latin Course Part I.

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Latin II

Latin II, an intermediate level Latin class, covers the Oxford Latin Course Part II.

Latin III

Latin III completes the full introduction to the Latin grammar using the Oxford Latin Course Part III.

Latin IV and V

Latin IV and V is a reading class that covers extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, Pliny, Ovid and others. Readings vary from year to year. Latin V students receive longer reading assignements and other additional work.

Latin4Kids I

Latin4Kids I is a beginning level class for ages 6-11.

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Latin4Kids II

Latin4Kids II is the continuation of Latin4Kids I and prepares young students for Latin4Kids III.

Latin4Kids III

The third year of the Latin 4 Kids program covers the same material as the first semester of the Latin 1 class in the middle school, high school program -- chapters 1-8 of the Oxford Latin Course Part 1.

Latin4Kids IV

The fourth year of the Latin 4 Kids program covers the same material as the second semester of the Latin 1 class in the middle school, high school program -- chapters 9-16 of the Oxford Latin Course Part 1. After completion of Latin4Kids IV students are ready to enter CLRC's Latin 2 class.

Greek

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Greek I

Greek I is an introductory course designed for students with little or no previous experience with Greek. The course covers Chapters 1-10 of Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book I.

Greek II

Greek II, an intermediate level Greek class, covers Chapters 11-20 from Athenaze Books I and II.

Greek III

Greek III completes the introduction to the full Greek grammar. The course covers Chapters 21-30 of Athenaze Book II.

Greek IV

Greek IV is a reading class that covers extracts from Herodotus, Homer, Plato, and others. Readings vary from year to year.

Homer

Introduction to Mythology, Homer, and Ancient Greek Literature

This course provides the opportunity to consider and discuss many of the themes of Greek Mythology that continue to be central today – anger, conflict, the inevitability of death, love, and compassion. Click here for complete course information.

Homer's Iliad and Odyssey and Four Dialogues of Plato

In this course both the Iliad and Odyssey will be read in their entirety. Students will delve deeply into these epics to discover their significance for themselves and will continue to explore essential themes of the Iliad and Odyssey as they read the four short dialogues of Plato that comprise the last days of Socrates: the Euthyphro, exploring the concepts and aims of piety and religion; Apology, a defense of the integrity of Socrates' teachings; Crito, exploring Socrates' refusal to flee his death sentence; and Phaedo, in which Socrates embraces his death and discusses the immortality of the soul. Click here for complete course information.

Literature and Composition

Introduction to Literature and Composition - Middle School Level

This course will develop students in habits of deep reading and thoughtful writing about the great literary texts in the English tradition. Click here for complete course information.

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American Literature - High School Level

This course will introduce high school students to the canon of American Literature while honing their skills as close readers and writers. Click here for complete course information.

British Literature - High School Level

This course will introduce high school students to the riches of the English literary tradition, from its roots in alliterative Anglo-Saxon poetry to its most modern playwrights and novelists. Click here for complete course information.

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