Latin

CLRC offers two distinct tracks for Latin.   

Latin 4 Kids for elementary school students and a 4 year track for middle school, high school, and adults.  

1 to 4 Year Latin Track for Middle School, High School, and Adults

"I am incredibly grateful to have chosen CLRC for Latin. I am certain I could not have achieved the high level of instruction my daughter has experienced through CLRC on my own." --- Barbara S., IdahoCLRC offers 4 years of middle school and high school Latin. Students are not required to complete the entire 4 year sequence.  The first three years cover the full Latin grammar. In the fourth year of the program students read extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Vergil, Livy, and Ovid. Additional reading classes are available after year 4 for those who wish to continue their Latin reading or prepare for AP testing for the SAT subject test in Latin. Throughout the four-year program emphasis is placed on the development of English vocabulary (and ‘SAT words’) through the use of Latin derivatives. CLRC middle school and high school Latin classes meet once a week for two hours with optional office hours each week for help with homework or review.

Texts:

The CLRC uses the Oxford Latin Course – a series commonly used in both high schools and colleges in the United States. The OLC offers a good mixture of both inductive and deductive learning. It includes a clear and systematic presentation of grammar with the regular use of extended readings so students can begin to absorb the patterns of a new language. The narrative passages detail the life of the Roman poet Horace and help students to develop an understanding of a critical point in the history of Rome – the transition from the Republic to the Principate during the times of Cicero and Augustus. The instructor supplements the text with songs, chants, games, online activities and drills. Click here to view the textbooks.

National Latin Exam: 

All CLRC students have the option of taking the National Latin Exam in the Spring semester.

Instructor:

Anne Van Fossen has a master’s degree in Classics and has 10 years of experience teaching classical languages to all ages. She loves Greek and Latin and enjoys few things more than helping others to learn and love them too.

Course Requirements:

"Latin is my children’s favorite class.  I have been amazed at how much they have learned this year." --- Brandi M., Idaho
Students should expect to work about 45 minutes a day in addition to class time. 

Latin I:  Introduction to Latin

Latin I is designed for students with little or no previous experience with Latin.  The course runs for two semesters and covers the Oxford Latin Course Part I.

Latin I covers 1st, 2nd, and 3rd declension nouns and adjectives; personal, demonstrative, and relative pronouns; adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, all 4 verb conjugations, the irregular verbs sum, possum, eō, volō, and nōlō, and the indicative, infinitive, and imperative moods. 

Latin I is open to students from Grade 7 to adult or with permission of the instructor.  Students should purchase "The Oxford Latin Course Part I - 2nd Edition". 

Latin II:  Intermediate Latin

Latin II is designed for students with some previous knowledge of Latin.  Students with previous Latin experience may be able to enter the Latin II class.  Students who are unsure of the best class choice should contact us to take an online placement quiz.

Latin II moves on to cover the fourth and fifth declension, many more uses of the Latin cases, interrogative and indefinite pronouns and adjectives, comparative and superlative adjectives, all six tenses of the indicative mood, participles, and the passive voice. 

Latin II is open to students from Grade 7 to adult or with permission of the instructor.  Students should purchase "The Oxford Latin Course Part II - 2nd Edition".

Latin III: Advanced Latin

"I am amazed to find myself encountering new words daily which I can now correctly decipher because I have learned their Latin roots. Working on Latin derivatives has expanded my vocabulary beyond what I could have imagined." --- Ellena S., Idaho 
 Latin III covers the complete Latin verb system including all tenses, voices, and moods. A wide variety of subordinate clauses are covered including indirect speech, conditionals, ‘cum’ clauses, ‘dum’ clauses, ‘ut’ clauses, and clauses of fearing. The class also includes the connecting relative, ablative absolutes, impersonal verbs, gerunds, and gerundives. After completion of Latin III students are ready to read ‘real’ Latin!

Latin III is open to students from Grade 7 to adult or with permission of the instructor.  Students should purchase "The Oxford Latin Course Part III - 2nd Edition".

Latin IV: Latin Reading

Latin IV is a reading class that covers extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy and Ovid. Specific preparation for AP exams and the SAT subject test in Latin is available.

Textbooks

Prices are for guideline purposes only as the purchase links are to outside bookstores such as Amazon and Oxford press. Book prices may vary.

Latin I: Oxford Latin Course Part I $34.60

Latin II: Oxford Latin Course Part II $22.50

Latin III: Oxford Latin Course Part III $34.95

Latin IV: Oxford Latin Reader $25.00

Latin 4 Kids

"The online Latin 4 Kids course is extraordinary; Anne Van Fossen is a gifted and knowledgeable teacher who has terrific skill both in bringing Latin to life in enjoyable ways for younger children and also for online instructional techniques." --- Alfred Siewers, Associate Professor, Bucknell UniversityLatin 4 Kids is a two to four year program open to students in Elementary school, as young as 6 years old.  Children and their parents take this class together.  The class meets online once a week for an hour-long lesson filled with instruction, exercises, games, and songs.  Specific homework suggestions, including a variety of games, are given after each class for ongoing practice during the week.  Homework is completed at the discretion of the parents dependent upon the needs of their children.  Some may need or want more practice, some less.  Testing is available for those who wish it but is not a required part of the course.

"I am very impressed with Anne's ability to impart her vast knowledge of Latin to young students. My daughter and I look forward to each class and we are both amazed at how quickly and easily we are learning Latin." --- Mary K., Texas

Latin 4 Kids Year One:

In this first year of Latin 4 Kids students are introduced to 5 of the 8 parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions), transitive and intransitive verbs, linking verbs, the present, imperfect, and future tense, direct object, indirect object, and possessive nouns. They learn the first declension for nouns and the first conjugation for verbs. They learn to use all 5 of the Latin cases and learn all 4 principal parts of their verbs. And on top of all that, they have fun doing it!

Parents should purchase "Matin Latin Book 1".  The flashcards and worksheet package that accompany the text are also recommended. 

Latin 4 Kids Year Two:

Students in year two of Latin 4 Kids learn the remaining parts of speech (adverbs, conjunctions, and interjections) and begin sentence diagramming. They learn more uses for the 5 Latin cases, the second and third declension for nouns, and the second and third conjugation for verbs. In addition to the present system for verbs (present, imperfect and future tenses) they learn the perfect system  (perfect, pluperfect and future perfect tenses) as well – and they still have fun!

Parents should purchase "Matin Latin Book 2".  The flashcards and worksheet package that accompany the text are also recommended. 

Next Steps for Latin 4 Kids:

Students who have completed Latin 4 Kids Year Two are prepared to begin work on the full Latin grammar. Some students are ready to join a middle school level CLRC Latin class. For others it is better to continue in a special advanced Latin class for elementary school children that covers the same material at a slower pace. The instructor and parents work together to determine the best next steps in Latin for each individual student.

Kids Textbooks

Latin 4 Kids Year 1: Matin Latin Book I $28.00

Latin 4 Kids Year 2: Oxford Latin Course Part II $33.00