What is a sensitivity reading, and how is it done? In this post, Pria Jackson reflects on her EDI work for the new edition of the Cambridge Latin Course, and on what the process can bring to our classrooms and our representations of the ancient world. Introducing Queen Catia, who has not only a name … Read more
What’s in a name? As part of our series CLC: Past and Present, Anna Barker considers some discussions we could have in the classroom on characters’ names, and what they can tell us about the Roman world. Felix in Book I of the Cambridge Latin Course When I was marking some Year 8 assessment papers the other day, … Read more
Can the CLC be read as an epic? In this post, part of our CLC: Past and Present series, Anna Barker finds some Virgilian echoes in the narrative of Quintus. Quintus arrives at the house of Barbillus in Alexandria in Book II of the CLC As a trainee teacher, I once overheard someone say that the narrative of the … Read more
As part of our series CLC: Past and Present, Anna Barker reflects on the nature of the CLC as a continuous narrative which students follow throughout their school careers. Grumio in the kitchen in Book I of the Cambridge Latin Course What’s the longest time it’s taken you to read a book? Maybe a few months for A Suitable … Read more
As part of our series on the CLC: Past and Present, Anna Karsten reflects on the role her father, David Karsten, played in the early history of the Cambridge Latin Course and the reasons the CLC continues to be much loved in the Classics classroom today. David Karsten’s notes on the pilot of the Cambridge Latin Course My … Read more
