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| | No Fear Latin |
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| | Dont believe the myth that Latin is a dead language. Sixty percent of the words we use in every day conversation are Latin derivatives, as well as eighty to ninety percent of all polysyllabic words.
Greatly improving vocabulary is just one reason to add Latin to a homeschool curriculum. Studying Latin brings English grammar into focus, sharpens the mind, cultivates mental alertness, creates keener attention to detail, develops critical thinking and enhances problem solving skills. For students who enjoy solving puzzles, deciphering Latins secret code is a rewarding challenge. There are actually people who find the study of this highly organized and logical language relaxing.
Here is the No Fear part - We will be moving slowly through our lessons, teaching, re-teaching and constantly reviewing. Students who commit to spending just 10 to 15 minutes a day studying what we learned in class will never feel lost or overwhelmed.
Please purchase a copy of Wheelocks Latin prior to the first class. |
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| | Instructor: Walterich, Mary Ellen |
| | Instructor Bio: |
| | Mary Ellen has been involved with Palaestra since before it was Palaestra - some 27 years! She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Michigan State University in the lost art of Journalism. BK (before kids) she edited several newspapers, published her own newspaper, wrote a weekly newspaper column and won a Michigan Press Association award. She homeschooled both of her children, Michael and Alisa and rarely misses the "teachable moment" when she’s with grandkids Brooke and Alexander.
Despite having been President of the prestigious Trenton High School Latin Club, Mary Ellen always regretted not having paid more attention to high school Latin. So when her daughter headed off to Calvin College she headed to Wayne State where she not only learned introductory Latin but she learned how to study, a skill she feels had she had before going to college would have changed her entire college experience. Now, when not monitoring the grammar disaster that is Facebook, she enjoys bringing the study of Latin and its many benefits to homeschooled students. |
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| | Fee: $90 |
| | Material Fee: $0 |
| | Minimum Age: 11 |
| | Maximum Age: 13 |
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| Day: | Friday | Time: | 10:00 am | Length: | 1 Hours |
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