2009-2010 will begin our 7th year of award-winning Latin classes!
Why Take Latin?
Great Resume / College Application Builder: A second-year Latin student could already have all of these things to put on her college applications:
Latin 100, 200 - 2 credits (240 hours) of Latin.
National Latin Exam - Silver Medal (Level 1), Gold Medal (Level 2).
Williams Family Latin Merit Scholarship (2006-07).
Latin Club - Member, year 1; Vice-President, year 2.
Colorado Junior Classical League and American Junior Classical League member - was a delegate to the annual CoJCL convention (April 2006). Won second place on the Roman History test and was on the third-place Certamen (Quiz Bowl) team!
National Latin Honor Society, 2006-2007.
...Wow!
Boost SAT/ACT scores! 2002 average verbal scores: All students – 504. Latin students – 667! Spanish students – 581. No other language averaged a higher score than Latin students!
Build your resume! Latin on your transcript impresses college admissions officers. Plus, you can win awards (and even scholarships) by doing well on the National Latin Exam – it’s recognized internationally! An NLE award is a great achievement to record on your college applications.
Develop your English skills: Enrich your vocabulary, improve your grammar, and see how all the parts of the language fit together. (Win games of Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit!)
Sharpen your mind! Develop your logic and organization skills: The straightforward structure of Latin is a great way to organize your thoughts! People who say Latin is hard haven’t met Orberg! We do painless grammar, and have a lot of fun in the process.
Latin provides a solid basis for acquiring other languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Rumanian, and Italian are all children of Latin! English is said to be 60% Latin – especially the “hard” words like “pugnacious”! As a Latin student, I could read medium-difficulty French books and understand them. Latin helps with ALL languages – not just those above – since it helps English speakers “see” grammar in a way that isn’t possible in English.
Explore history! Acquaintance with ancient cultures promotes tolerance and understanding – and a good way to relate to other people. The civilizations of Greece and Rome link us with 57 nations on 4 continents!
Latin makes you smarter...! :) Well, maybe that hasn't been proven, but it sure makes you feel smarter! :)
Join in the fun! Become a member of an ancient club - over 2000 years old! - the "People Who Know Latin" club. Connect yourself to countless famous people and historical figures - a unique connection that few people can say they have. Discover some clever hidden jokes that only you will be able to "get." Also, join our Latin Club and make new friends at our 5 annual events!
- Will Medus, the servant who stole his master’s money, be caught? Will his ship survive the storm? (For older students: Will Lydia dump him when she finds out that he’s a thief?)
- How could a man have been poisoned, if a servant tested his wine before he drank it? (Happened!)
- What in the world does “malo malo malo malo” mean? (It’s a real sentence!)
- Why would anyone tie himself to the underside of a giant’s sheep? (This happened again in WWII – with tanks, not sheep!)
- What is a “vomitorium”? Is it really what it sounds like?
- What are some hilarious Latin insults?
- George Washington wanted to build “stercoraries” in American cities. Would you live near one?
- Are you pugnacious? Bellicose? Impecunious? Probus? Laetus? Sanus? Defessissimus?