Latin 100-400: TWO online classes per week, PLUS an optional online help session! That's 3 available sessions
per week of LIVE instruction! (Other online courses that I've found only offer one.) Help always available via email.
FULL FOUR-YEAR LATIN SEQUENCE offered, including AP Latin (2012-2013; New Syllabus)!
Solid documentation provided for your records - certificate (includes grade and total time spent studying), detailed grade report, written narrative.
Latin 100-400: Join the National Junior Classical League and (based on your grades) the National Latin Honor Society -- two great college application and resume-builders!
If you'll be in Colorado in the spring, Latin 100-400's can join the Colorado Junior Classical League and attend the state convention with us!
All Latin students (100-400 or STELLAE) are invited to attend our (online) End-of-the-Year Awards Party!
Full-featured Online Classroom: Whiteboard, Chat window, Audio AND Video available (all students can speak), plus email support. All classes are recorded so that you can view/review them at your convenience.
Access our Quia website for activities, homework, calendar, tests and quizzes - instant feedback! No papers to mail - few emails to send!
Online gradebook - Check your grade (and print grade reports) any time you wish!
We treat Latin like a LANGUAGE - we learn to think like a Roman and work toward fluency - while maintaining very high curriculum standards and receiving solid preparation to read
classical authors. (Our book has been called the "natural method" or "immersion method," but it is NOT watered-down Latin. We cover MORE grammar and MORE vocabulary than any other textbook series that I have seen.)
Financial Benefits:
Latin 100-400: TWO-WEEK TRIAL offered - Attend class for the first two weeks for just the cost of materials ($25)! You will receive our materials and be treated like a "regular" student with full access.
Tuition: Latin 100-400 tuition is only $225/semester ($450/year) - less than any other online course!
Monthly payment plans offered - see Summer Newsletter for details.
Latin 100-400: AUDIT option offered -- Study on your own! You will receive all materials (and Quia access)
and be able to watch recordings of the two main classes/week for just $100/semester ($200/year).
Students "auditing" will not receive grades, receive individual help, or attend the help sessions.
You may take the NLE with us if you request a copy by September 15.
Latin 100 Only: HYBRID option offered -- See summer newsletter (Lone Pine homepage) for details.
Not just a book! Bonus materials given to you: Supplementary book(s) and a comprehensive set of teacher-created
materials (chapter packets, video clips, audio files, translations of chapters, maps, other activities & handouts).
Latin 100-200: The textbook is less than $20 and is used for two years (one book covers both Latin 100 and 200). We loan
you additional books (Colloquia Personarum and various Rose Williams books). You don't even need a dictionary; we have two
online dictionaries available via our Quia page.
Latin 300/400 PROSE: There is NO book to purchase, unless your class votes to use Wheelock for grammar review. (We use original texts available online, plus loaner books which I mail to you.)
Fringe Benefits:
FREE one-on-one tutoring available! An upper-level student offers four 30-minute private tutoring sessions per week, which
students may register for a week in advance.
HomeGrown Romans - Our Latin Club! Four events/year and the opportunity to be a Latin Club officer.
Opportunities for MATH and CHESS - Please see Summer Newsletter for details.
Many academic tests are offered, which students can take to earn awards and demonstrate their skills.
Students can take the:
National Latin Exam - you can win an internationally-recognized award! NLE fees are included in tuition!
Powerglide - $169.95 - book and CD only; no teacher support. Teaches Latin like a modern language (body parts, family members, shapes) - no preparation to read ancient authors.
Rosetta Stone - $195 - CD; no teacher support. Teaches Latin as if you're preparing to travel to Ancient Rome -- though that may be a great adventure, it's not currently possible.
The Online Latin School - Seems defunct - emailed contact person and haven't received a reply. Many online schools seem to come and go quickly.
Other online tutorials - $475-$550 for Latin I - audio only (no video), many use the (very dry) Wheelock text. All tutorials found only meet once/week for 1 hour 30 minutes.