Our Latin U3A group initially had 5 members, three of whom had studied Latin at school and two who were new to the language when they joined the course. Originally we met in one another’s houses and were following the Oxford Latin Course. We put out an appeal for assistance from Classics teachers and were delighted to receive an offer from Winchester College Classics Department which included us in a new programme called ‘Classics in the Community’. Under the supervision of Edmund Lewis, Head of Classics, we meet for an hour on Wednesdays in one of the college’s Classics classrooms and have 1:1 tuition from sixth formers who are studying A-Level Latin. All of us agree that the course is both challenging and stimulating, and our ‘teachers’ seem to enjoy the experience as much as we do. Three of us were eager to work towards a Latin GCSE, and we have particularly enjoyed preparing for the set text papers, where we have read, enjoyed, and learnt to comment on extracts of Apuleius, Cicero, Ovid and Catullus. If anyone would like more information about the classes or any other aspect of the course feel free to contact mEe Terry Madden (see below) or Edmund direct.
Edmund Lewis (easl@wincoll.ac.uk) would love to hear from anyone from the U3A in the Winchester area who would like to participate in the next ‘intake’ of Classics in the Community. It is planned as a two-year course, with hour-long sessions on Wednesday afternoons from 2.30-3.30pm during term time (4.30-5.30pm in the summer) and some homework to be done between sessions. Sitting a GCSE exam at the end is optional. If you are interested, please email Edmund as soon as you can, as places are limited.
| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Weekly on Tuesday afternoons |
| Venue: | Winchester College |
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