anyone's children doing latin in state primary

[samanthar]

is so is it a club and what age and what book do they do? many thanks

I think the idea is that anyone could run the programme - provided they are keen.
It's nice to see the website aimed more specifically at teachers now IYSWIM (it started out very much as parent/retired-teacher power, if I recall), but realistically a lot of schools can only offer it at club level.
I have contacted Barbara Bell to find out more. They offer training days for only £40

That's exactly what dd did for her first year (Yr. 5) studying Latin bossykate - they went to visit Lullingstone villa - and this year (6) they have been streamed.

blu plenty of ops to go on "roman" outings nearish london - not to mention the large exhibition of roman finds at the museum of london.

Lullingstone, Blu (conveniently situated next to the Darenth for paddling afterwards)
Minimus is set at Vindolanda

or the collaborationist atrebates...

bk, The Glory that was Rome is done in Yr 4 I believe.
By a huge coincidence, ds has just started Yr 4

My hall of residence in France was on one end of the rue des Atrebates, bk - I felt sullied

yeah, the gauls adapted pretty readily after the siege of alesia was broken, for all that asterix propaganda

just read suite francaise, considering the fate of the author, she does paint a rather charming picture of how the french and germans all got on rather well together during the occupation

tis not a link btw - just an anomaly caused by too many [ & ]

BK, Yes, but Northumberland is very wonderful. I have a Latin O level and Enhanced CRB disclosure should you and Marina wish me to come to Rome as a helper / teaching assistant.

i'd love to go to vindolanda. and to rome. and palmyra. and leptis magna. and all the rest!

A research trip...before the children join the class....

Siracusa
Piazza Armerina
We need a fact-finding mission to the Bay of Naples and Sicily and we need it now
I know Northumberland is beautiful, Blu...but....

lol my kids are totally sick of me saying "ooh, ooh, look, look it's the hypocaust!!!"

LOLOLOL, ds too bk!

Pompeii definitely a must for any young Latin scholar

Another Roman villa not far from South London. It's rather smaller than Lullingstone, but conveniently close to Orpington Station. I think it closes for the winter, though, so I'd check opening times.

(Looks like DS1 might be off to Pompeii amongst other places this Easter. I'm very )

Orpington?
Sicily, yes, a place I went to when walking round Crete, where ancient shepherds had used all the stone from a Roman temple to make mad shepherd huts, Pompeii, Bay of Naples, Yes. But do they even sell Limoncello in Orpington?

Great to find this thread. I am hoping to set up a Latin afterschool club at our school through the Primary Latin Project. I have A-level Latin, but anyone with enthusiasm can do it, prior knowledge not essential. I think the materials will cost about £150 but you can get a grant from the PLP for half of it, I'm hoping the PTA will spring for the other half.
My DD1 is in year 6 and she and lots of her friends are interested - largely because of Caroline Lawrence. The Minimus Mouse books are great and the whole thing is designed to be fun.
Link is here if it hasn't been posted already.

rofl

at Blu's post obv

Thanks for posting the link Rosa
I am guessing that you will not travel up for the London training day in November, though? I think they offer them nearer too.

Orpington, I know from bitter experience, is much more a W*kd sort of place, sadly
But Crofton RV is lovely

No the Bristol one is better for me, Marina.