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Date(s) | Tuesdays & Thursdays | |
Location(s) | Hillview Middle School | |
Description | Significantly improve your vocabulary as well as your English writing and speaking kills even with just a year or two of Latin. Increase your English vocabulary skills. Nearly 70% of English words have their roots in Latin. Even a year or two of Latin can make a difference in your verbal SAT score. Improve your writing skills. Latin has lent to English many grammatical structures which could enhance both your verbal and written skills. Learn about the culture and history that has given so much to our own. Discover how much Latin you already know. English is replete with Latin phrases and words. The Hillview PTO has offered Latin as an after-school program for three years already with students successfully placing into Latin 2 and Latin 3 their freshman year at M-A. This is a year long program. Instructor Elizabeth Bolton is a former Hillview student and recent graduate of UC Berkeley Classical Languages program. The second half of high school using then same curriculum as M-A high school. Open to students who took Latin 1a last year or have prior Latin training. Students successfully completing this class should be ready for Latin 2 in high school. CLASS STARTS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 14 Classes
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