LatinSummer Rome: Curriculum & Itinerary

Program Overview

Participants will spend the bulk of their time journeying through the city of Rome, witnessing the monumental sites and museums firsthand. Accomplished instructors will provide commentary, guide discussion, and lead lessons and activities that engage participants in the culture at hand. Participants will receive myriad materials and activities on all topics studied.

Learning Latin at the Ancient Sites

As we learn about nouns, verbs, and adjectives, we will be interacting with Latin as a language through many hands-on and interactive methods: reading entertaining stories, performing dramatic plays, drawing pictures, and singing songs. Our exploration of the language will always be interwoven with word study of English vocabulary, a peak into daily life in ancient Rome, and famous stories from Roman history and mythology.

Curriculum

Participants will enjoy learning the basics of Latin, using an engaging, kid-friendly text – all amidst the ruins! No previous experience with Latin is needed!

A Sample Day

  • brief overview at the daily meeting point
  • guided site visit with questions & discussion
  • hands-on activity connected to the site
  • engaging Latin language lesson at the site
  • lunch break
  • additional site visits, activities, and Latin language lessons
  • dinner and free time for families to explore Rome

Tentative Itinerary of Sites

July 2, Wednesday: Origins of Rome
Arrival in the morning (depart U.S. day before)
Capitoline Hill and Circus Maximus; Palazzo Massimo Museum

July 3, Thursday: Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Palatine Hill; Trajan's Markets

July 4, Friday: Public Spaces & Private Faces
Roman Forum; Capitoline Museum; Theatre of Marcellus

July 5, Saturday: Gladiators, Games, Afterlife
Colosseum; Tomb of Caecilia Metella; Catacombs; Appian Way

July 6, Sunday: Water in Ancient Rome
Baths of Caracalla; Port of Ostia Antica

July 7, Monday: The Roman Legacy
Pantheon; Ara Pacis; The Vatican

July 8, Tuesday: Final Day
departure in the morning