Westbrook High School is looking for a full-time Latin teacher for the 2019-2020 school year. The course load includes 2 sections of Latin I, 2 sections of Latin II, and 1 section of Latin III. WHS supplies students and teachers with laptops, and we use the Cambridge Latin Course online platform as a textbook. This position, posted externally the week… Read more →
Category: General Classics
Latin Helper Needed
From Stephen Farrand at Chewonki: I need a volunteer adult who knows Latin to accompany the field trip Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki is taking to the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden on Friday, May 3rd. This person could meet us either at Chewonki in Wiscasset at 12:45 or at the CMBG at 1:30. We’ll be there about three hours and… Read more →
Brunswick High School Still in Need of a Long Term Substitute
The Latin long term substitute position at Brunswick High School is still open, from now until at least Christmas. For more information, please contact me at brjohnson4@gmail.com or reach out to Brunswick High School. Read more →
Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Society for Classical Studies is announcing an award for K-12 teachers given annually by the Society for Classical Studies: the Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Precollegiate level. The nomination requirements have recently been simplified and the value of the award increased: $500.00 (cash), $200.00 (materials budeget), and plane fare plus two nights in the conference hotel at… Read more →
Long Term Sub Needed
I’ve just been informed that Brunswick High School is in need of a long-term sub for Latin for the next couple of months. For more information, please contact me at brjohnson4@gmail.com or reach out to Brunswick High School. Read more →
Monday on Maine Calling: Latin and Greek
Maine Public’s Maine Calling show on Monday, April 23, will have Bowdoin Classicist Barbara Weiden Boyd and Waynflet’s Phuc Tran (famous among other things for his TED talk on the subjunctive) to discuss Latin. Listen and please call in! The show will be on your local MPBN radio station from 1-2 pm. Read more →
AP Latin at Taft
Along with her offerings at St. Joseph’s in Standish, Maine, Jill Crooker is offering two courses at Taft School in Connecticut. See below for the descriptions, and learn more from Taft’s own website. Basics of Teaching the AP Latin course – July 8-13 Some of the questions on the Facebook AP Latin Teachers site during the past year were: how to… Read more →
Latin/Modern Language Opening at Freeport High School
Freeport High School is looking for a full-time Latin-French or Latin-Spanish teacher for fall 2019. Join us at our supportive, newly renovated school of 525 students within walking distance of L.L. Bean! Interested candidates can apply here, or contact Erin Taylor (taylore@rsu5.org) for more information. Read more →
Sailing on the Wine-Dark Sea of Greek History by Mary Papoutsy
Mary Papoutsy, Maine Classical Association alum, will be giving a talk at the University of Southern Maine on Thursday, March 22, at 7 pm, titled “Genealogical Sleuthing in Greece: Sailing on the Wind-Dark Sea of Greek History”. According to the spring newsletter from the Hellenic Society of Maine, “Mary Papoutsy will discuss the American sources of information needed to launch… Read more →
Nokomis High School Latin Opening
Nokomis High School in Newport, Maine, is looking for a full time Latin teacher to replace Patty Mullis. The four year program itself is vibrant and strong, with an active Latin Club/JCL and a lot of great kids. This would be a good position to come into, since the school is supportive of Latin and the program is self-sustaining. For more… Read more →