Members of the Maine Classical Association enjoyed an informative and entertaining meeting at Colby College on Saturday, October 13, 2018. Seventeen people were in attendance at the Colby College Alumni Center, where they enjoyed breakfast items and then later a delicious lunch of sandwiches, salad and cookies. Delivering talks at this meeting were: Hamish Cameron of Bates College. His presentation… 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 [email protected] or reach out to Brunswick High School. Read more →
Justin Slocum Bailey in Boston
Highly skilled Latinist Justin Slocum Bailey will give a talk at UMass Boston on Wednesday, October 24 from 5-8 pm, entitled, Engaging the Whole Reader: “Active Latin” as a bridge between student and text. This talk is sponsored by the Department of Classics & Religious Studies and CANE. 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 →
MCA Fall Meeting – October 13 at Colby
The Maine Classical Association is happy to announce the Fall Meeting, coming up on October 13, 2018, at Colby College. Hamish Cameron of Bates College will present a talk entitled, “Sing, Designer, of the Wrath of Achilles: Ancient World Games as Critical Reading Opportunities,” while Hannah Culik-Baird of Boston University will talk about Lucilius the Satirist. And finally we will conclude with Christopher Welser of… Read more →
CANE Writing Contest 2018
The CANE Writing Contest is now available for students and teachers. Download the guidelines at this link. A brief description is below. “‘…sed iam felicior aetas terga dedit, tremuloque gradu venit aegra senectus, quae patienda diu est (nam iam mihi saecula septem acta vides): superest, numeros ut pulveris aequem, ter centum messes, ter centum musta videre. Tempus erit, cum… 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 [email protected] or reach out to Brunswick High School. Read more →
Spring 2018 CLAMOR
If you were unable to make it to the MCA Spring Meeting this past weekend, you can still download and read the Spring CLAMOR (gratias optimas, Seth!) at this link here. Check out past CLAMORES at our archive here. 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 →
MCA Spring 2018 Meeting Reminder
The Maine Classical Association’s Spring Meeting at Hampden Academy is less than a week away (Saturday, April 28). If you are planning on attending, but haven’t yet registered, please do so now! Learn more about the meeting here, and register at this link. Read more →