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 →
Latin Position at Nokomis
While I was poking around on serving schools earlier today, I noticed that the Nokomis High School Latin position was reposted earlier this month. A posting in the middle of the school year is rare, and so if you know of anyone who would be a good fit for the program (last I knew, this is a full time position),… Read more →
CLAMOR Fall 2017
The new CLAMOR, the publication of the Maine Classical Association, is available here for you to download. If you want past issues of the CLAMOR, please visit our CLAMOR page. Read more →
MCA Fall Meeting Location
A reminder about the location of the MCA meeting at Bates. It’s in the Muskie building room 201 on the second floor. We hope to see you all there! Read more →
MCA Fall Meeting 2017 Update
The MCA Fall Meeting is less than two days away (have you registered yet? If not, go here and let us know you’re coming! Check this post out for more information on the meeting itself). Thanks to a generous grant from Bates, we are lowering the meeting cost to just $20. If you have already paid by check, you will… Read more →
MCA Fall Meeting
The MCA Fall Meeting will be held at Bates College on October 21, 2017. Professor Laurie O’Higgins of Bates will be joined by Professor Michael Lurie of Dartmouth College. Please register early by going to our Fall Registration page. Access the agenda at this link here. Read more →
Minutes from the August MCA Board Meeting
Click here to read minutes from the MCA Board Meeting held on August 7, 2017. Read more →
Erskine Academy Half-Time Latin Opening
While we are on the subject of open Latin positions in the state, Erskine’s half-time Latin position is still open. Let’s find teachers for these jobs! Here’s the link to Serving Schools and the description. 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 →
Maine JCL in the News
The Maine JCL made the Portland Press Herald this past weekend, albeit with the sad news that Chevrus is cutting its Latin program (in favor of putting kids in front of a computer?). Personal comment: low Latin enrollment is not a sign of education evolution. There are plenty of healthy, strong programs that are evolving with education, like Gardiner, Sacopee Valley,… Read more →