Courses·Latin
Latin, in four stages
One path, from a first Latin sentence to the AP Latin Exam and beyond. Every student begins with a first course chosen by grade; every first course leads to the same three stages after it.
- Latin LanguageA first course, chosen by grade
- Latin LiteratureRoman authors, in the original
- AP LatinThe College Board course, to the May exam
- Advanced Latin LiteratureOptional, for those who want more
Stage I: the first course, chosen by grade
A ten-year-old and a sixteen-year-old do not learn a language the same way, so each age has its own first course, taught by the method that suits it. Each one ends in the same place: ready to read real Latin literature.
Natural Latin
The nature methodLatin learned in Latin, through story and speaking, the way a first language is learned.
About two years Grades 7–8Oxford Latin
Half story, half grammarFor the age that wants reasons: a Latin story, then the grammar inside it.
Six terms Grades 9–12Grammar Latin
Grammar-translationRules first, then real Roman sentences from the first day.
Four terms Grades 10–12Intensive Latin
The fast route to APAll of Latin grammar in thirty classes.
Three terms, or one summerWhere could your child be, and when?
Choose your child’s grade and when they would begin. The path appears below, term by term.
The term in which the first course ends decides the rest. A student who finishes in the fall, winter, or spring reads at least two Latin Literature courses before AP Latin begins. A student who finishes in Trinity Term takes one course, the Summer Intensive, and begins AP Latin that fall. A student who finishes in the summer takes one course in the fall and joins AP Latin at the Winter Intensive in December, or takes one course every term for a year and begins AP Latin the following fall.
What runs through every stage
One teacher
Every class at every stage is taught live by Ioannes Magister. Nothing is lost between teachers, because there are none.
The contests
Before each international contest, a short preparation course works through real past exams. Results →
Nothing is lost
Every class is recorded. A busy student can follow a whole term from the recordings. How →
The method
Systematic, comprehensive, accelerated, rigorous: the same four commitments at every stage. The Emerson Method →
Not sure where your child fits?
Fifteen free minutes settle it: a conversation if your child is new to Latin, or a Placement Reading if they already know some.