Classical Greek preserves the study of texts that have been read (and re-read) for millennia. Our course recognises that you will have moved fast to cover material at GCSE, and consolidation of linguistic understanding is an early focus. Literature lessons focus on nothing less than a critical reading of the defining authors of European thought: Thucydides on Athenian foreign policy and the roots of democracy; Plato and Socrates’ conception of love; a son lost without his father in Homer’s Odyssey; and Sophocles’ masterful exploration of pride and madness at Troy in Ajax Our classes are small, so you receive a lot of individual attention. For the language elements, you learn vocabulary, practise new constructions by translating sentences into and from the classical language and tackle an unseen translation every week. You have to prepare the set texts for each lesson, so you can enter fully into class discussion, and there is a weekly assignment for each literature module, which is either a context question, a short presentation or an essay.
At least a grade 8 in GCSE Classical Greek (or equivalent).
Language lessons focus on building your confidence in tackling a range of Greek authors. Reading both prose and poetry will also constitute a broad survey of Attic literature, taking in history, rhetoric and drama. You will be encouraged to translate from English into Greek to grasp more firmly the mechanics of the language, though this is never compulsory in the final examinations. Prose literature includes: • Herodotus, Book 1: In the opening to the first narrative history in Western literature, Herodotus explores the origins of the conflict between Greece and Persia and tells some colourful tales of the early kings of Lydia along the way. • Plato, Republic: In Plato’s hugely influential work, Socrates and his companions discuss the nature of justice: is it anything other than ‘the interest of the stronger?’. Verse literature includes: • Homer Iliad XVI: Patroclus persuades Achilles to lend him his armour, then fights a doomed battle before the walls of Troy. • Euripides Hippolytus: Aphrodite spins a terrible web for Hippolytus, whose rejection of the goddess sets in motion a catastrophic chain of events. Assessment is by examinations (50% language and 50% literature) with no coursework.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Haringey |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £25,515 |
| Address | North Road, Highgate, N6 4AY |
Classical Greek preserves the study of texts that have been read (and re-read) for millennia. Our course recognises that you will have moved fast to cover material at GCSE, and consolidation of linguistic understanding is an early focus. Literature lessons focus on nothing less than a critical reading of the defining authors of European thought: Thucydides on Athenian foreign policy and the roots of democracy; Plato and Socrates’ conception of love; a son lost without his father in Homer’s Odyssey; and Sophocles’ masterful exploration of pride and madness at Troy in Ajax Our classes are small, so you receive a lot of individual attention. For the language elements, you learn vocabulary, practise new constructions by translating sentences into and from the classical language and tackle an unseen translation every week. You have to prepare the set texts for each lesson, so you can enter fully into class discussion, and there is a weekly assignment for each literature module, which is either a context question, a short presentation or an essay.
At least a grade 8 in GCSE Classical Greek (or equivalent).
Language lessons focus on building your confidence in tackling a range of Greek authors. Reading both prose and poetry will also constitute a broad survey of Attic literature, taking in history, rhetoric and drama. You will be encouraged to translate from English into Greek to grasp more firmly the mechanics of the language, though this is never compulsory in the final examinations. Prose literature includes: • Herodotus, Book 1: In the opening to the first narrative history in Western literature, Herodotus explores the origins of the conflict between Greece and Persia and tells some colourful tales of the early kings of Lydia along the way. • Plato, Republic: In Plato’s hugely influential work, Socrates and his companions discuss the nature of justice: is it anything other than ‘the interest of the stronger?’. Verse literature includes: • Homer Iliad XVI: Patroclus persuades Achilles to lend him his armour, then fights a doomed battle before the walls of Troy. • Euripides Hippolytus: Aphrodite spins a terrible web for Hippolytus, whose rejection of the goddess sets in motion a catastrophic chain of events. Assessment is by examinations (50% language and 50% literature) with no coursework.
