"[The Latin and Greek] languages... constitute the basis of good education,
and are indispensable to fill up the character of a 'well-educated man."
Thomas Jefferson
and are indispensable to fill up the character of a 'well-educated man."
Thomas Jefferson
Latin
HCCS's Latin program lays the foundations for success at understanding this rich language that is central to our history and faith. There are many benefits to the study of Latin.
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![]() The American Classical League celebrates, supports, and advances the teaching and learning of the Greek and Latin languages, literatures, and cultures and their timeless relevance. Mrs. Ruthanne Hamrick, and by extension Holy Child Catholic School, is a member of the American Classical League. Click here to learn more.
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How do we learn Latin? At HCCS, students approach the study of Latin incrementally, laying a careful foundation and building on it little by little. Chanting is the fun and long-established method of instilling Latin paradigms into the memory, so students do a good deal of that. The classes are vocabulary based and each week students are be expected to learn a vocabulary list along with the grammatical idea presented each week. Class activities and homework exercises are designed to foster understanding and memorization. Latin studies are "grammar based" in the lower grades and "literature based" in the upper grades. |
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