Support for Schools

                    

 

Grants awarded to Schools

The Hellenic Society makes grants to schools to assist projects concerned with the teaching of Greek or Greek civilization. Grants are also made to other bodies with programmes directed at, or of interest to, school pupils. Typically, grants are made for: books, other teaching materials, Classics days or conferences, Greek plays by schools, summer schools. Applications from schools planning to start courses in Greek are especially welcome.

Most grants are in the range £50-£300, but larger awards are occasionally made.

 

A Schools application form can be downloaded here in either word or pdf.

 

 

“Greek Scripts: An illustrated introduction”, edited by Pat Easterling and Carol Handley. Greek of some form has been written for over 3000 years, painted or scratched on to pottery, cut into stone, written on papyrus, parchment and paper, and eventually printed, first by traditional methods and now by computer technology. Script styles, letter forms, symbols and abbreviations vary according to where and when they were used, and for what purposes‑ to identify the contents of an amphora or the coinage of a despot, to record the deeds of an emperor or condemn an enemy, to provide Christianity with its liturgical texts, or students of ancient literature with their text‑books. This broad range is dealt with in this volume by a group of Cambridge scholars, each expert in a particular area- epigraphy, papyrology, numismatics, palaeography‑ in order to offer an accessible introduction to the subject to anyone with an interest in Greek.

 

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You can download a list of contents and purchase form here in either word or pdf.

Schools Artwork Competition on Ancient Greece

 

2010 ART Competition (the closing date for entries is 31 March 2010)

 

Present a piece of art in any medium on the following themes.

 

Primary Section (equivalent to KS2 – Years 3 to 6 - 7 to 11 years old)

‘Daedalus & Iccarus’ or ‘The Trojan Horse’

 

Junior Section (equivalent to KS3 – Years 7 to 9 - 11 to 14 years old)

‘Hermes & Apollo’ or ‘Jason & the Golden Fleece’

 

Intermediate Section (equiv. to KS4 – Years 10 & 11 - 14 to 16 years old)

‘The Goddess Athena’ or ‘Phaeton & his chariot’

 

 

The Hellenic Society will accept artistic representations of the chosen themes in the form of watercolours, oils, ink and pencil drawings, pottery, sculpture, photography, videos, mosaics, screen prints. The purpose is to engage the imagination of students in the myths, poetry and history of Ancient Greece. In this regard entries should try to capture the narrative of the myths.

To enable me to identify items during the judging process all candidates must include the following details with their entries: a) their name, b) their age, c) the name of their school and school teacher. These details should preferable be attached, i.e. written on the back or on a label that is tied to the work. All entries should be authorised by a teacher. 

The envelop/package should be marked ‘Hellenic Society Schools Art Work Competition’ and mailed to: Richella Doyle, Hellenic Society, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7EU. To prevent any breakage, good quality images of sculptures or more delicate items will suffice. To ensure all entries are returned please include a stamped self addressed envelope or postage for items that are mailed in boxes. 

 

 

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The 2009 report can be viewed here.

Panel of School Lectures

The Society holds details of lecturers who give public talks on Greek themes (see here). The Society has asked panel members to note specific school-level lectures, and will expand the provision it already makes to local classics groups to fund joint lectures, and will aid schools or groups of schools who wish to bring in such speakers.

 

JOWETT SENDELAR ESSAY COMPETITION 2010

The 2009 report for can be viewed here.

For Year 9 and under: approximately 1,500 – 2,500 words. Illustrations (with captions) are welcome.

a)             WARFARE

Why did Athens lose the Peloponnesian War against Sparta?

(Among other factors you should consider tactics, long-term strategy, the Sicilian Expedition and the role of Persia.)

 

b)             GREEK MYTHOLOGY

Medea killed her two children when Jason abandoned her. As counsel for Medea OR Jason (but not both), present your case to the judges…

(You will need to decide what charge Medea faces – murder? manslaughter?)

 

c)  GREEK GODS

Which god or goddess would you most like to have been? Why?

(Make sure you explain why your chosen god is better than the others. You will need to use relevant mythological detail to back up your argument.)

 

d) ROMEThe Early Heroes

The legendary early history of Rome is filled with stories of heroic figures, such as Cloelia, Scaevola, Horatius and Lucretia. Whom do you consider to be the greatest hero and why?

(Do not include any figures before Romulus or after 300 BC. Livy’s Early History of Rome contains many tales of legendary figures from Rome’s past).

Entries MUST be of A4 paper format (not on disc); printed, or written, in black or blue ink. Please do not use difficult-to-read fonts (e.g. all capitals). Candidates MUST put their name, date of birth, and school on their entries. Please put name and school on the front page as well. The judges would like to see a bibliography or a list of the sources consulted. A word-count should be given. Entries should be marked “Jowett Sendelar Essay Competition” and sent to: The Joint Association of Classical Teachers, Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU. The closing date for entries is 1st August 2010. Candidates will be notified in December 2010. Please remember it is essential to include a stamped addressed envelope for the return of scripts, reports and any prizes. PLEASE attach the correct postage!

 

 

Junior Greek Resources and Activities for Junior Pupils

Fun Greek is a fully downloadable course designed to introduce the Ancient Greek language to younger pupils. The course is a series of free downloadable sheets of “fun Greek” activities (compiled by Anne Wright, Head of Classics at Westminster Cathedral Choir School). These are illustrated pages introducing some Greek language elements - and they include activities on animal names, Greek gods and goddesses, nationalities, etc.  To see a specimen page of Fun Greek on the Greek Gods and Goddesses, click here, and to see a page on Introducing Adjectives, click here.

   

 

You can download Fun Greek here.

 

The Greeks had a word for it.

Here you will find a downloadable chapter from the book Our Greek and Latin Roots (Cambridge University Press, 1990). We acknowledge the kind permission of the authors, James Morwood and Mark Warman, and Cambridge University Press, to reproduce chapter 6 “ The Greeks had a word for it” here. Latin and Greek are often called “dead” languages, but Our Greek and Latin Roots gives the lie to the myth by taking its readers on a journey of exploration through their own language. It charts the historical spread of the classical languages throughout the English-speaking world and encourages students to take an active role in uncovering jut how central a part they play in giving English the shape it has today. This book is entirely accessible to teachers and students with little or no knowledge of classical languages. For more information on Our Greek and Latin Roots (ISBN 0-521-37841-9), please contact Cambridge University Press.

 

 

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You can download the full 12 page chapter on “The Greeks had a word for it” here in pdf.

www.cambridge.org

 

War with Troy: The Story of Achilles.

Told by Daniel Morden and Hugh Lupton  Audio CD set and Teacher’s Guide

This important initiative of the Cambridge School Classics Project, directed by Grant Bage and Bob Lister, was published in autumn 2003.

For further information on War with Troy and the Cambridge School Classics project, click here , and visit the CSCP website.

 

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Learning Ancient Greek on-line

 

OU Introducing Ancient Greek

Introducing Ancient Greek is a free, open-access site which allows students to make quick progress when starting out in Classical Greek. The site helps users to learn the alphabet and practice forming words. Its five sections cover: learning the letters of the Greek alphabet; practicing recognition of Greek script; getting to grips with Greek alphabetical order; forming Greek words; learning how Greek sentences work.

 

The eGreek Project designed by the Classics Department at Leeds Grammar School. The course is organised into 66 weeks over two academic years, based on John Taylor’s “Greek to GCSE".

 

The Eton College Greek Software Project

The Eton classics department has commissioned software to help with the learning of Greek vocabulary and grammar, making use of the new Oxford Greek Grammar by James Morwood. Oxford University Press has collaborated in this enterprise, and the Provost and Fellows of Eton College have made the programs available on the internet as a free service in accord with the college’s aims as a charitable organisation. The Reading Greek parts of the project have been developed in association with the Department of Classical Studies at the Open University. The Chandris Group has given generous support to the project.

 

Ancient Greece Quiz

To celebrate its 125th Anniversary, the Society devised the following Quiz for schools and any others interested. There are 4 sections to the Quiz: Primary (the equivalent of KS2) with 20 questions: Junior (the equivalent of KS3) with 40 questions; Intermediate (the equivalent of KS4) with 40 questions; and Senior (the equivalent of KS5 or Sixth-Form level) with 50 questions.

 

 

 

 

www.open.ac.uk/Arts/greek/

 

 

 

 

 

www.egreek.co.uk

 

 

 

 

The Project, financed by the College's governing body as one of its charitable works, is freely available at the website.

 

 

 

 

 

You can download the full set of Ancient Greece Quiz pages here in either MS Word (.doc) or Acrobat Reader (.pdf).

Summer Schools in Greek and Classical Civilisation

Details of Summer Schools which teach Greek and Classical Civilisation are compiled by the The Joint Association of Classical Teachers (JACT), Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. Please consult JACT’s summer school page: http://www.jact.org/summerschools.htm.

 

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Resources and Links


http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/primarylinks/ancientgreece.html

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/primarylinks/ancientgreece_worksheets.html

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history.htm

http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/history/unit14.htm http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/history/unit15.htm
In Unit 14, children find out about the ancient Greek way of life. There is a structured 8 lesson plan covering: the location of Greece; placing ancient Greek civilisation into a time-scale; Athens and Sparta; Greek warfare; Marathon; Gods and Myths; Greek Theatre; the Olympic Games. There are downloadable teacher fact-files for all these elements and worksheets on such aspects as: daily life, your favourite Greek myth, the Agora, Greek word prefixes, Theseus and the Minotaur, etc.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/
This BBC page has useful general material for educators on the Greeks, as well as the Romans and Archaeology in general. There are articles by Professor Paul Cartledge on Greek Democracy and Dr Iain Stewart about the myth of Atlantis.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ancientgreece/main_menu.shtml.

 

 

Resources for ‘Greece in Schools’ Activities

Teachers may find the following listing of groups who visit schools useful.

 

Tempus Fugit : Tempus Fugit are based in Harrogate and provide historical costumed workshops and storytelling workshops on all periods - including "Ancient Greek Civilisation", "Ancient Greece" and "Greek Gods and Myths". www.tempusfugit.fsnet.co.uk

 

Theatre Odyssey : Theatre Odyssey are based in St Andrews (with a new Glasgow branch office) and offer school visits to primary and secondary schools in Scotland , telling their own adaptations of classical myths and stories. www.theatreodyssey.com or www.classicalstudies.co.uk

 

Actors of Dionysus : AOD offer workshops alongside their productions of Greek drama. www.actorsofdionysus.com

 

Trireme Trust : Professor Boris Rankov, the Director of the Trireme Trust in the UK , is happy to visit schools with a presentation on their work featuring slides and a video of the trireme in action. Contact: Dr Boris Rankov, The Trireme Trust, Dept of Classics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX; email: b.rankov@rhul.ac.uk ; website: www.atm.ox.ac.uk/rowing/trireme

 

Legio XIV : Legion XIII provide many types of school visits, which include workshops and enactments with ancient Greek soldiers and hoplites.

www.legion-fourteen.com

 

The Hoplite Association : The Hoplite Association offers school visits covering Ancient Greek warfare and civilian life, including the roles of women and children in society; social class; differences between life in Greece generally, and Sparta in particular; the Olympic Games; Myths and Legends and the Greek Theatre. www.hoplites.org

 

Homeric Story-tellers : Hugh Lupton and Daniel Morden present both the Iliad and the Odyssey as story-telling sessions (or their versions of both epics together as The Gate of Horn ) for a range of age groups. Contact: Hugh Lupton www.hughlupton.com

 

Apollo Greek Mask Theatre: www.professor-popup-puppets.co.uk

 

Thiasos Theatre Company: are based in London and have worked on Greek theatre, music and dance, and they can provide school workshops and presentations on their work. www.thiasos.co.uk

 

The Spartan Society http://www.spartan-society.co.uk/