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Grants awarded to Schools Information and
application forms are available on the Grants section of the website. IRIS
London 2012 Olympics Games Schools Competition This summer London is proud to be hosting the 2012 Olympic Games, and to celebrate this exciting event and highlight its ancient heritage, The Iris Project is launching an international schools competition! This competition aims to encourage school pupils to engage with the Olympic Games and explore it ancient roots. The competition has two categories, under 12s, and under 18s, and entries can be in the form of either artwork, prose or poetry. See below for further details: · Design a poster for the London 2012 Olympic Games (A4 size) · Write a poem (maximum 30 lines) to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games · Invent and describe a new sporting category for the London 2012 Olympic Games (maximum one side of A4, with or without graphics) The competition judges will be
looking for creative and engaging responses to the tasks, with consideration
of the ancient roots of the Olympic Games and also its London venue. The
deadline for entries will be April 10th, contact editor@irismagazine.org. Junior Greek Resources Fun
Greek is a fully downloadable course designed
to introduce the Ancient Greek language to younger pupils. 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’, Our
Greek and Latin Roots (Cambridge University Press, 1990). War with
Troy: The Story of Achilles. Told
by Daniel Morden and Hugh Lupton Audio CD set and
Teacher’s Guide E-Resources Open University: Introducing Ancient Greek The Eton College Greek
Software Project Ancient Greece To celebrate its 125th Anniversary, the Society devised the following Quiz for schools and any others
interested. Summer Schools in Greek The Joint
Association of Classical Teachers (JACT) Resources British Museum page
on Ancient Greece BBC page on Ancient Greeks |