Latin 3

  • Year-long
  • Upper School
  • Grades 9+
  • M/W 8:00 a.m., M/W 3:30 p.m., T/Th 9:30 a.m., T/Th 2:00 p.m.

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Placement Process One critical factor for restful learning is the proper placement of students. If you are unsure which level is the best fit for your student, reach out to the instructor you are considering. Once registered, anticipate contact regarding placement evaluations from instructors by May 15th and throughout the summer. Students must be enrolled to enter the placement process. Early placement exams may allow time for tutoring or additional review based on the outcomes. See more about placement evaluations in our Student-Parent Handbook.

Latin Placement Process For registered students, please anticipate contact regarding placement evaluations from instructors by May 15th and throughout the summer. Students must be enrolled in a Latin course to receive a placement assessment. Latin classes have a detailed and specific placement process. Learn more about the Latin placement process here.

This course is designed for students who have successfully completed Scholé Academy’s Latin 2 course, the Latin Alive! Book 2 text, or an equivalent course of study.

Students in Latin 3 continue their study of Latin grammar and reading, building on the foundation laid in Latin 1 and 2.  In this course, students will complete Latin Alive! Book 3, studying at a deliberate pace that aims at mastery and delight. Students continue to translate adaptations of the writings of original Latin authors from throughout the periods of the Roman Republic and Empire, learning history and culture along the way. Latin 3 teaches over 300 Latin vocabulary words and imparts an understanding of many English words derived from Latin. The primary text the students use will be the the award-winning text, Latin Alive! Book 3, the third of three books in the Latin Alive! series.

WATCH: Eddie Kotynski introduces the Latin program at Scholé Academy

  • This course requires Version 1.2 of the text.
  • For a closer look at the text used in this course including the full table of contents, please follow this link and click “Look Inside”:  Latin Alive! Book 3.
  • The teacher uses a Classical pronunciation in class, but students with an Ecclesiastical pronunciation are welcome.

Note to Incoming Students: Students who are new to Scholé Academy’s Latin program are welcome but will need to take a placement test once they have signed up (see below). Students interested in transitioning from other Latin programs should feel confident with all five declensions of nouns and adjectives, all the tenses of the four conjugations in the active and passive voices (present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, and future perfect), infinitives, gerunds, and participles.  Latin 3 will start with a three-chapter review of grammar introduced in Latin 1 and 2. As you are planning, we encourage you to review the samples we have online for Books 1 and 2, which include the full table of contents (see also the Course Materials tab above). 

Parents should understand that the instructors have adapted the text to the needs of the class but will essentially cover the same material in the same order as the textbook introduces it. Students should be able to study independently and be ready to memorize grammar and vocabulary (around 20 words per week) besides completing homework assignments. We recommend that students download and review the Vocabulary and Grammar that were taught in Latin 1 last year (see the links below).

Pronunciation: Instructors use a Classical pronunciation, but students with an Ecclesiastical pronunciation are welcome.  

Placement: Latin placement process here.

High School Credit: This course is the equivalent of one high school credit in foreign language.

Testimonial:

"I was struggling to keep up with learning Latin at the rate that my oldest son was learning. Having a knowledgeable instructor is fabulous.” —Rebecca Lavy, Scholé Academy Parent 

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