Educating Children from Nursery to 13 Years

LATIN CURRICULUM
Learning Latin enables children to develop a better understanding of grammar and it fosters precision in translation tasks. Through the knowledge of Latin students can see the connection between Latin and English words and this helps them expand their English vocabulary. Another aim of the course is to develop an understanding and appreciation of the culture of Roman civilisation. At South Lee, students are currently studying Latin in Year 7 and Year 8.
Topics
The town of Pompeii and Vesuvius
The Roman household
Houses in Pompeii
Daily life in Pompeii
Roman food
The forum
Grammar
Latin word order (position of verb)
Nominative and accusative case (first/second/third declension)
Present tense for ego, tu, is/ea (first/second/third conjugation)
Present tense of “esse” (to be) for ego, tu, is/ea