Information Book Just for Starters - Stockport Grammar School

We aim to:
Introduce pupils to the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome and help them to gain
insight into the continuing influence of these cultures on our lives today.
What is Classics?
The subject appeals and challenges in different ways throughout a pupil’s time at the school.
From discussing the behaviour of the gods in the First Year to translating Virgil from the
original Latin, from analysing the heroic quality of Achilles to describing the beauty of a
Classical sculpture or analysing Ovid’s descriptive power; Latin and Classical Civilisation offer
great depth of study to enquiring minds.
What staff and facilities are available to the department?
There are four full-time Classics teachers. All classrooms are equipped with interactive
whiteboards. The department makes full use of the large number of visual resources available
for this subject.
CLASSICS
How much time will I spend on this subject per ten day cycle?
First Year .................................................................1 lesson with 1 x 30 minute homework
Second and Third Year .......................................... 3 lessons with 2 x 30 minute homeworks
GCSE .................................................................... 5 lessons with 3 x 30 minute homeworks
A Level ....................................................................10 lessons with additional private study
What is Classics in the Lower School like?
First Years study the myths of the Ancient Greeks - Theseus and the Minotaur, Heracles, the
Trojan War and many others - before moving on to learn about important aspects of life
in Ancient Greece. Second and Third Years study Latin, following the journey of a young
Roman from the ashes of Pompeii, through Alexandria and Roman Egypt to Roman Britain,
while all the time learning to approach this most challenging of subjects with confidence and
determination.
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