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Children’s School Lives Study: Report 7

Children’s School Lives Study: Report 7

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Latin

Trajan's Column, Rome (detail)

By learning Latin, students gain direct access to the literature, culture and thought of ancient Rome, and learn how the Roman past continues to inform the present. Using their knowledge of the language, they explore Latin texts in their various contexts. They develop a firm cultural literacy as they explore the exploits, values and traditions of ‘others’ who are both familiar and different. Studying Latin helps students become culturally engaged, culturally aware and culturally connected. It heightens their awareness of their own cultural environment and ethos and teaches them to appreciate the traditions and values of others.