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BIDVVM LATINVM ET GRAECVM MMXXV

February 7 – 8, 2025
Covenant Classical School – Fort Worth, TX

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Join us for a two-day spoken Latin and Greek conference with seven gently immersive workshop sessions, pedagogy sessions, along with collaborative, and fellowship opportunities.

Five Tracks:

Track Title Ages Language Knowledge Assumed Spoken Ability Assumed
Beginner Latin 12+ Some basic grammar and vocab None to some
Advanced Latin 17+ Grammar and some experience with unadapted original Latin texts Some significant to substantial
Intermediate Latin 15+ Most of the grammar and some experience with lightly adapted original Latin texts Some to some significant
Elementary Latin 8+ No grammar or vocab – intended for elementary age children or their teachers None to some
Intermediate Greek 15+ The Greek alphabet (Attic/Koine), much of the grammar, some vocab, and some experience with lightly adapted texts None to some

 

For more information, contact Marcus Foster, Languages Department Chair at Covenant Classical School in Fort Worth, TX – mfoster@covenantfw.org. 

Professor of Classics

Patrick M. Owens (Patricius)

President, AANLS

Dr. Owens is the president of the American Association for Neo-Latin Studies, the editor of the Neo-Latin News, and the editor-in-cheif of the Neo-Latin Lexicon. He teaches university courses on Classical Latin and Greek authors as well as online conversational courses for teachers and students for oral proficiency. In his down time he enjoys spending time with his family (who also speaks Latin) in Kansas City and Wyoming.
Affiliate Assistant Professor & Director of Humanities

Laura M. Eidt (Laura)

University of Dallas

In addition to teaching in the German, Spanish, Humanities, and Classical Education Programs at the University of Dallas, Dr. Eidt serves as the director and main curriculum writer of Latin through Stories, a new K-5 curriculum that draws on both current research in second language acquisition and classical language pedagogy.
Latin & Ancient Greek Fellow

Katherine L. Bradshaw (Pēnelopē)

Ancient Language Institute

Along with teaching college-level Latin and Ancient Greek online to adults around the world, Miss Bradshaw also serves as an Adjunct Instructor at Abilene Christian University and an Editorial Consultant for Armfield Academic Press.
Director of Consulting

Buck Holler (Cervus)

CiRCE Institute

Buck is a former horse trainer and rodeo cowboy from Red Bluff, CA. Retiring from the rodeo circuit, Buck headed to New England to study theology and languages at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2001. Since then he has worked as an educator and administrator in CA, New York City, and eastern NC. Buck first joined The CiRCE Institute as an apprentice in 2007, became a head mentor for the East Coast III apprenticeship in 2017, began the Latin Apprenticeship in 2019, and now serves in Concord, NC as CiRCE’s director of consulting.
Assistant Professor of Classical Education

Dr. Erik Ellis

University of Dallas

Dr. Erik Z. D. Ellis, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Classical Education at the University of Dallas. Following five years as a high school and middle school Latin teacher, Dr. Ellis received Master's and Doctoral degrees at the University of Notre Dame in Classics and Medieval Studies. He is an alumnus of Fr. Foster's Aestiva Latinitas and the Polis Institute's Advanced Greek and Methodology courses and holds a certificate in Second Language Acquisition from Notre Dame's Center for the Study of Languages and Cultures. He has taught Latin and Greek using communicative pedagogy for more than fifteen years to school children, clergy, and university students. He is a tireless advocate for the renewal of the traditions of Latinity and Hellenism within the contemporary classical education movement.

The Biduum was a wonderful opportunity to learn from master language teachers, hone my Latin speaking abilities, and connect with other instructors from the area. It was also tons of fun - a true highlight!

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I look forward to the Biduum every year. It is a unique opportunity to speak Latin with other people and I always come away with some many ideas for my classroom.

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Having studied Latin for twenty years or so, this seminar gave me the invaluable experience of encountering the language in a new and direct way. To hear and understand a lecture given in Latin is truly an exquisite delight.

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Early Bird Pricing (Until December 1)

Student Ticket

$ 99

Per Ticket

Adult Ticket

$ 129

Per Ticket
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If you need financial assistance for this offering, please visit Ascanius: The Youth Classics Institute, which offers grants for continuing education focused on Latin, Greek, and/or the Ancient Greco-Roman world. You can apply for the grant by clicking here and following the instructions on their website.

If you have any questions, you can email Donna Seidmann at info@AscaniusYCI.org.

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