At the conclusion of the course students may elect to take the AP Spanish Literature examination. Introduction to the AP or faculty approval. The Latin program has undergone a major transformation in the last few years at Hawken School. Currently we offer a full range of courses from Latin I to Advanced Placement Latin, including Vergil and Catullus-Horace. The overall goal of the Latin curriculum is to develop in the students an appreciation for the ancient language and culture and in turn a better understanding of their own.
All Latin courses are year long and build upon one another.
I is designed to expose students to the basic elements of the language, especially vocabulary and simple grammatical elements. The Latin words which are studied are mostly cognates relating to similar English words. The intent is to build the students' English vocabulary as they learn the Latin language. The grammatical aspect of the course is to help students begin to understand the complexity of the language by identifying active voice, verb tenses, participles, prepositional phrases, direct and indirect objects and adjective-noun agreement. In addition, several Latin common phrases, e.g. tempus fugit, e pluribus unum, and quid pro quo, are also explained so that students have a better understanding when they see Latin used in literature.