Autism Awareness Day: Myth and Reality
by Cora Beth Fraser This Sunday is World Autism Awareness Day, which sounds like a magical day of celebration for autistic people like me. But like everything else in life, the reality is not that simple, and ‘awareness’ can feel more like a threat than a promise. If there happened...
The Interwoven Roots of Plants and Greek Myths
by Dr Lorna Robinson Like many other people, the not-too-distant lockdowns created a space and stillness in my life which nature began to fill. From starting to recognise more of the little birds that visited our garden, to taking joy out of the vibrant orange and purple colours of the...
Introducing Vocabulous
by Lucy Huelin Vocabulous is an exciting new resource that aims to improve students’ English vocabulary by teaching Latin and Greek root word patterns in KS2/KS3 English lessons. It is estimated that around 60% of English is derived from Latin or Greek, and in some fields, such as science or technology,...
The CA Returns to Swansea
by Mai Musié In April 2022 the prestigious annual Classical Association conference took place at Swansea University. The conference was due to take place there in 2020, which would have been rather fitting as the University marked its centenary that year, but we all know what happened that year and...
Antigone: The Musical
by Marina McCready I first came across the Antigone story in a drama class in Year 9 and it stuck with me all the way to university, when I had an opportunity to study it again in my Classics degree. When I decided I wanted to write a musical, I...
Sardis – A Classical Wonder
In our latest blog, Year 12 student Altan Mardin, who has a keen interest in archaeology, tells us all about his recent trip to Sardis. Atop the Acropolis, looking out at the expansive city before me, it was almost impossible not to picture the attacking Persians – Cyrus’ fierce hordes...
Maximum Classics
Latin and Greek for English vocabulary – an inclusive approach for all students and teachers Charlie Andrew, Director, Maximum Classics CIC Based on my experience of teaching Classical languages, one of the most wonderful ancillary benefits of learning Latin or Greek is how students can make associations with English vocabulary,...
Around the UK in eighty days!
It’s been a busy start to the new academic year as CA branches across England and Wales have welcomed audiences to a variety of events this autumn – from podcaster Tristan Hughes’ visit to the Lancashire coast, to Lampeter and West Wales’ online talks and Guildford CA’s Pizza Night! There...
Springtime in Swansea …
Swansea University was the wonderful host of the 2022 CA Conference when hundreds (a classis of classicists?) flocked to the seaside to enjoy a weekend of papers, panels, pop-up discussions and plenty of long-overdue catching up over Welsh cakes in the Taliesin Centre. Thanks to the tremendous organisation of Dr Ian Goh,...