Salve!  My name is Skye Shirley, and I'm a Latin teacher from Boston, USA.  I'm currently living in London where I'm following my dream of learning about women Latin poets in the 16th-17th centuries through a PhD program at University College London.  I have over a decade of Latin teaching experience, including public and private schools, universities, adult education programs, teacher training courses, summer tour trips to Rome, tutoring, and online lessons.

Last summer I offered a highschool-level online course on "Women Writing Latin," which was a survey of 2500+ years of women's writing in Latin.  This summer, I'd like to teach high schoolers again over Zoom and have received numerous requests for a course aimed at Latin 3, Latin 4, and/or AP levels.  I started Latin my freshman year of high school, and I found it VERY challenging for many years.  Driven by my love for the language, I sought out ways to learn that worked for me and I'm now so happy to be reading tons of Latin every day— for pleasure!  I feel like this experience allows me to meet each student where they're at.  Whether you find Latin hard, or easy, or a mix of both, I've been there and am excited to help you reach your goals.

My Teaching Style:
My teaching methods are immersive— not full spoken immersion but I use Latin-to-Latin questions, paraphrasing, and the most compelling research on comprehensible input.  I work hard to balance what has been a very selective canon with the voices kept to the margins.  For example, we might read an exile letter of the Roman poet Ovid to better understand the exile letter of a Neo-Latin woman writer.  Or we might see how ancient Roman jokes leveled at lower classes were reappropriated by working-class Latin poets.  Above all, I want the language to come alive for my students and for them to be valued and comfortable in class!  For testimonials and more information, my website is skyeshirley.com and there's a contact form on the site.

The Summer Course:
I'm thinking of aiming this course as a reading course, but with a grammatical concept we review each lesson through the reading.  However, this is where your opinions come in!  Would you prefer an hour of class a week, and an hour of homework?  Or a class with no work between sessions?  A weekend or week-long seminar, or a course that would last a month or two?  Ancient Roman texts or modern, or both?  To have grammar framed as new information or as a review?  The feel of a Latin summer camp or a course?

Cost:
The class would be $20/hour per student, regardless of how often we meet or for how long.  I hope to offer scholarships, both partial and full, so if money is tight and/or you'd like to offer to fund a scholarship for a student, please let me know!  

Credit:
If you would like, I offer free to students a paragraph summary of the student's performance in the class.  This may be helpful to supplement an application package, provide evidence to your school of meeting a requirement, or to just have for your record.  If it's just a weekend course, however, I'd send a brief statement in lieu of a summary since I wouldn't have as much time with you as in a summer-long course.

Please fill out this form with your interest and wishes.  It's okay if you skip some questions, but I'll require your name and email so I could follow up if needed.  I'd be grateful if you'd send it along to spread the word!

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