This one-day conference brings together second-level and third-level practitioners to celebrate the centenary of Leaving Certificate Greek and Latin (1925) and the introduction of new specifications (syllabuses) in both subjects (2025). All welcome.
Date: Saturday 12 April 2025
Time: 09.30 to 17.00
Location: Trinity Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin.
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Join us to celebrate the centenary of the Leaving Certificate! The first candidates in Ancient Greek and Latin sat their Leaving Certificate Exams in 1925. One hundred years later, new specifications are due to be taught for the first time. This conference will bring together second- and third-level practitioners to explore the history of the subjects, current challenges, and the opportunities represented by the new specifications. All welcome!
Programme:
- 09:30 Arrival and Welcome, Dr Charlie Kerrigan
- 10:00 Phyllis Gaffney, UCD: "Victorian Ireland's classical culture"
- 10:30 Charlie Kerrigan and Mnemosyne Rice, TCD: "Decolonising Classics: Irish Perspectives"
- 11:00 Coffee - Visit to TCD Library Research Collections
- 11:30 Coffee - Visit to TCD Library Research Collections
- 12:00 Pádraic Moran, University of Galway: "An Irish curriculum for teaching Greek and Latin?"
- 12:30 Lynn Gordon, The Royal Belfast Academical Institution (Emerita)" "Classics in Northern Ireland"
- 13:00 Lunch
- 14:00 Bridget Martin, UCD: "Accessing the Classical languages at second level: Challenges and opportunities"
- 14:30 Joanne Banks, TCD: "Reimagining the Leaving Certificate through Universal Design for learning"
- 15:00 Coffee
- 15:30 Roundtable Discussion: The New Specifications. Panel: Aryn Penn, Martine Cuypers, Adam Conry
- 16:30 Closing Remarks
This event is supported by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Events Fund.
Please contact Charlie Kerrigan <ckerriga@tcd.ie> or Mnemosyne Rice <ricemn@tcd.ie> with any queries.
