Swansea Literacy Through Latin Project
An expansion of the Iris Literacy through Latin project to help improve Welsh primary school pupils' literacy through the teaching of Latin for the first time was launched at Swansea University on Thursday, January 26, 2011.
The initiative is a collaboration between the University's Department of History and Classics and The Iris Project, which already successfully runs similar projects in a number of English primary schools.
Latin students from Swansea University's Department of History and Classics, as volunteers, teach Latin to year five and six pupils of Brynmill Primary School in Swansea for one hour a week in the Spring and Summer terms of 2012.
Dr Evelien Bracke, the Project Coordinator at Swansea University, said:"Latin will be approached in a fun and engaging way, through storytelling, games, and interaction, and with specific reference to linguistic skills in English. "In the next school year, the project will be opened up to other local schools in the South West Wales area."
As part of celebrations for the project's launch on Thursday, January 26, pupils from Brynmill Primary School will visit the University to take part in fun Roman-related activities, such as mosaic-making and commanding a Roman army.
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