Latin & Greek

Free Trial Latin Class

meets: Thursday, April 10 - 4:30-5pm Pacific (7:30-8pm Eastern) - zoom

This class is is designed as an introduction to the Latin language, and a chance for students to try out Latin and our approach at Seven Hills Classical. Class is open to all ages, and after the free trial class, interested families will receive more information about upcoming Latin classes which are divided by age group. For more information, or to register your child, please see the class registration page.

Latin I - Fall and Spring 2025-2026

Meets: Wednesdays - 4-5pm pacific (7-8pm Eastern), august 27-end of may

The first year of our introduction to Latin for students aged 11+. Students will complete weekly translation assignments, and complete the first semester of standard independent school Latin curriculum. Classes will also include Roman history, culture, and extensive etymology study. To register your child for class or for more information, please visit our class registration page.

Latin for Younger Students - Fall and Spring 2025-2026

Meets:tuesdays and thursdays - 1-1:30pm PST (4-4:30pm EST) - august 26, 2025 -End of May

In this class specifically designed for younger students ages 7-10, we will introduce the Latin language and its grammar as well as the history and culture of ancient Rome. Students will translate stories from Latin to English, learn new and interesting words in English that derive from Latin, and explore the city of Pompeii and the daily lives of Romans living in the 1st Century A.D. We will take virtual walking tours of Pompeii and engage with the Latin language in creative and interesting ways. Taught by Elizabeth and space is limited. For more information or to register your child, please complete the class registration form.

Ancient Greek 1 - Spring 2025

Meets: SPRING (starting the week of january 7)

Our Spring 2025 Introduction to Ancient Greek class at Seven Hills Online Classical. In this class, students will complete weekly translation assignments, participate in a creative and dynamic approach to Greek learning, and complete the first semester of a standard independent school Attic Greek curriculum. To register your child for class or for more information, please visit our class registration page.

*New Class - Latin for Parents

meets: Fall 2025, meeting time tba

This class is specifically designed for parents who are interested in learning more about Latin and ancient Roman culture. In a weekly half-hour class, we will follow the family of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus up to the eruption of Mt Vesuvius, learn the same Latin grammar that your kids are learning in class, and spend a good deal of time making connections between Latin, English and other related languages. Taught by Wes and space is limited. For more information, please visit and fill our our availability survey page.

Personalized Study in Latin and Greek

Students in private and small-group personalized study classes will learn Latin and/or Ancient Greek with individualized lesson plans tailored to their learning styles, interests, and preferred pace. This is a holistic approach to ancient languages that emphasizes projects, Latin/Greek writing assignments, and a good deal of etymology and Roman/Greek history, culture, and mythology. Classes will move at a personalized pace and follow the interests of the student. A course for both younger learners and students wishing to accelerate their learning of ancient languages. Taught by Elizabeth, Joshua, Dan, and Joseph. Now Enrolling.

Latin II

Two Groups: Tuesday/Thursday and Wednesday

Latin II curriculum, using the Cambridge Latin Course as our guide. Students will complete weekly assignments, participate in project-based learning, and complete the standard independent high school Latin curriculum — Tuesday/Thursday class registration — Wednesday class registration.

Latin II for Younger Kids

Meets: Tuesday/Thursday from 11-11:30am Pacific

Latin II curriculum for Younger Kids, using the Cambridge Latin Course as our guide. Students will complete weekly assignments, participate in project-based learning, and continue with our Latin for Younger Kids progression at Seven Hills. Registration.

Latin III

Latin III curriculum includes unabridged ancient Roman literature (Ovid, Catullus, Horace, Cicero, and Julius Caesar). Students will complete weekly translation assignments, participate in project-based learning, and complete the standard independent high school Latin curriculum.

AP Latin

AP year-long Latin curriculum. Readings and translations of Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars and Vergil’s Aeneid. Historical context, literary and rhetorical identification, and textual analysis.

Literature and Linguistics

Group Class: Homer’s Odyssey

Meets: fall, 2025, Tuesdays and Thursdays - 12-12:30pm pacific (3-3:30pm Eastern), September 2 - November 20

In this small-group class, students will read Homer’s Odyssey, one of the oldest extant works of literature in the Western canon and a foundational example of ancient Greek epic poetry. Additional readings include story selections from Edith Hamilton’s Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes. Students will keep an Odyssey journal, participate in weekly class discussions, and explore how later centuries of writers and artists used and reinterpreted the Greek myths. For students ages 10+. If interested, you can find our registration form here.

Group Class: Vergil’s Aeneid

meets: Tuesdays - 3:30-4:30pm pacific (6:30-7:30pm Eastern), September 2 - November 18

In this class, students will read and discuss the ancient Roman epic Vergil's Aeneid in translation—from start to finish. Each hour session will cover one chapter, for a total of 12 classes, using the new Scott McGill and Susannah Wright translation. The course will include engaging discussions of the text and ancient mythology, explorations into ancient history, and opportunities for student-generated creative work. For more information, or to register your child, please see our class registration page.

Mythology for Younger Kids

Meeting times: Wednesdays - 12-1pm Pacific (3-4pm Eastern), January 15th - May 28th

Rolling admissions. In this class, students ages 7-10 will explore mythologies and stories from ancient cultures, including Greco-Roman, Native American, African, Asian, and others. Our literature and creative writing teacher, Erika Howsare, will guide the class. The course will include writing and other creative projects based on different world mythologies. Each session will involve examining a mythological story and discussing its themes and imagery. Students will be encouraged to engage with the material and follow their creative urges wherever they lead! Registration + more information.

STEM in the Classics

spring 2025 - beginning in January

Rolling admissions. In this class, students will study figures of the ancient world in the STEM context: Archimedes, Hippocrates, Pliny the Elder, Pythagoras, and more, with the goal of understanding how the Greeks and Romans approached the topics of math, medicine, the natural world, and technology. The main theme of the course is that the Greeks/Romans typically approached these ideas from a Platonic perspective: they want to be able to categorize and generalize and discover absolutes—an approach that works well (though not perfectly) in math, but not so well with science and medicine. Taught by Joshua. To register your child, please complete our registration form here.

Philosophy

Introduction to Ancient Philosophy

meets: Summer, 2025 - Mondays - 3-4pm Pacific (6-7pm Eastern) - June 9-August 11

Explore the roots of Western Civilization by learning the story of Socrates and the Sophists, and their influence on Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus, and the Stoics. Choose from topics such as free will, happiness, love, knowledge, justice, politics, religion, the soul, and the nature of the cosmos. Learn how philosophers began to rationally discuss these topics in the midst of the prevailing Homeric mythology and historic upheavals such as the Peloponnesian War and Alexander’s conquests. Selection of readings will be personalized to student interests. For students interested in our summer, 2025, class, please register here.