Level: Form III (7th–9th grades), Form IV (10th–12th grades)
Subject(s): Languages—World & Classical, Latin
Description:
Current for 2026-27
Students in this class will continue to read and study a novel written entirely in Latin. Students will enjoy reading about the antics and adventures of a Roman family in the 2nd century A.D. while they learn an impressive amount of vocabulary and grammar through a natural language-learning approach.
Students will also read texts from sacred Scripture and learn about culture, history, technology, and other facets of Roman life. We will complete the second portion of Hans Orberg’s Lingua Latina: Per Se Illustrata: Familia Romana book.
This course is intended to follow Latin 1; at least one year of high-school level Latin is a prerequisite.
Materials:
Families purchase the following required supplies for the 2026-27 school year: (All non-consumable texts can be shared among siblings.)
- Lingua Latina: Pars 1, Familia Romana (2nd edition), paperback or hardcover
- Lingua Latina: A Companion to Familia Romana
- OR both books in a companion set
- Looking at Latin: A Grammar for Pre-college (used for ALL Form 3 and Form 4 Latin classes; one per family is sufficient.)
○ Shopping Option 1: Amazon
○ Shopping Option 2: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers - Elementa II: Next Steps in Latin Student Textbook.
- Three-ring binder with lined paper, pencils, colored pencils, and erasers in a pencil pouch
Recommended Resources:
- The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary for home use
Note:
Students in all Form 3 and 4 Latin classes will receive a complimentary subscription to Legentibus, an app which can be installed onto a Windows or Macintosh computer or accessed on a smartphone or tablet. Legentibus is not currently available for the browser. The instructor will configure the student subscription, which will be tied to the student’s BHSC email account.
Instructor-Provided Resources:
Audio files to accompany the text will be available via Google Classroom; students will be invited to join Google Classroom upon the start of classes in order to listen to the audio files independently during the week.
Students in all Form 3 and 4 Latin classes will receive a complimentary subscription to Legentibus, an app which can be used on a smartphone or tablet. Legentibus is not currently available for the browser. The instructor will configure the student subscription, which will be tied to the student’s BHSC email account.
