memories
Andy started learning Latin in this grade in 1964.
What is 9th grade?
Andy went to undergrad at this college, whose motto is pro ecclesia et patria.
What is Trinity College, ("for church and country")?
This is the name of Nicola's dog and Barbillus' long lost son from Stages 20 & 26.
Who is Rufus?
Nicola started learning Latin in this "grade" in 2014.
What is sophomore year of college?
Wesley will be studying at this college in the fall, whose English motto in Latin might be disciplina et labor.
What is Oberlin?
Learning and Labor
quis est Milo athleta notissimus?
In virtual distance learning world, this student was always floating in an all black virtual background.
What is Milo?
Nicola went to undergrad at this college, whose motto is in Greek (αἰὲν ἀριστεύειν), but if it were in Latin it'd be something like semper superāre.
What is Boston College, ("ever to excel")?
The classroom we've always had Latin in AND the approximate number of hours we've spent together over the past four years.
What is 320?
Which is 13.3333 days, so nearly 2 straight weeks full time together! yikes
For his final Roman Britain project last year, Wesley made an incredibly creative video project on this topic.
What is hot water?
Mackenzie will be at this university in the fall, who apparently has two mottos, both of which are in English, but if they were in Latin they could be:
1. vitam meliorem facientēs
2. virtus, libertas, et independentia
What is Penn State (WE ARE!!!)?
1. making life better
2. virtue, liberty, and independence
This is both the number of different non-math classes Andy has taught at GDS and the number of classes Nicola teaches this year.
What is 5?
Andy - con law, civil rights, Latin 1 (five years ago), Intro to Lit (now), Adv Lit (now)
Nicola - F1, F2, L&C, Intro, Adv
For one of Mackenzie's choice board projects on Roman Egypt in 10th grade, she created a model of this, which still sits on the shelves at my desk.
Milo will be at this university in the fall, whose motto is 1. in English and 2. a bit over the top imho.
scolam, quō aliquis disciplinam in aliquā studiā invenīre possit, condam.
condo, condere, condidī, conditus -- to found, establish
(HINT: ham & 5 eggs)
What is Cornell?
I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.
This is both the number of years Andy's taught at GDS and the age Nicola was when she started teaching at GDS.
What is 23?