Latin course 2015-2016

Download here the curriculum for Reginald's Latin experiences held during school term. The organizational meeting for the Latin course held during the academic year 2015-2016 will be held on the first Monday of October - 5 October 2015 - beginning at 2:00 PM in the church hall located in the basement of the church: St Florian's Church 1215 S 45th St West Milwaukee, WI 53214 USA. Reginald will wait in front of the church until 2:00 to welcome participants. Next to the main front stairs of … [Read more...]

Title Page

The title page of the series reads: “LATIN’S BODY”  REGINALD BEING THE OVERSEER DANIEL THE ASSISTANT The first page proofs have arrived for our final review of the book OSSA LATINITATIS SOLA: the mere bones of Latin. I'm delighted to see the final presentation take such beautiful shape. Now Reggie and I get to review and suggest changes to the way the book looks, the way the text is arranged on the page. After reviewing these initial pages and making our suggestions, the rest … [Read more...]

Number 1

Number 1 New Release in Foreign Language Instruction on Amazon.com and the book is not even out yet! Reginald Foster's method sweeps the charts! This new method of teaching the Latin language was developed by Reginald Foster while teaching hundreds of students in Rome during four decades while serving as the personal Latin secretary of four popes: Paul VI; JP I; JP II; Benedict XVI. The publihser has announced the book will be available in October. Pre-order your copy now from the … [Read more...]

Latinatus

Please update your bookmark for Ossa Latinitatis Sola. Pre-order direct. Download flyer. "One letter can kill you!", Reggie says, to indicate that the entire meaning of a Latin word can change by changing one letter. Get one letter wrong and the whole meaning is lost. Sad to say, this happened on a global scale, in the Latin title of our book Ossa Latinitatis Sola. Somewhere it was wrongly transcribed to read Ossa Latinatus Sola or even Ossa Latinatuas Sola. Three errors appeared on … [Read more...]

Bones of Latin

Bones of Latin are rattling about Pre-order your copy of OSSA LATINITATIS SOLA "The Mere Bones of Latin" by Reginald Foster - Daniel McCarthy Pre-order online from CUA Press here. Download the pre-order form and flyer. Anticipated release in October 2015. Paperback: $39.95 eBook: $39.95 Reggie talks about teaching Latin with OSSA: If video of Reggie and Dan does not appear, watch it here on YouTube. Description of OSSA From the first encounter with the Latin language … [Read more...]

Latin Summer 2015

Aestiva Milvauchiae Latinitas MMXV Latin summer with Reginald Foster Monday June 8 - Saturday August 1, 2015   Latin Summer 2015 Click on image to download a poster you may print & post or email: For more information I have a whole packet with • a Latin presentation of the whole undertaking, • an English presentation of the Summer program, • the daily calendar, • the academic contract, • the preliminary assessment for both levels of ‘iuniores’ and ‘seniores’. To inquire, … [Read more...]

75th Birthday

In honour of Reginald Foster's 75th birthday a celebration 10-12 October 2014 Washington DC has been announced by the Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study. The event includes an alumni reunion, classes taught by Reginald, a banquet and 'roast'. The event is made possible by the generosity of the Department of Classics at George Washington University and the Folger Shakespeare Library For more information visit their site here. Two books are planned. A Liber amicorum will … [Read more...]

SALVTEM

REGINALDVS SALVTEM DAT You have until this Saturday night, 31 May to contribute to save the treasures of the Latin language. Contribute here. At the end of the video session, Reginald concluded with this greeting in Latin: REGINALDVS SALVTEM DAT: VESTRA OMNIA VOBIS VTINAM QUAM PROSPERRIME CEDANT ET EVENIANT CONSILIA "Would that all your plans may happen and succeed as favorably for you as possible". Please share this video with others and invite them to join us in saving the … [Read more...]

Outtakes

In celebration of reaching our initial funding goal, we present two outtakes from our video session. In the first, Daniel and Reginald prepare to record their first video ever. In the second, they respond to the noise of a snow blower outside the window during the polar vortex of 2014. If the video does not appear, watch it here on YouTube. Kindly consider joining with us to save the Treasures of the Latin Language at our Indiegogo funding campaign. We have the opportunity to surpass our … [Read more...]

Treasures of the Latin Language

Join us in handing on the treasures of the Latin language. If video of Reggie and Dan does not appear, watch it here on YouTube. The Treasures of Latin Most of western civilisation for 2,300 years happened in the Latin language; all of our thoughts and prayers occurred in Latin. You can help us preserve this treasure of humanity. How do you save Latin? By teaching it well. If taught well, you will fall in love with the language and its literature. Reginald Foster Reginald Foster’s … [Read more...]