For three years the Department of Classics is cooperating with IASA. In the center of the project stands the teaching of Latin as part of the school's curriculum. There are three classes which study for four hours per week (10th, 11th, and 12th graders). The first class graduated this last May and are able to read Latin prose and poetry in the original. Overall there are c. 30 sudents in the project.
The classes are taught by an alumna of the department, Ms. Ella Kaplan who taught Latin in the deaprtment as well. For the teaching in IASA the materials were adapted and made more suitable for a high-school teaching. Students who finish the program reach the level of a second year university student and may enter studies in the Department based on their high-school records.
The project hopes to inspire students with the love for the language and classical culture.