Scholae aestivae in Italia: 2nd-16th July, 2017

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Scholae aestivae in Italia:
2nd-16th July, 2017

Montella, et gelidi valete fontes,
et silvae, et nemora alta castanetis.
Tunc me frigoribus tuis tenebas,
Montella, alpigenum e choro sororum
una nobiliorque laetiorque,
cum Canis rapido aestuabat ore.
Janus Anysius
(Iani Anysii Varia poemata et satyrae,
ad Pompeium Columnam cardinalem,
Naples 1531, f. 25 v. – 26 r.)

What are they, and whom are they for?
The Scholae aestivae in Italia offer an intensive Latin course at the advanced level, for those who already know all the grammar, morphology and syntax, and the about 3000 words that constitute the core vocabulary of the language: if you learn Latin with Lingua Latina per se illustrata, you must have read all Familia Romana and the first ten chapters of Roma aeterna.
This will be a numerus clausus course: the maximum number of participants will be 25.
Lessons will be entirely in Latin.
Our teachers (three or four) will propose passages taken from various Latin authors, ancient, medieval and modern. Our goal is to help you to learn, and improve your Latin, by reading these texts and by doing many and various exercises, both written and oral. Participants will sometimes be divided into smaller groups, both in order to allow our teachers to better meet the needs of individual learners and in order to let you take part in our seminars: during the afternoons, we will give didactics lessons, provided that a sufficient number of participants are interested (at any rate, attendance is not compulsory for anybody, of course!). We also intend to organize the staging of one or more dramatic works, by authors of any period; and we are open to any other suggestion, as long as it is supported by a sufficient number of participants.
There will be about 80 hours of classes in total. Here is the schedule of a typical day (but some changes are possible, of course):

8-8.45: breakfast;
9-10.30: lessons;
10.30-11: coffee break;
11-12.30: lessons;
13-14: lunch;
14-16: free time;
16-17.30: lessons;
17.30-18: coffee break;
18-19.30: seminars;
19.30-20.30: free time;
20.30-21.30: dinner.

We shall also make one or more excursions to places of historical and cultural interest. We shall certainly visit Pompeii, probably on Sunday, July 9th. There, in the ancient town which was destroyed in the eruption of Vesuvius of AD 79, we shall read together some relevant classical passages, in order to hear the voice of classical writers, as it were, where their echo is stronger.

Where? When?
Participants are expected and will be welcomed on the afternoon of July 2nd; departure is set for the morning of 16th July. Classes will run from the 3rd to the 15th of July.
The course will take place in Montella, a town in Campania about an hour’s drive from Naples and about three hours’ drive from Rome. Montella is a peaceful and beautiful mountain town, surrounded by woods and rich in history and tradition.

How to reach us
You can get to Montella by car or by bus. Buses leave from Rome to Montella every day: some of them have no intermediate stops, some stop at Avellino, where you will have to change buses for Montella. Buses also leave daily from Naples and Salerno to Avellino: once you are at Avellino, you will have to change buses for Montella.
If you like, we can send a car to Avellino to pick you up. You can get to Avellino from many other Italian cities, by bus or by train.

Location, accommodation and meals
The course will take place in the De Marco palace, an elegant building of the beginning of the 20th century, which stands in the park of the same name – in the centre of Montella.
Participants will take their meals and sleep at the Zia Carmela (“Aunt Carmela”) three-star hotel, around 100 metres from the De Marco palace.
Accommodation consists of a double room, with an ensuite bathroom and internet connection. For single rooms a supplement will apply.

How to register and how to pay
Registration closes officially on May 21st. However, it might be closed before, as soon as the maximum number is reached.
To register for the Scholae Latinae, please complete and send this form, and send a deposit by bank transfer, according to the option chosen (see below). Registration is only valid upon receipt of the deposit. The deposit will not be returned in case of non-participation.

– Option A (all inclusive): participation in the course for two weeks, meals and accommodation as described above (double room), didactic material and excursion to Pompeii: 1260 euros per person; deposit: 630 euros.
– Option B (all inclusive, one week): participation in the course for one week, meals and accommodation as described above (double room), didactic material and excursion to Pompeii: 650 euros per person; deposit: 285 euros.
– Option C (lessons only, one week): participation in the course for one week, didactic material (the excursion to Pompeii is not included): 380 euros per person; deposit: 200 euros.
– Option D (lessons only, two weeks): participation in the course for two weeks, didactic material (the excursion to Pompeii is not included): 750 euros per person; deposit: 500 euros.

If you come from one of the euro countries, please pay the deposit, by bank transfer, to:
Bank: FinecoBank s.p.a.
Account holder: Roberto Carfagni
Account holder address: via San Pietro, 2 – 83048 Montella (AV), Italy
IBAN: IT36P0301503200000002897607
BIC (SWIFT): FEBIITM1XXX
Reason for payment: “your name and surname + ‘Summer Latin course, 2017’”.

If you do not come from one of the euro countries, please pay the deposit, by bank transfer, to:
Bank: UniCredit s.p.a.
Account holder: Roberto Carfagni
Account holder address: via San Pietro, 2 – 83048 Montella (AV), Italy
IBAN: IT36P0301503200000002897607
BIC (SWIFT): UNCRITMMXXX
Reason for payment: “your name and surname + ‘Summer Latin course, 2017’”.

Should you have any doubts or need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.