1. Latina Lingua Vivit! Latin Lives! (Click mouse, press space bar, or press down arrow to advance slides.)

2. Why study Latin? Increase verbal SAT scores Understand other cultures Improve English skills Develop analytical skills Make it easier to learn other languages

3. Increase verbal SAT scores Studies show that Latin students consistently outperform other students on the verbal SAT Source: Educational Testing Service

4. Understand other cultures Acquaintance with ancient Roman culture promotes tolerance and understanding Greek and Roman civilizations link us with cultures of 57 nations on 4 continents Study of Roman civilization makes us aware of the concepts Americans share with other European cultures Government Art and literature Economic systems

5. Improve English skills Enrich vocabulary Sharpen grammar Enhance sense of organization “I could never have done as well as I have if I had not…put as much energy into Latin...” -- High school senior (perfect 800 on verbal SAT)

6. Think Latin is dead? alma mater bona fide in absentia magna cum laude alter ego agenda ad nauseam post mortem status quo verbatim per annum carpe diem

7. Develop analytical skills Studying Latin helps students to Identify problems Arrive at sound and creative solutions Develop a sense of organization Be observant, accurate and logical

8. Latin – key to other languages Strongest foundation for learning Romance languages: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian Good foundation for modern inflected languages, e.g. German and Russian Broadens a student’s notion of structures possible in languages other than English

9. Latin is fun! Note: Many of the facts presented here are based on the article “Keys to Language and Cultural Awareness” by Conrad Barrett, Ph.D., California State University and on information published by the National Committee for Latin and Greek. Talk to your guidance counselor today!