Academics | Classical Education | Curriculum | Reading List | Greek & Latin

Providence Academy requires from the earliest ages on a study of Greek and Latin.  This practice of reading the ancient languages is part of the Classical Curriculum and accomplishes several things at once:

it reinforces the students’ understanding of grammar; it teaches the student the roots of well over three-quarters of the English Language; it forces the student to pay close attention to the exact meaning of words; as a result, provides the student with a practical and conceptual understanding of language itself.
	Isocrates (436-338 B.C.) once said, “The right word is a sure sign of good thinking.”  The training in words through Greek and Latin bears incomparable fruits.  Studies have shown repeatedly that knowledge of these ancient languages improves students’ verbal test scores more than the study of any other languages.