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Languages Curriculum Overview
Languages Curriculum Overview
Classics is taught in Years 3 and 4 and French is the language taught in Year 5 and 6.
Classics is taught in Years 3 and 4 and French is the language taught in Year 5 and 6.
As the national curriculum says, “learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures.”
As the national curriculum says, “learning a foreign language is a liberation from insularity and provides an opening to other cultures.”
Our community has always been internationally engaged and we need the language skills to go with that. SASM children receive a solid grounding in using a foreign language and feel the pleasure and joy that it brings, as well as the curiosity and global awareness it fosters.
Our community has always been internationally engaged and we need the language skills to go with that. SASM children receive a solid grounding in using a foreign language and feel the pleasure and joy that it brings, as well as the curiosity and global awareness it fosters.
Our Classics and French Curriculum
Our Classics and French Curriculum
Why Classics in Year 3 and 4?
Why Classics in Year 3 and 4?
We know that studying classics:
Develops English literacy: students of Latin or Ancient Greek achieve a deep understanding of grammar which encourages accurate use of language. From the very early stages, concepts of singular and plural, tenses and case usage are taught.
Aids cultural literacy: Classical mythology forms the bedrock of much modern art and literature, and is constantly reworked in the culture that pupils experience in the arts.
Teaches the foundations of philosophy and history: The ancient Greeks and Romans are studied in history lessons at SASM; learning classics provides a direct link to those topics. Classical civilisations have profoundly influenced western society and thought. They established the disciplines of philosophy and history and the foundations of our political systems.
Gives opportunities for wide-ranging thinking: Classical subjects encourage students to cross subject boundaries through thinking that touches on language, literature and civilisation.
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