The Classical Association of the Pacific Northwest is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to support and promote the study of classical languages and civilization in the Pacific Northwest (see our new Mission Statement). Current members come from the US (Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, California, Colorado, and several other states), Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario). The Association holds an annual two-day meeting, usually in early April, and publishes a Bulletin twice a year (fall and spring).
CAPN's next meeting will be held in Vancouver BC, in cooperation with CACW, in spring 2014.
CAPN Membership information and dues form
Current CAPN officers:
The Academy Vivarium Novum is offering ten full tuition scholarships for high school students of the European Union (16-18 years old) and ten full tuition scholarships for University students (18-24 years old) of any part of the world. The scholarships will cover all of the costs of room, board, teaching and didactic materials for courses to be held from October 7, 2013 until June 14, 2014 on the grounds of the Academy's campus at Rome.
Application letters must be sent to info@vivariumnovum.net by July 15th in order to receive consideration.
Latin teacher wanted: Full-time. The Bear Creek School is a classical Christian School for Preschool – 12th grade. Nondenominational, private, day school accredited by the Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools (PNAIS). Please see website, www.tbcs.org, for additional information.
A workshop on "21st Century Technology in the Latin Classroom" will meet July 1-5, 2012 at the Taft Educational Center, the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut.
Instructor: Lynne West, Bellarmine College Preparatory, San Jose, CA
The Ascanius Institute (Youth Classics Institute) is starting a newsletter and wants to publicize its programs.
Videotaped scenes from Roman comedy are now available for classroom use from the NEH Summer Institute for College and University Faculty, "Roman Comedy in Performance," which was held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina last summer. Co-directed by Professors Sharon L. James (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Timothy J. Moore (University of Texas at Austin).
CAPN members are willing to come to schools within the CAPN region to speak on various topics. If you are interested in inviting a lecturer please contact him/her directly. A posting on this list implies that the speaker is willing to lecture to a CAPN area school without expectation of honorarium. It is expected that the host institution will cover the travel and hospitality expenses of the speaker. Some money is available from the CAPN general fund to defray some of these expenses. Please contact Andrew Goldman for this information.
List of currently available lecturers and their topics
Call for nominations for the CAPN Teaching Award
CAPN Membership Directory
Information on CAPN Scholarships
A brief history of CAPN