Gnothi Sauton Know Thyself

Invitation to Apply for Fellowship in
The Examined Life Program
Newton Public Schools in cooperation with Brandeis University
The Examined Life: Greek Studies in the Schools
100 Walnut Street Newton, MA 02460 Phone 781-237-6094 Fax 617-559-9040 http://www.teachgreece.org

Dear Teachers and Administrators:

Invitation

We would like to invite you to apply for a Greek Studies Fellowship for The Examined Life: Greek Studies in the Schools; the program starts in January 2009. Open to teachers and administrators, K-12, representing all disciplines, The Examined Life aims to strengthen Greek Studies in the schools. As the world enters the 21st century, the program asks participants to explore what it means to be human through the lens of Greek antiquity. In the program’s inaugural year (1999), one school district participated. In 2008, 12 school districts, 50 schools and 200 teachers are represented in the consortium.

Expectations

Greek Study Fellows are expected to take a course for graduate credit, attend course sessions (scheduled on Wednesdays late afternoon, others on Saturday mornings) and to complete correlated assignments and readings; they are expected to participate in all aspects of the program, including a 12 day study tour of Greece (this includes April vacation), curriculum development, and workshops.

Stipend and Costs

Each participating teacher will receive a $600. stipend that can be applied toward the cost of the study tour (apprx $3,300) or the course (apprx $1100). Course tuition may be paid by course voucher, available in some school districts. Participating teachers become a part of a growing teacher and scholar corps of leaders in Greek studies to serve as mentors for others, to develop curriculum in Greek studies, to lead workshops, and participate in aspects of outreach and dissemination.

Course

The first course session will take place in January 2009 at Brandeis University. Each session consists of a lecture by a noted professor, an examination of a work of Greek literature or art, and a discussion of implications for the classroom. Greek Study Fellows will be asked to read such works as the Iliad and the Odyssey, several ancient Greek plays, including Aeschylus’s Oresteia, Sophocles’s Antigone, and Euripides’s Iphigenia at Aulis; segments of Plato’s works and the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides.

Application

If you are interested in applying, please complete the application as soon as possible and submit it online or send it to: Greek Fellows Committee, Charles E. Brown Middle School, 100 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02460. If you have any questions about the program, please don’t hesitate to call Connie Carven, liaison with candidates and school districts, at (78l) 237-6094. Information is also available on the program’s website at http://www.teachgreece.org.

Each cohort is limited to 20 Greek Study Fellows and each application is processed on receipt of application and candidate is notified promptly. A reception for new Greek Study Fellows will be held at Brandeis University.

Sincerely yours,
Barbara Harrison, PhD
Program Director

Advisory/Administrative Committee: Barbara Harrison, program director, Newton Public Schools; Judith Malone-Neville, chief administrator; Connie Carven, Newton Public Schools, teacher specialist; Ann O. Koloski-Ostrow, project humanist, Brandeis University.