Greek Heritage: Classical Humanism and Byzantine Spirituality

0.5 High School Credit

Course Dates

Session I - Fall 2022: Starting week of October 3rd, 2022 to week of November 28th, 2022

Session II - Winter 2023: Starting week of Feb 13th , 2023 to week of April 3rd, 2023

Session III - Spring 2023: Starting week of April 17th 2023 to week of June 5th, 2023

Prerequisites

Fluency in English

Suggested Grade Level

Grades 9-12

Course description

This online course aims to familiarize students who display interest in Classics and Humanities, Greek history, Ancient Greek literature that cover a timeline from the Golden Age of Pericles to the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire. The course will guide students to understand the context and the conditions within which classical humanism was born. In addition, they will be able to see how classical humanism infused its principles and values into the Byzantine times and were evident in a variety of domains, such as art and architecture, politics and philosophy, literature and drama. Through excerpts of ancient Greek and Byzantine literature translated in English, research, project-based learning, forum discussions and field studies, this 8-week course provides a brief overview of the foundations of the western civilization.