Greek Heritage: Classical Humanism and Byzantine Spirituality

0.5 High School Credit

Course Dates

Session I - Fall 2023: Starting week of October 2nd, 2023 to week of November 20th, 2023

Session II - Winter 2024: Starting week of Feb 12th , 2024 to week of April 1st, 2024

Session III - Spring 2024: Starting week of April 8th 2024 to week of June 3rd, 2024

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.