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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 8d

Did you know that at the JACT Durham
Summer School we offer a non-residential option? If you live locally and would rather not stay in college - no problem!

Non-resident students get the same learning opportunities as resident students!

www.durhamglss.org/accommodation

St John's College is located on South Bailey in the historic city centre, opposite Durham Cathedral. The accommodation at St John's is varied and full of character. Some of the buildings that make up ...

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 9d

Wow! 10 registrations already! It’s not even been 24 hours! 🤩🥳

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 REGISTRATION IS OPEN 🚨

The course will be held as usual at St John’s College, Durham University and will run from Saturday 25th July to Saturday 1st August 2026.

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Welcome - The 32nd JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School will take place at St John's College, Durham University from 25th July - 1st August 2026

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Aug 24

In case you missed our recent post, we’re really proud of our brand new website - durhamglss.org

We thought it was time it had a spruce up!

Please share this post widely, and head over to our new site to have a browse!

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Welcome - The 32nd JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School will take place at St John's College, Durham University from 25th July - 1st August 2026

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Jun 29

If you are attending the JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School which starts on the 26th July then keep an eye on your email inboxes over the next week or two as well be sending out important information ahead of the course!

We’ll also be updating the website!

T-minus 27 days and counting!

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Jun 17

The countdown is on …. 39 days and counting until the 31st JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School at St. John's College, Durham University.

This year’s quiz is ready, so you better get those thinking caps on!

#TempusFugit

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · May 20

That’s it folks! Time’s up!

The JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School is FULLY BOOKED 🎉

To join our waiting list in case places become available, please email the Course Secretary.

#JACTDurhamLatin #JACTDurhamGreek #JACTDurhamHomericHero

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · May 7

CALLING ALL GREEK & LATIN STUDENTS

Who’s going to book one of our 5 remaining spaces on the JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School.

Don’t forget … we have bursaries available to help cover the costs.

Apply on our website before 20th May.

www.durhamglss.org

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Apr 22

🚨 🚨 BURSARIES AVAILABLE 🚨 🚨

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#JACTGreek #JACTLatin #JACTHomericHero

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Apr 8

If you’re yet to register for the Summer School, please do so ASAP as our deadline is 20th May! However, places are filling up super quickly, so we might have to bring that date forward.

www.durhamglss.org

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Apr 8

We’re thrilled that the Classical Association is once again supporting @jactdurham.bsky.social
with one of their generous grants. Our kind donors help us open Classics & Classics education to those students who might otherwise be unable to attend the course & we’re so grateful for this.

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Apr 2

If you’ve already started to learn Ancient Greek or Latin, but you haven’t quite got to an intermediate level, then perhaps our ‘Post Beginner’ courses are for you.

These courses are aimed at students who have some introductory level of Latin or Greek.

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Mar 20

Spring has well and truly sprung in Yorkshire today! It won’t be long until this garden is full of Greek & Latin learners at the @jactdurham.bsky.social ☀️ 📚

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Mar 5

Are you passionate about ancient languages?

Register now for @jactdurham.bsky.social 2025! Dive deep into Classics and connect with like-minded students. 🌟 #Classics #Latin #Greek #HomericHero #JACTDurham

www.durhamglss.org

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Feb 28

Full information is available on our website, but if you have any questions about anything relating to the course, please get in touch here.

See you in Durham this summer ☀️

www.durhamglss.org

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Feb 28

What do we offer …

Courses are available at five levels in both Latin and Greek from Beginner to Advanced, in addition to a Classical Civilisation course on 'The Homeric Hero'.

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Feb 28

The nights are drawing out, the sun is trying to break through the clouds & it’s getting a bit warmer every day. This also means that we’re one month closer to @jactdurham.bsky.social

We’ll be closing applications for 2025 on the 20th May, so that gives you a grand total of 81 days to register.

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Feb 16

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Feb 2

The deadline for applications isn’t until May, but since December, students have been signing up daily, which means spaces are filling up super quickly!

We’re looking forward to welcoming lots of students this summer!

Don’t miss out! Apply now …

www.durhamglss.org/general-5

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Jan 30

The JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School Course Timetable for 2025 is now available on the website!

Head over to ‘The Notice Board’ to view or download the PDF version!

Those of you who’ve been reading my website for a long time will know that I always like to advertise summer schools. They’re not ideal for everyone, of course – but a lot of peop…

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Jan 30

🚨 Important Notice 🚨

We’ve had to remove a post from our socials that was advertising JACT T-Shirts to buy.

We’d like to make it clear that we don’t sell any type of merchandise, so if you see it on our socials it’s not from us and you should be careful about sharing any personal details!

JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Jan 29

Thank you, @corabeth.bsky.social for blogging about the Summer School!

classicalstudies.support/2025/01/29/s...

Summer Classics Fun

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Jan 17

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JACT Durham Greek & Latin Summer School @jactdurham.bsky.social · Jan 17

We’ve been updating the @jactdurham.bsky.social website recently, so head over & check out ‘The Notice Board’ & ‘The Library’. We’ll be updating them regularly with new content.

www.durhamglss.org/the-library