12 CLASSICS - WHAKAORANGA PUAWAITANGA

Classical Studies involves a number of different areas of study in the ancient Greek and Roman world including:

• Mythology (gods and goddesses, concentrating on the Olympians).

• Literature (Homer’s Odyssey, the return of the Greeks from Troy).

• Art and Architecture (the buried city of Pompeii), and

• Social History (the lives of the Romans and the Spartacus revolt).

 The internal standards involve researching and communicating ideas about aspects of Greek and Roman society.

All Level 2 Classical Studies standards can contribute to UE Literacy (reading) and the external standards can contribute to UE Literacy (writing).   

Internal credits 10   External credits 8      Total 18 credits.