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Classics in the Metropolitan Area

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We are seeking to compile a list of schools, colleges or universities in the New York Metropolitan area that offer courses or programs in Latin, Greek, or classical civilization and culture. In order to make this listing as comprehensive and helpful as possible, we are requesting your help. For corrections and additions, please email the webmaster, Jean Alvares as alvaresj@mail.montclair.edu

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SCHOOLS: K - 12

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The Abraham Lincoln School(private)
12 East 79th Street, New York, New York 10021

Courses offered in
Latin: grades K-6, 7-8
Classical Civilization:grades K-6

Contact:
Esther Schott, (eschott@abrahamlincolnschool.org)
(212) 744-7300 ext 316

Academy of Mount Saint Ursula (private)
330 Bedford Park Blvd., Bronx, NY 10458

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 9-12

Contact:
Robert Chipok, Latin Teacher (rchipok@amsu.org)
Sr. Maria Rosa Deiso, Chairman, Language Department (mdeiso@amsu.org)
718-364-5353

Bay Shore High School (public)
155 Third Avenue, Bay Shore, NY 11706

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-12

Contact:
William Herbst, Latin Teacher (wherbst@bayshore.k12.ny.us)

The Berkeley Carroll School (private)
181 Lincoln Place, Brooklyn New York 11217

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-12

Contact:
Jenny Lynn (jlynn@berkeleycarroll.org)

The Brearley School (private)
610 East 83rd Street, New York, NY 10028

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-12

Contact:
Emily Silverman (esilverman@brearley.org)
212-744-8582

The Browning School (private)
  52 East 62nd Street, New York, NY 10065

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-12

Contact:
 Dr. Catherine Torigian (Ctorigian@browning.edu)
 212-838-6280 Ext. 111

The Chapin School (private)
100 East End Avenue, New York, NY 10028

Courses offered in
Latin:grades 7-8, 9-12
Ancient Greek: 9-12
Classical Civilization: grades K-6

Contact:
Erik Hanson (hanson@chapin.edu)
212-744-2335

Collegiate School (private)
260 W. 78th Street, New York, NY 10024

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-8, 9-12
Ancient Greek: grades 9-12

Contact:
Stephanie Russell (srussell@collegiateschool.org)
(212)812-8500

Edgemont Junior-Senior High School (public)
200 White Oak Lane, Scarsdale, NY 10583

Courses offered in
Latin: grades7-12

Contact:
Leonard Weinstein (lenspqr@aol.com)
(914) 7251500

Fordham Preparatory School (private)
One Fordham Plaza, E. Fordham Road, Bronx NY 10458

Courses offered in
Latin: Latin I-IV, Honors Latin, AP Latin
Ancient Greek: Greek I-IV, Honors Greek

Contact:
Jack Foley, Dept. of Classics Chair (foleyj@fordhamprep.org),
Chris Lauber Assistant . Chair (Lauber@fordham.edu)

Friends Seminary (private)
222 East 16th Street, New York, NY 10003-3703

Courses offered in
Latin:grades 7-12
Ancient Greek: grades 9-12
Classical Civilization: K-12

Contact:
Philip E. Schwartz (discemus@panix.com)
Department of Ancient and Modern Languages
(212) 979-5035 x414

The Hewitt School (private)
45 East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021

Courses offered in
Latin:grades 7-8, 9-12
Classical Civilization: 7-8

Contact:
Elizabeth R. Stevens (ers@hewittsch.com)
(212) 288-1919 ext. 353

Horace Greeley High School (public)
70 Roaring Brook Road, Chappaqua, NY 10514

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 9-12

Contact:
Contact Nicole Diamente (nidiamente@chappaqua.k12.ny.us) or Betsy Lifschultz

The Marymount School (private)
1026 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 5-12

Contact:
Diana L.D. Pittet, Upper School Latin Teacher (Diana_Pittet@marymount.k12.ny.us)
Robert DeNapoli, Middle School Latin Teacher
(Robert_DeNapoli@marymount.k12.ny.us)
212-744-4486

The Nightingale-Bamford School (private)
20 East 92nd Street, New York, NY 10128

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 6-12
Ancient Greek: grades 10-12
Classical Civilization: grades 11-12

Contact:
Dr. David Murphy (dmurphy@nightingale.org)
Chair, Classics Department
212-289-5020

Packer Collegiate Institute (private)
170 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-12

Contact:
Tom Fennell, Foreign Language Department Head (tfennell@packer.edu)
Don Buck, teacher (dbuck@packer.edu)
Tim Flannery, teacher (tflannery@packer.edu)

Poly Prep Country Day School (private)
9216 Seventh Avenue Brooklyn NY 11228

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-12
Ancient Greek: Independent Study

Contact:
Dr. Anthony Gini, Latin Teacher (AGini@PolyPrep.org)

Simon Baruch Middle School 104 (public)
330 East 21st Street, New York, N.Y. 10010

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-8

Contact:
Suzanne Babineau, Latin teacher (magistra46@att.net), (212) 674-4545

The Spence School (private)
22 East 91st St., New York, NY 10128

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 7-12
Greek: grades 9-12

Contact:
Irving Kizner (ikizner@spenceschool.org ), 212 289-5940

Stuyvesant High School (public)
345 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10282

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 9-12

Contact:
Lisa Miller Irving Kizner (millerl@stuy.edu)

Townsend Harris High School (public)
149-11 Melbourne Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367

Courses offered in
Latin: grades 9-12
Greek: grades 9-12

Contact:

Village Community School (private)
272 West 10th Street, New York, NY 10014

Courses offered in
Latin: grades K-6, 7-8

Contact:
Katy Bordonaro (Bordo119@aol.com)
212-691-5146

Washington Irving High School (public)
40 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003

Courses offered in
Latin:grades 9-12

Contact:
James M. Hunt (Jameshunt@lycosmail.com)

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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:
Undergraduate and Graduate

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Brooklyn College CUNY (public)
Classics Department, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210

Courses offered in
Latin: no major
Ancient Greek: no major
Classics: major

Contact:
Professor J. Roger Dunkle, Department Chair
(rdunkle@brooklyn.cuny.edu)

City University of New York Graduate Center (public)
Classics Department, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016

Courses offered in
Latin: MA, PhD
Ancient Greek: MA, PhD

Contact:
Colin Pilney, Assistant Program Officer
(cpilney@gc.cuny.edu)
212-817-8151

The College of New Rochelle (private)
Modern & Classical Languages, 29 Castle Place, New Rochelle, NY 10805-2339

Courses offered in
Latin: major
Ancient Greek: no major
Classical Civilization: major

Contact:
Dr. Ann Raia
(araia@cnr.edu); 914-654-5398

Columbia University (private)
Classics Department, 617 Hamilton Hall, 1130 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027

Courses offered in
Latin: major, MA, MAT, PhD
Ancient Greek: major, MA, MAT, PhD
Classical Civilization: major, MA, MAT, PhD
Modern Greek:major, MA, MAT, PhD

Contact:
Gerry Visco, Departmental Administrator
(gwv1@columbia.edu)

Drew University (private)
Classics Department, Embury Hall, 36 Madison Ave, Madison, NJ, 07940 / Phone: 973/408-3000

Courses offered in
Latin:major
Ancient Greek:major
Classical Civilization:Major, minor

Contact:

John D. Muccigrosso, Department Chair
(muccigr@drew.edu)

Fordham University (public)

Courses offered in
Latin: major, minor MA, PhD
Ancient Greek: major, minor MA,  PhD
Classical Civilization: major, minor

Contact:
Robert J. Penella, Chairman (rpenella@fordham.edu)
718-817-3137

Hofstra University (private)
Department of Comparative Literature and Languages, 322 Calkins Hall, 107 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549

Courses offered in
Latin: no major
Ancient Greek: no major
Classical Civilization: major
Modern Greek: no major

Contact:
Prof. Neil H. Donahue, Chair
(516) 463-5442
(516) 463-7082 (fax)

Hunter College, CUNY (public)
Department of Classical and Oriental Studies, Division of Classics, 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021

Courses offered in
Latin: major, MAT
Ancient Greek: major
Classical Civilization: major
Modern Greek: no major

Contact:
Prof. Tamara Green, Chair (tgreen@hunter.cuny.edu)
(212) 772-4960

Montclair State University (public)
Department of Classics and General Humanities, Upper Montclair, New Jersey 07043

Courses offered in
Latin: major, minor
Ancient Greek:minor
Classical Civilization: major, minor
Archaeology: minor

Contact:
Dr. Jean Alvares, Department Chairman
(alvaresj@mail.montclair.edu)

New York University (private)
Classics Department, 25 Waverly Place, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003

Courses offered in
Latin: major, MA, PhD
Ancient Greek: major, MA, PhD
Classical Civilization: major

Contact:
Nancy Smith Amer, Departmental Administrator (nas1@is.nyu.edu)
212-998-8597

Rutgers University (public)
Department of Classics, 131 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1414

Courses offered in
Latin: major, MA, MAT, PhD
Ancient Greek: major, MA, MAT, PhD
Classical Civilization: major, MA, MAT, PhD

Contact:
Shirley Werner, Undergraduate Director
(sjwerner@rci.rutgers.edu)
Lowell Edmunds, Graduate Director
(edmunds@rci.rutgers.edu)

 

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