Suggested Timeline:
Years 1-4 are semester courses designed for grades 4-7, and years 5-9 are full-year courses designed for grades 8-12.
Year 1: D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths
Year 2: Famous Men of Rome
Year 3: Famous Men of the Middle Ages
Year 4: Famous Men of Greece
Year 5: Classical Studies I (Greece and Homer)
Year 6: Classical Studies II (Rome and Vergil)
Year 7: Classical Studies III (Greek Tragedies)
Year 8: Classical Studies IV (Cicero and Augustine)
Year 9: Classical Studies V (Introductory Philosophy)
Year 10: Classical Studies VI (Art & Architecture)
MPOA offers Classical Studies III, IV, V, and VI on a two year rotation:
2023: Classical Studies IV and VI
2024: Classical Studies III and V
Note that in 2022, the ordering of Classical Studies III and IV was reversed to reflect the difficulty of the given content.