Written by Gail Busby and Mary Harrington

Reasons to study Latin:

  • Adds to our language skills.
  • Most widely used language in history.
  • Basis for the vocabulary of the sciences, law, technology, music, and medicine.
  • Important for learning the structure of language and grammer.
  • Students who study Latin tend to perform better in all academic areas.
  • Teaches good study habits and memory development.

Sollicite cura te ipsum probabilem exhibere Deo operariuminconfusibilem recte tractantem verbum veritatis.” —2 Timothy 2:15