Latin skills include more complex structures.  Vocabulary enriches your English.  Mythology, history and heroes are all included in the readings. 

National Standards for Classical Languages:

Communications: 

• Students read, understand and interpret Latin.
• Students speak, listen to, and write Latin as part of the learning process.

Cultures:

• Students demonstrate their knowledge of the Greco-Roman culture from reading Latin authors.
• Students relate their knowledge of philosophy, religion, and the arts to understand Greek and Roman perspectives.

Connections:

• Students relate terms from Latin used in the world today.
• Students use their knowledge of Latin literature to recognize the influence it had on today's world literature.

Comparisons:

• Students relate derivatives and cognates to their Latin and apply principles of word building and word transfers.
• Students compare and contrast elements of literature, mythology, and philosophy of the modern world to the ancient world.

Communities:

• Students use their knowledge of Latin in communicating with others within the classical community.
• Students use their knowledge of Latin in learning other languages.