Aeneas Course
Pre-orders for the Aeneas Course coming Summer 2025.
Aeneas Course: Elementary Latin Curriculum
Self-Paced Course: Year Two (Grades 4-6)
Course Description
Continue your Latin journey! The Aeneas Course picks right up where the Ascanius Course leaves off in getting your student reading and speaking the language of the West. Through interactive digital exercises, animated stories, physical workbooks and storybooks, and video lessons created by the Latin experts at the Ancient Language Institute, your student will encounter Latin vocabulary and grammar the way it is meant to be encountered: through meaningful and compelling communication. Perfect for homeschoolers or any young student who wants to continue studying Latin without enrolling in an ALI course. The Aeneas Course is the second course in ALI’s self-paced progression of Latin for Kids courses. Following completion of the Aeneas Course, students can move into the Anchises Course.
Course Objectives
- Read extensive Latin prose narratives with ease and enjoyment
- Acquire a command of 300+ common Latin vocabulary words
- Learn to accurately recognize and correctly produce the following:
- The six cases of Latin nouns in all five declensions
- The present indicative active of the Latin verb
- The present indicative passive of the Latin verb in the 3rd person
- The imperative and infinitive moods of the Latin verb
- Understand the syntax of the simple sentence in Latin
- Encounter basic historical, philological, artistic, and cultural facts about the ancient Romans and their world
Cost
$350 plus shipping
What Does Aeneas Include?
Picta Dicta Latin Primer, Vol. 2
This digital & print platform is the backbone of the Aeneas Curriculum. It introduces students to vocabulary and grammar concepts in the context of engaging stories, with lots of pictures and audio. You will receive a 12-month license to the digital platform, the hard-copy Student Workbook, as well as the hard-copy Quiz Pack and Homeschooling Guide. Note: In Aeneas Year 2, students receive Picta Dicta Volume II and associated materials, which contain the next 30 lessons in the sequence.
Introduction to Philology Video Series
Every lesson in Aeneas includes a video introducing students to the field of philology, a term that literally means “the love of words.” Dr. Colin Gorrie is your guide as you dive into the ancient Greco-Roman world, since that is the world the Romans described with their language: Latin. These videos are exclusive to the ALI Latin for Kids program – you can’t find them anywhere else. But check out Lesson 1 from the Ascanius Course on YouTube, uploaded as a sneak peek.
Mustelae Piratae hard-copy book + Digital Vocabulary Builder
Once your student completes Lesson 45, he will be ready to read Mustelae Piratae, the story of a marauding band of piratical weasels. Your purchase of the Aeneas Course includes a hard-copy of the book, as well as a 12-month license to the associated Digital Vocabulary Builder, an online platform that introduces your student to all the vocabulary he will need to read the book with ease and enjoyment.
Audio Recitation of Mustelae Piratae
The most valuable activity in language learning is hearing the language. In these audio recitations, the world-renowned Luke Ranieri reads the entirety of Mustelae Piratae, so your student can listen along as he reads and studies the book. You will receive 12-month access to these recordings. These audio recitations are exclusive to ALI Latin for Kids students – you can’t find them anywhere else. But check out the Puer et Monstrum Chapter 1 recitation on SoundCloud, which we’ve uploaded as a sneak peek.
Latin-Immersion Video Lessons for Mustelae Piratae
Dr. Gorrie is joined by ALI President Jonathan Roberts in these full-immersion Latin video lessons, walking through every page of Mustelae Piratae. Your student will follow along as Dr. Gorrie asks Roberts questions and explains tricky passages in simple Latin. You will receive 12-month access to these video lessons. These video lessons are exclusive to ALI Latin for Kids students – you can’t find them anywhere else.
Detailed Course Syllabus
From years of teaching Latin to kids of all ages, we have settled on a challenging yet realistic progression through the Aeneas curricular materials. In the detailed course syllabus included in the Aeneas package, we will lay out a recommended path through all of the above tools. The syllabus offers, however, quite a bit of flexibility to students and families. While it outlines a 36-week course schedule, your software licenses last a full year (52 weeks), so you will be able to work more leisurely if you desire.
What You Need to Know
- Pre-orders for the Aeneas Course will open in Summer 2025.
- The Aeneas materials will be sent to pre-ordering customers at the beginning of September, and then intermittently as post-September orders roll in.
- Aeneas is the second course in our elementary Latin progression. Ascanius is the first course, and Aeneas is the second. Following Aeneas, students can continue into the Anchises Course.
- Signing up with ALI is risk-free. We want to make sure you’re completely satisfied. If you don’t love the Aeneas Course, we’ll give you a full refund within 30 days. No refunds are available after 30 days.