Salvete, socii!
Eugepae! Fifty years
of CAES — a salute to June Stillwell, our first President, and the myriad of
distinguished others who originally gathered as CAES. It was 1964 and I was just beginning my “career” in Latin as
an eighth grade student in Miss Perry’s classroom in Rome, New York (imagine
that, a Latin teacher from Rome!).
I eventually made my way into the classrooms of other legendary classicists,
like Mary Goggin, Lois Williams,
Hans Pohlsander, Richard Gascoyne, each one an inspiration for my own
legendary classroom.
Fifty years have passed and the
rationale for CAES is stronger and more relevant. Without the expertise and perseverance of CAES members, navigating APPR, SLOs,
LATs, and Common Core Curriculum would have been less productive and even more
meaningless. I have never known a professional group that supports its own in a
more profound way. And the future of CAES is apparent. It is exciting to
observe the new crop of teachers who utilize all sorts of digital material to
truly connect with their millennial students. They are the members who will carry
CAES the next fifty years.
I encourage you to
join us as we celebrate fifty years. You will find all the information you need
on the CAES website and you can subscribe for an automatic alert when
information is updated. The 2014 Annual Institute, Perge Modo, will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Albany/SUNY Area, on
Washington Avenue in Albany, October 24–26. We invite anyone interested in
speaking at the conference to submit a proposal via the website. The Institute
offers a variety of presentations for enrichment and personal interest as well
as workshops on trending teaching methods. This year a narrated motor coach tour of Albany’s classical architecture is also
included.
We look forward to seeing you in October! Sincerely —
Ellyn Bibik, Vice
President
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