Classics
Begin your child’s odyssey into the Classical World at Dolphin School with our action-packed syllabus.
Throughout their Classical journey at Dolphin, all pupils are encouraged to expand their knowledge through discussion and debate, make cross-curricular links and develop their independent research skills. We endeavour to make this fun and hands-on, so don’t be surprised if you see a cohort of Roman soldiers marching down the playground, Greeks enjoying a symposium complete with grapes or a model of the Colosseum taking shape in one of the classrooms!
Antonia Webster, Head of Classics
Year 3 – It’s all Greek to me!
Myths, Gods, Pottery and Olympics
Classics is started in Year 3 through mythology and storytelling of the Ancient Greeks.
- Trip to the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology at Reading University
Year 4 - Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
Minoans, Mycenaeans and The Trojan War
Year 4s study the early Greek civilisations and the epic poems of Homer ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey.’
- Trip to the Aegean and Greek World galleries at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Year 5 – Rome wasn’t built in a day
Year 5 pupils are introduced to Classical architecture through the study of great monuments such as the Parthenon, Flavian Amphitheatre and the Pantheon.
- Trip to see Parthenon Sculptures at the British Museum, London
Year 6 – Carpe Diem
Using their prior knowledge of the Romans, the children discover more about the sports they enjoyed such as gladiator fights and chariot racing, as well as learning about daily life in Roman Britain.
- Trip to Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire
