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American Classical League

{{Infobox organization

| name = American Classical League

| image = ACL seal.png

| size = 150px

| caption = ACL official seal

| abbreviation = ACL

| formation = 1919

| type = Professional, educational

| status = Non-profit

| purpose = Classical studies

| headquarters = 860 NW Washington Blvd., Suite A
Hamilton, Ohio, Ohio 45013

| location = United States
Canada

| coords = {{nowrap|{{coord|39|30|25.25|N|84|44|42.75|W}}}}

| leader_title = President
Vice President Programs
Vice President Membership
Secretary
Treasurer

| leader_name = Jennie Luongo
Mark Pearsall
Traci Dougherty
Sue Robertson
David Jackson

| affiliations = {{nowrap|National Junior Classical League}}
{{nowrap|Junior Classical League state chapters}}
{{nowrap|National Senior Classical League}}

| website = {{URL|aclclassics.org}}

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Founded in 1919, the American Classical League (ACL) is a professional organization which promotes the study of classical civilization at all levels of education in the United States and Canada. Teachers of Latin, Ancient Greek and the Classics account for the majority of its membership, though the ACL is open to any person interested in preserving the language, literature and culture of both Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece. Currently based in Hamilton, Ohio, the league publishes and provides hundreds of teaching aids; runs a national placement service for teachers of Latin and Greek; sponsors the National Latin Examination (NLE); functions as the parent organization of both the National Junior Classical League (NJCL) and National Senior Classical League (NSCL); and annually holds a convention — the Annual Institute — to promote excellence in the teaching of classical studies. The ACL also encourages and supports ongoing dialogue with other classical and modern language associations.

Allied organizations

See also

Further reading

  • {{cite book|last=Phinney|first=Ed|title=The History of the American Classical League, 1919-1994|year=1997|publisher=The League|location=Oxford, Ohio|isbn=0-939507-47-1}}
  • {{cite journal|last=McDaniel|first=Walton Brooks|title=American Classical League|date=March 14, 1927|journal=The Classical Weekly|volume=20|number=18|pages=139–140|publisher=Classical Association of the Atlantic States|doi=10.2307/4388946|jstor=4388946}}

References

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{{cite news|title=Willkie Wins Citation; Classical League Honors Also Dorothy Thompson, Lippmann|newspaper=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|page=24 - Obituaries|date=November 9, 1943}}

{{cite news|title=Teens turn to Latin to boost scores|newspaper=The Detroit News|publisher=MediaNews Group|date=September 22, 2004}}

{{cite news|title=Latin Masters|publisher=The Fayetteville Observer|date=May 2, 2001}} *{{cite web|author =Mydans, Seth|title=Latin Redux, and Many Pupils Like It|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/30/us/latin-redux-and-many-pupils-like-it.html?scp=3&sq=&pagewanted=1|work=The New York Times|date=December 30, 1990}}

{{cite web|title=Allied Organizations: Listing of Classical Organizations|url=http://www.aclclassics.org/pub_classassoc.html|year=2010|work=ACLClassics.org|publisher=American Classical League|accessdate=March 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829161316/http://www.aclclassics.org/pub_classassoc.html|archive-date=2009-08-29|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|author =Flaherty, Julie|title=In America's Schools, Latin Enjoys a Renaissance|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/27/us/in-america-s-schools-latin-enjoys-a-renaissance.html?scp=3&sq=%22american+classical+league%22&st=nyt|date=November 27, 1998|work=The New York Times|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}

{{cite web|author =Whitehead, Paul N.|title=Ancient culture is hip during Junior Classical League convention|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/jul/27/ancient-culture-is-hip/|date=July 27, 2007|work=KnoxNews.com|publisher=Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}

{{cite web|author=Latona, Angela Marie|title=Bringing the classics — and classicists — to life|url=http://www.andovertownsman.com/arts/local_story_009121741.html|date=January 9, 2008|work=AndoverTownsman.com|publisher=The Andover Townsman|accessdate=March 24, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117001224/http://www.andovertownsman.com/arts/local_story_009121741.html|archive-date=2013-01-17|url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|title=St. Louise's Poerio named 'teacher of the year'|url=http://www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/USC_teach_of_year_pix|date=May 30, 2007|work=TheAlmanac.net|publisher=Observer Publishing Company|accessdate=March 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703153159/http://www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/USC_teach_of_year_pix|archive-date=2008-07-03|url-status=dead}}

{{cite journal|author1=Lawall, Gilbert |author2=Barthelmess, James |title=The Role of the American Classical League in Promoting Dialogue within the Classical and Foreign Language Teaching Professions|jstor=3297284|date=Apr–May 1980|journal=The Classical Journal|volume=75 |issue=4 |pages=330–334|publisher=The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Inc}}

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.aclclassics.org/}}
  • [http://www.njcl.org/ National Junior Classical League]
  • [http://www.nscl.org/ National Senior Classical League]
  • [http://www.nle.org/ National Latin Exam]

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Category:Organizations established in 1919

Category:Classical associations and societies

Category:Academic organizations based in the United States

Category:Pedagogy

Category:Language education in the United States

Category:Organizations based in Ohio

Category:1919 establishments in the United States