PUBLISHED
REVIEWS
"Latina Christiana is the best thing on the market for grammar level Latin, hands down!"
- Wes Callihan, Schola Tutorial Service
"With
this wonderful resource, it is now possible for anyone with
a love for and a desire to learn Latin to do so....We can master
Latin."
- K. S.,
from article published in Mother's Messages
"Latina Christiana is clear, easy to understand and follow, and systematic. Although many of the sayings are Christian in orientation, the program is certainly usable by parents who are of other faiths."
Latina Christiana and Prima Latina are the only grammar level Latin programs recommended by Susan Wise Bauer in The Well Trained Mind. Visit her website online and purchase her guide to classical homeschooling, The Well Trained Mind.
Susan Wise Bauer, author of The Well Trained Mind
"I
recently started teaching Latin at the elementary level, and after
evaluating four different programs, including Martha Wilson's
Latin Primer, I chose Cheryl Lowe's Latina Christiana.
I would like to enthusiastically recommend it for you to carry
for homeschoolers for the following reasons:
1) The program is written with homeschoolers in mind. No
prior knowledge of Latin is assumed.
2) Detailed lesson plans give specific, clear instructions for
presenting all new concepts.
3) Roman history, using the Famous Men of Rome series, is included in the lesson plans. It makes the study
of Latin come alive. History questions are covered in the
included tests.
4) English derivatives from Latin words are specifically covered--a great vocabulary builder.
5) The focus is on the use of Latin by the Christian Church as
opposed to a classical focus. For example, in Level 1, the
Lord's prayer, a table prayer, and two hymns are learned in Latin.
6) Compared to the Latin Primer, Cheryl Lowe's program is
much clearer and better organized, especially for those who have
no background in Latin or language study.
7) It's inexpensive--$35 for Level 1 teacher's manual,
student book, and audio tape.
8) After using this program, the student should be prepared
to read Latin classics independently."
- Deborah K., Rainbow Resource Catalog
"The student book is well organized,
with all the material needed for one lesson grouped together...The teacher's edition assumes absolutely no prior knowledge of
Latin or any other foreign language."
read
the full review here.
- Christine
Miller, Classical Christian Education Support Loop
"We looked for a Latin program
to suit our family's needs for a long time... Our search ended
with Latina Christiana! The content, excellent quality,
and organized layout make this an impressive beginning course..."
- Catholic
Heritage Curricula
Which
Latin Pronunciation Should I Use, Ecclesiastical or Classical?
"The two pronunciations
are different for those speaking Latin. Most of our kids aren't
learning Latin to speak it. Ecclesiastical would be more helpful
for those singing classical music or singing church liturgy
or traditional church music. I like Latina Christiana because of its scope. It also has the new Lingua Angelica that
goes along with it; the reading and translation course
helps kids make use of the Latin grammar they are learning through
Latina Christiana. Plus, it has the CD of the beautiful Latin
church music, which just adds that touch of beauty and devotion
to the Lord to a Latin study."
-
Christine Miller, Classical Christian Education Support Loop
"I love Lingua Angelica!
Its addition really makes Latina Christiana the most compelling
Latin curriculum for the grammar stage."
- Christine Miller, Classical
Christian Homeschooling http://www.classicalhomeschooling.org
"Laura
Berquist, author of Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum,
recommends using Latina Christiana I over two years. To help
your child see the benefit of studying Latin, you must first
find it yourself. The resources offered in Latina Christiana
I are very helpful, and motivated homeschooling parents will
find this program to offer substance at a reasonable price."
- Martha
R., HomeschoolChristian.com
"The
best Christian Latin text available."
- Domus Prep - Online Latin tutorial service
for high school students
PARENT REVIEWS
"We've been operating a small Latin co-op in the central NJ area for 6 years now, using LC and Henle First Year and Second Year. One of my students just scored a 720 on the SAT II, and we've place first in our central NJ region for a Latin quiz show game, called Certamen, with the New Jersey Junior Classical League. We've been competing with public and private school students 2-3 years older than us and holding our own.
Thank you for all your excellent materials...and our teacher never studied Latin before she started with her own daughter seven years ago!"
- Eunice A., Latin teacher
"After
using Artes Latinae and Canon Press Latin Primer,
I am delighting in Latina Christiana. I have started
a small cottage class, and the students are doing so well and
enjoying it also...the organization of LC is better than
anything else we've done."
- E.H., homeschooling parent
"I absolutely LOVE your
Latina Christiana program. You make it so easy and understandable.
I cannot commend you enough!
Thanks for all you've done to make Latin accessible to us plebeians!"
- L.F., homeschooling parent
"I just wanted to say that I started my eight-year-old son on this curriculum at the beginning of this school year, and he is doing very well with it. I was simply amazed at how much he is learning in a very short time. What I like best about this program is it does not assume any prior knowledge of Latin on the part of the instructor, so it is short, easy steps. We love it!"
- Merrilee M.
"I once asked for a poll
on The Well Trained Mind board on what was their favorite
Latin program, and perhaps it was just a lucky day for Latina
Christiana, but it certainly won, hands down!"
- M.E., Vegsource Message
Boards
"I love your course! I keep telling
my friends how much fun it has been to start Latin--I feel as
though I'm meeting a new best friend."
- S.J.S.,
Latin teacher
"I'm really enjoying learning Latin as well. I ordered the Latin
primer from the Logos School before I heard about LC, and
I can tell you that your program is much, much better, especially
for parents who need to learn along with their children. I'm a
lawyer and keep thinking I wish I'd known Latin when I was in
law school."
- S.E.,
homeschooling parent
"I have taught my own children using your
Latina Christiana books and Henle, and I think yours
is the best curriculum available. I have also looked at or tried
Matin Latin, Latin is Fun, Latin Primer, Elementary Latin,
Minimus by Cambridge Press, Artes Latinae, Latin's Not
So Tough, and maybe one or two more. Your approach is the
most thorough, interesting, and systematic."
- V.B.,
Latin teacher
"I learned
(Latina Christiana) right along with my daughter. That
was such a special time. I am barely one step ahead of her. She
likes to tease me that she has been my curriculum 'guinea pig.'
We have shared something, however, that my other children won't
experience."
- C.M.
"I have found Latina Christiana
to be one of the best set of Latin textbooks that I have ever
worked with, and the students seem to be doing very well with them.
Thanks!"
- C.W.,
Latin teacher, POPCS
"Thank
you for your wonderful curriculum. I feel I have discovered
a Latin program that I can use and learn along with my children.
We have tried other programs and always ended in frustration...(My sons were especially thrilled to score better on the first
test than I did!)"
- K.T., homeschooling parent
"We
love Latina Christiana as well. It has really been a lot of
fun and very educational. My son is very language oriented, so
he has really been thriving with the program. We just got our
copy of Lingua Angelica, and it seems to be just wonderful as
well."
- K., Latina Christiana Group
at Yahoo, subscribe at LatinaChristiana-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
"I
will add that my children are truly enjoying Latin. Quite an
accomplishment, if I do say so myself."
- L., parent
"I highly recommend
Latina Christiana for singers of all ages who are looking for
a way to learn Latin."
- M.S.,
parent
"... I just wanted to let you know how pleased I am with
Latina Christiana. It is the best laid out and
most complete beginner course I have ever seen..."
- T.W., homeschooling parent
"I
am doing LC I this year with my two oldest (dd's-10 yrs & 7
yrs). We have just completed our first week/lesson in LC I. We
are using all the LC materials to include the flashcards and
CD. I have had many years of Spanish instruction myself, but
for some reason the thought of teaching Latin was very intimidating!
I must say, this first week was encouraging!"
- D.,
CA (Yahoo loop)
"I
sent for your Latina Christiana I & II teacher
& student books a few months ago. Since then, I
have looked at them a lot, and I want to say that you did a wonderful
job putting them together. I have spent three years doing
Latin with my two oldest children, and your material is much better
organized, with better explanations than any other Latin materials
I have used."
- S.C., Murrysville, PA
"I would first like to thank you
sincerely for your wonderful Latin programs. Latina Christiana is an answer to prayer for homeschoolers.
I have taught foreign language in schools before, but never
have I used a program as thorough as this one. My children
are eight and ten and both are learning and benefiting greatly
from this course. We are currently in the middle of Latina Christiana I and plan to use Latina Christiana II next year."
- Y.R., Terrytown, LA
"Hooray
for Cheryl Lowe! Finally I have found an introductory
Latin program for elementary students which I can enthusiastically
recommend."
- M.C., Nache Journal
"I
used your Latina Christiana this school year to
teach my fifth grade son. We both enjoyed the course very
much. My son greets his Cub Scout friends, 'Salvete' and
is excited when he finds Latin phrases he understands."
- K.B., Milford, NY
Here is an inspirational
example of what you can accomplish with even your youngest students
by introducing them to Latin. We have to agree, it is amazing
what even 2nd and 3rd graders can learn by actually jumping
into Latin grammar. You may not finish Latina Christiana I in
the first year, but your students will have an outstanding head
start.
"I'm
teaching my 2nd Grade son from LC I. He's doing great. Part
of the reason is probably because I, too, am studying Latin. Anyway,
he came up to me yesterday and held up this big coin he got
at a birthday party and said proudly, 'Hey look! 'E pluribus
unum'!' I like to relate the sayings in LC to what they're
learning in the lessons--we were talking earlier about what
you might use the different cases for--so I then pointed out
'You see, 'pluribus'-that's the ablative case.'
And he had no problem with this concept, even if it is the 3rd
declension, which he won't learn for awhile.
I
compare this to the Spanish class he's taking in school. Now,
he goes to a very good private school: I know what they're teaching
them is well above what it would be in most schools. But in
their Spanish class, all they do is watch movies and sometimes
get lists of nouns; as far as I can tell, there's no grammar
at all. He's been taking Spanish for two years, and they haven't
conjugated a verb yet. Maybe there's a method to their, well,
method; but you really wonder how much kids could achieve if
they were pushed a little."
- G (Latina Christiana Group at yahoogroups.com)
This group discusses using Latina Christiana, as well as general
methods of teaching Latin.
"I used your Latina Christiana for our homeschool with my nine-year-old son and twelve-year-old daughter.
Not only were the lessons easy to teach, understand, and review,
but my children liked the course. In addition, we finished
the program."
- B.C., Loudon, TN
"We
just completed Book 1 and are now on Lesson 2 of Book 2 of LC.
I'm so glad we're learning Latin. Even my youngest does well
with it."
- C., NC
"I
began teaching Latina Christiana last month. There
are nine children and two adults, plus myself, in the class, and I
just wanted to tell you how much we are enjoying it. We
are already planning to continue the program next year.
Please keep up the good work.
P. S. My five-year-old daughter knows all
the vocabulary words so far and the verb forms and the sayings."
- C.P. Vernonia, OR
"I'd
like to tell you that I think you're doing God's work by making
Latin instruction available for parents. Learning Latin has
definitely brought my son and me closer to the Church and the
more we learn, the more we appreciate the beauty of the liturgy."
- S.E., homeschool
parent
"Many thanks
for creating such a beautiful Christian Latin program.
My language background is in German. Since I have no prior
knowledge of Latin, I am learning along with my son."
- T.R., Deerfield, IL
"One more vote here for Latina
Christiana."
- S.,
C'ville
"We are
now completing the first year using Latina Christiana I– and we are learning Latin! Thank you
for making this so easy to teach."
- S.S., Pittsburgh, CA
"Having never studied Latin myself,
I especially appreciate the thoroughness of Book I's Teacher
Manual Lesson Plans and the clarity of its layout. It's
visually very well organized. Many thanks."
- L.E., New York, NY
"Last year at this time I ordered Latina Christiana Book I from you, in order
to teach my children elementary Latin. I had no background
in this language myself, and so needed a course that was very
user friendly. My children and I thoroughly enjoyed using
your program and cannot compliment you enough on it."
- R.A., ID
"My
nine-year-old son is really enjoying learning Latin, and when our
pastor asked him to say the table blessing at our last parish
pizza supper, my son said, 'In English or Latin, Father?' He'd
memorized the prayer in Latin from the back of his student book
and couldn't wait to show off his new accomplishment. Of course,
Father John asked him to say it in Latin and he was able to
recite it without any errors. I had about a dozen moms come
up to me afterward to find out where Noah was learning Latin,
so I took the opportunity to really plug your book. We might
even organize a cottage school Latin class this summer--how
cool is that?"
- S.E., homeschool parent
"My elementary Latin class went really
well. All my students finished the year with either A or B averages.
I was very proud and astonished at how quickly they caught on
to the lessons and memorized the declensions and conjugations...Now I have parents wanting me to teach the second year course."
- K.W., OK (Former student of Mrs. Lowe's who now teaches Latin)
"We are currently using Latina Christiana I with our nine-year-old and are enjoying it
very much. We use much of your material in our curriculum.
Your derivative list in each lesson is our spelling and vocabulary
list for the week, and we incorporate the grammar lesson into
our English work. My son especially enjoys Roman History, and
I'm having a wonderful time learning a new language with him
(although I do wish I had his memory!)"
- M.M., ME
"I wanted to let
you know how awesome the Latina Christiana program is."
- D.H.,
Sheridan, WY
"My daughter said, 'Mom,
this is the first one that makes sense and explains things so
you can understand what's going on.' Great program--wish I'd
found it a year ago."
- D.S., Evanston,
IL
