Brooklyn Latin School

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Brooklyn Latin School
Motto	To whom much has been given, from him much will be expected.
Established	2006
Type	Public (magnet) secondary
Headmaster	Jason Griffths
Faculty	12
Students	99 mascot =
Grades	9 and 10
Location	325 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, New York,, USA
Colors	Purple & White

The Brooklyn Latin School is a specialized high school in New York City, founded in 2006.

The ideals governing Brooklyn Latin are borrowed largely from the Boston Latin School, the oldest high school in the United States. John Elwell, the school's founder, and Jason Griffiths, its headmaster, administer the school.

Since Brooklyn Latin is a specialized high school, one must pass the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT) in order to be admitted to the school. It is the second specialized high school in Brooklyn (along with Brooklyn Technical High School) and has the distinction of being the only specialized high school in which students adhere to a uniform dress code. The school color, purple, reflects the preference of Roman nobility, who wore robes dyed in that color.^{[citation needed]}

1 Course of study
2 Nomenclature
3 Clubs and activities
4 Athletics
5 External links

[edit] Course of study

Unlike nearly all other specialized high schools, Brooklyn Latin has a strong focus on the humanities. All students are required to take four years of English, History, Latin and a modern foreign language. In addition, students will be expected to take two years of ancient Greek in their final two courses of study. All classes regularly hold Socratic Seminars, in which students lead roundtable question-and-answer discussions, and all students take part in declamation (public speaking) exercises. Because of the small class size, Brooklyn Latin offers a relatively small student-to-teacher ratio (currently around 10 : 1)

In disciplines such as English and History, there is a focus on classical studies, and all students will receive a grounding in literary and historical traditions before graduating. Latin instruction begins during the first year of instruction and continues throughout.

[edit] Nomenclature

Because Brooklyn Latin is a school based on Greco-Roman ideals, many Latin names are used instead of commonplace school terms. Below is a list of some Brooklyn Latin nomenclature:

Recitation - Period
Latrina - Bathroom
Atrium - Hallway
Palaestra - Gymnasium
Conclave Cognitionibus - Study Hall
Discipuli - Students
Magister - Male Teacher
Magistra - Female Teacher
Magistri - Teachers (in general)

[edit] Clubs and activities

Dance Club
Sports Committee
Brooklyn Latin Culture Club
Student Government
Recruiting Club
Service Club
Model UN
Student Newspaper
Oral History Project (in partnership with StoryCorps, starting Oct. '06)
Reading Buddies ( working with the elementary students in PS 147)
Salsa Club
Anime Club
Music Appreciation Club
Chorus Club (M.A.L.A.)
Gay straight Alliance

[edit] Athletics

Basketball
Cross Country (Track & Field)
Movement/Dance (in partnership with Mark Morris)
Yoga
Pilates
Aerobics
Boy's/Girl's Soccer

[edit] External links

v • d • e Specialized high schools in New York City

The Bronx	High School of American Studies at Lehman College · Bronx High School of Science

Brooklyn	Brooklyn Latin School · Brooklyn Technical High School

Manhattan	Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School · High School for Math, Science and Engineering at City College · Stuyvesant High School

Queens	Queens High School for the Sciences

Staten Island	Staten Island Technical High School

Specialized High Schools Admissions Test