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Sunday, December 29, 2019
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I need them to apply for US University. Do find them in my SCSA, TISC, or do I contact my school?
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Hi everyone,
During the last full week of the school year, North Sydney Boys High School's principal got rid of Latin language classes, leaving over 40 Year 8-11 students who had taken Latin as a course in 2019 stranded without the subjects they had planned to do for 2020. Many of us (including me) have spent years studying Latin, hoping we would be able to take it for our Higher School Certificate Examinations which determine the courses and universities we are able to enter. We were wondering if you would like to help us by spreading the word or by encouraging people to sign our change.org petition at https://www.change.org/p/department-of-education-bring-back-latin-in-north-sydney-boys-high-school (and if they want, they can follow our social media accounts listed there).
Over 40 students in just year 8-11 have been told to discontinue their Latin studies. Year 12 students (around 15) have been told to continue their studies for the HSC elsewhere. All Year 7 students all try the language out (over 150 students in year 7 alone). Hundreds put Latin as an elective each year but class sizes have been made smaller by the principal. The school confirmed the reason the principal cancelled Latin was not due to shortage of numbers (otherwise all other languages including German, Japanese, French and Indonesian would also be cancelled because Latin was one of the most popular Language subjects offered), nor was it due to lack of funding (our school also confirmed that). When we contacted the school, they were unable to give an honest answer. They said the reason Latin was cancelled was because they were unable to find a Latin teacher. We know this to be false as over the past few weeks, many Latin teachers (many were part of the Classical Languages Teachers' Association) have contacted the school hoping for a position, but the school refused all of them one. We urge you to help us by spreading the word and signing our petition.
Thanks, from the students of North Sydney Boys High School.
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Are there any off the grid alternate living communities in Australia
Thanks in Advanced guys
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