Course Length: Six weeks
2026 Schedule: Wednesdays with Ms. Samuels at 9 a.m. CST/3 p.m. UK.
About Summer Courses at Dreaming Spires
Our summer classes are great for homeschoolers who are preparing for high school in the US or exams in the UK, a chance to sample a subject before doing a deep dive for the coming year.
All courses will meet an hour weekly for six weeks. There will be the usual reliance on living books and some homework to ensure good participation, and at the end a certificate will be awarded.
About Classical History: Bad Ass Roman Babes
Everyone knows that Romans were all about men – I mean the clue is in the name Ro-man. Military history, political history, art history – Ro-men everywhere. Well now we need to meet some Kick Ass Roman Babes who wielded power in a man’s world. Salome Alexandra, Clodia, Boudica and Cartimandua, Cleopatra, Livia, Agrippina. It didn’t always end well, but it was some ride while it lasted.
Who Teaches Bad Ass Roman Babes?
Alison Samuels is a former home-educating mum and a graduate of St John's College, Cambridge. She was one of the first women admitted to her alma mater, when it stopped being for men only. Her long teaching experience includes more than 20 years as a Classics lecturer with the Open University.
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