Paideia Institute
Founded | 2010 |
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Type | Educational organization |
Focus | Classics, Classical Studies |
Location | |
Area served | Italy, France, Greece, United States |
Key people | Jason Pedicone, Eric Hewett |
Revenue (2014) | $1,680,022[1] |
Expenses (2014) | $1,571,028[1] |
Endowment | $500,000 (2015) |
Website | www |
The Paideia Institute for Humanistic Study is a non-profit educational organization, focused on promoting the studying and appreciation of classical languages.
History
The institute was founded in 2010 by former students of Fr. Reginald Foster, a longtime Vatican Latinist who taught generations of classicists in Rome.[2][3][4] The institute is headquartered in New York but runs programs in Italy, France, Greece, and the United States. Among the other programs of the Institute, Paideia has engaged in outreach efforts for classicists working outside of academia in its "Legion Project", and offers outreach programs to elementary and middle school students (with a special focus on socioeconomically disadvantaged students) at sites in New York including Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, as well as in Philadelphia and Port Chester.
In 2015, Paideia won the Society for Classical Studies' President's Award for its "work in significantly advancing public appreciation and awareness of classical antiquity."[5]
In 2017, the institute founded a humanities magazine "for lovers of the Classics" called In Medias Res. The magazine covers classical literature, language, and culture.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Paideia Institute for Humanistic" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Scheinman, Ted (21 August 2011). "Vivat Latinitas!". Slate. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Parsons, Claudia (23 May 2013). "Spreading the word that Latin lives, a monk comes to New York". Reuters. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Grafton, Anthony (26 January 2015). "Latin Lives". The Nation. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
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(help) - ^ "President's Award-2015". Society For Classical Studies. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
- ^ "In Medias Res". The Paideia Institute. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
- ^ John Byron Kuhner (2018-03-09). "Into the Thickst: Welcome to In Medias Res". Medium. Retrieved 2021-02-05.