There are several students in KPHS with a love and passion for mythology. ETC, Excellence through Classics, offers the National Mythology Exam each year
and our students were excited to take the test in March. This week we presented
our seven participants with their certificates and medals. We had two silver and one gold amongst the
kids!
The third section of the test deals with the great epics: Odyssey, Iliad, and Aeneid. Again, only
one book from each epic is assigned for the year so it’s not overwhelming. Each
of these is also 10 questions each, and one is required for grades 6th and up.
Finally, there are several additional tests of ten questions
each that pertain to different mythologies: Norse, African, and Native
American. One of these tests may be substituted for the epics for grades 6 and up..
Beyond your assigned tests, anyone can do as many additional
tests as they wish. The only restriction
being once the test is started it is graded.
In order to be awarded a medal, one must score above 90%. Except at the
10th-12th grades, only gold medals are awarded. Gold medals are only awarded for perfect
scores.
Next year we hope to have more participants and involvement
with the DoDEA schools. (We had one
student from Sullivans participate and she medaled, missing a gold by one
question, on a sub-test she didn't even need to do!) Stay tuned in the fall for the syllabus and
registration information for the 2015 National Mythology Exam. We are also looking to start a Classics Club
to help us prepare and share our love and knowledge of things Greek and Roman.
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