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About The Young Classicist's Award

The Young Classicist's Award is a new and exciting competition for secondary students all across Ireland. The inaugural Awards were in May 2019. The second Awards were in April 2020. Our 2021 competition was online but highly successful. Photos from both days from 2019 & 2020 can be viewed in the slideshow below. Last year's winners can be viewed on this page: 2021 Winners & Finalists
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The Ancient world has always been an inspiration for artistic creativity, academic thought, and dramatic and musical performances. Our competition is an opportunity for any and all students with an interest in Ancient Greek and Roman Myth, Stories, Literature, Languages, Archaeology and History to explore their chosen topics. Students can choose to explore this topic through a presentation or  a display. Clear guidance be found in our Success Criteria Here. As part of these presentations and displays, the student can include a performance aspect or a craft. If the wish to complete the Award in English or Irish they can; or if they wish to do a project in Ancient Greek or Latin, they can compete for our Language Award.
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SDGS & Classics:
In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly came up with 17 Global Sustainable Development Goals - goals like No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Good Health and Well-being etc. You can view them below.
The Ancient Romans and Greeks were always an inspiration for change - take the Renaissance, the Age of Enlightenment, the introduction of Democracy and Republics in the American and French Revolutions! More than this we can even owe the Greeks and Romans for laying the foundations our own Irish Republic! What's more the Greeks and Romans invented atomic theory and the foundations of modern science, influenced modern ethics, philosophy, religion, art, literature, and architecture!
We - as Classics teachers and students - believe that we can still find inspiration from these civilizations to ensure that we have a better future. Therefore, we have a special award for the student who connects their project to one or more SDGs. Using the past to ensure the future.

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  • Home
  • Resources
    • Junior Cycle >
      • Strand 1: Myth >
        • CBA 1: Mythological Storytelling
      • Strand 1: Daily Life
      • Strand 2: Rome
      • Strand 2: World of Achilles
      • Strand 3: Latin
      • Strand 3: Ancient Greek
    • Transition Year
    • Leaving Cert Classical Studies >
      • Strand 1: The World of Heroes >
        • Odyssey
        • The Aeneid
      • Strand 2: Drama and Spectacle >
        • Greek Drama
        • Roman Spectacle
      • Strand 3: Power and Identity >
        • Alexander the Great
        • Julius Caesar
        • Strand 3: Podcasts
      • Strand 4: Gods and Mortals >
        • Gods
        • Greek and Roman Temples
        • Ancient Funerals
        • Horace & Plato
      • Examinations Materials
    • Leaving Cert Latin
    • Leaving Cert Ancient Greek
    • Video Resources >
      • Myth
      • Daily Life, Civilization, & History
      • Ancient Languages
      • Other
      • JCT Webinars
    • Access Classics
    • JCT Classics (Website)
    • PDST Junior Cycle Classics
  • Events
    • ClassicsNow - Arts Festival >
      • Digital Myths
      • Speech and Drama Compeition
    • Young Classicist's Award >
      • About YCA
      • Categories
      • 2022 Winners & Finalists >
        • Senior Award
        • Athena Award
        • Ancient Languages Award
        • Junior Award
      • Previous Years
      • Symposium
      • How to Apply!
    • Leaving Cert Student Days
    • Ides of March Table Quiz
    • Annual Teacher Conference and Upcoming CPD
  • Ancient Language Courses
    • Ancient Language Courses - Teachers
    • CAI Latin Summer School - Students
  • CSYI
  • SLAR Groups
  • Contact
  • About
  • Classics Teachers Forum
  • Podcasts
  • Classics Blog