Do Greek students learn Ancient Greek in school?

But after school you can understand much from Greek Koene, for instance, the language of Gospels, and of course Katharevousa, as both are closer to Modern Greek than the Classic Greek of the 4th c. BC., when the most important writers wrote, Ancient Tragedies, Plato, Aristotle etc. read more

Students who go into the “theoretical direction” have additional hours of study and in grade 12 only these students get ancient Greek classes. Mind you the system changes almost every year depending on the view of the current minister of Education. So, I had only two years of ancient Greek as opposed to the 5 years my children had. read more

Ancient Greek boys did start their day off the same as you with learning to read, write, and do simple math. However, they did not use as many books as you use during your school day. They often learned from the heart, meaning learning from what the teacher or other students knew. read more