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The American Classical League was founded in 1919 for the purpose of fostering the study of classical languages in the United States and Canada. Our members include teachers of Latin, Greek, and Classics on elementary, secondary, and college levels. View the State of ACL Address from the 2020 Institute.

ACL is a member of national and world-wide organizations that support Classics, Langauge Study or Humanities:

• National Humanities Alliance (NHA);
• Joint National Committee on Languages-National Council for Languages and International Studies (JNCL-NCLIS);
• American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL);
• International Federation od Associations of Classical Studies (FIEC).

Benefits of Membership:

• Resources for Excellence in Deisgning Instruction (REDI), which publishes and provides hundreds of teaching aids (20% discount for ACL members);
• Classical Outlook, the most widely circulated Classics journal in North America; 
• American Classical League Newsletter, monthly in electronic form;
• National Committee for Latin and Greek to serve as liaison between ACL and government agencies and the general public;
• National Teaching Job Placement Service for elementary and secondary teachers of Latin and Greek languages;
• Annual Institute and workshops to promote excellence in the teaching of classical studies;
• Technology committee offering instructional software in the classics;
• Annual grants to assist the academic pursuits (research, travel, Institute) of teachers of the classics in elementary or secondary;
• Annual grants to prospective teachers studying for certification or licensure in Latin;
• National Junior Classical League and the Senior Classical League;
• National Latin, National Greek, National Mythology, and Exploratory Latin Exams;
• Excellence Through Classics Committee, which supports the teaching of classics at the elementary and middle school level (K-9).

For more information, contact the ACL office at info@aclclassics.org.  Click JOIN US to sign up for membership now!