Rusticatio Provectioribus 2025

At Rusticatio Provectioribus, sophisticated Latin conversation and inquiry flourish, and experienced fautores linguae Latinae enjoy the opportunity to further grow their Latin speaking, reading, and presenting skills.  At this event, participants will dine, reside, and learn together at the beautiful Pendle Hill retreat center, all under the friendly, knowledgeable guidance of our staff.  This event also features an exciting group day trip to Philadelphia museums and sites, so that participants will enjoy the opportunity to apply and grow their Latin in novel contexts.  Note: This event is designed for participants who have already attended multiple immersion events and are ready to attend a linguistically advanced program.

Participant Reviews:

• “Rusticatio is the best way to learn spoken Latin.”
• “Everyone who has even the smallest interest in learning to speak the Latin language should experience a week of Rusticatio. The amount one learns in a single week here is immeasurable.”
• “There is no professional development more useful to teachers of Latin. The experience is profound and superlatively useful and applicable.”

Program Dates: July 24 – July 29, 2025

• ARRIVAL: Thursday, July 24, 3:00–6:00 p.m.
• DEPARTURE: Tuesday, July 29, 11:00-12:00 p.m.

Instructional Staff:

• Andrew (Andreas) Morehouse: Andrew Morehouse (Andreas) graduated from UMass Amherst in 2015 and 2017 with a BA in Classics and MAT in Latin and Classical Humanities respectively and nurtured there his love for teaching Latin and ancient Greek. He began speaking Latin in 2016 with Paideia at Living Latin in Rome where he was immediately inflamed with the desire to speak Latin just about every day. Each day since, he has spent a great deal of his time learning and understanding how to speak better, read better, and better grapple with the texts of the ancient world and the ancient world itself. This led him to SALVI with which he has been involved since 2018, serving as an instructor, sodalis, dux, and member of the board of directors. He currently runs Latinitas Animi Causa alongside his wife, Ilse, ubi linguae “mortuae” vivescunt! He loves making content in Latin and ancient Greek via podcasts and YouTube videos, and live streaming playing video games in Latin on Twitch. He also currently teaches Latin, ancient Greek, and Spanish at the Woodstock Academy in CT. Outside the Latin/Greek world, he enjoys doing archery, playing guitar, singing, photography, and reading in his spare time, when he can find it.
• Corrado (Conradus) Russo: In 2012 Corrado received a Master’s Degree in Classics from Tufts University. Since then he has taught Latin and Greek in public and independent schools at the middle and high school levels. He fell in love with the active use of Latin after attending his first immersion event in 2010. He was a founding member of the Boston Active Latin Meetup group and hosted it for several years, and has recorded and released complete Latin audiobooks available on a podcast titled “Musaeolum.” He has presented on topics relating to Latin pedagogy at conferences hosted by ACTFL, the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MAFLA), and the Classical Association of Massachusetts (CAM). He attends and staffs summer Latin immersion events regularly, and had the pleasure of serving as dux of Rusticatio Omnibus in 2019 and 2024. He spends his free time reading Latin literature with friends and enjoying the natural world.
• Catherine (Catherina) Reed: Catherina was born and raised in Maryland, and loves all the culture that the Baltimore area has to offer.  She has hosted scavenger hunts for her students at the Walters Art Museum there, amongst the mummies and Greek pottery. She also enjoys indulging her interest in botany and scientific Latin during her frequent walks at Baltimore’s Cylburn Arboretum. Catherine is the co-creator and co-host of the Latin cooking podcast “Secunda Mensa”, and she has also co-hosted the Latin podcast “Quomodo Dicitur?” Catherine loves singing, playing, and talking in Latin with her middle school students at Loyola Blakefield in Baltimore County. She has a Masters in the Art of Teaching, is a SALVI Board Member, and is a frequent instructor and organizer of SALVI Bidua and Rusticationes.

Eligibility:

This event is designed for participants who have already attended multiple immersion events and are ready to attend a linguistically advanced program. 

• Previous immersion: Participants must have previously participated in a total of at least 8 days of Latin immersion (at SALVI programs or events held by other institutions).
• Language level: Participants must hit the following ‘can-do’ statements:
  • Listening: I can understand the main message and supporting details on a wide variety of familiar and general interest topics across various time frames. 
  • Speaking: I can narrate a story or to talk about a specific event in time in the present, past and future tenses. 

Language Self-Test:

To assess your readiness for this program, we encourage potential participants to complete the following self-tests before registering:

1. Audio Self-Test: Listen to “De Consuetudinibus Redintegrandis (Soliloquium)” at 1.2x speed. 
2. Spoken Self-Test: After listening to the podcast episode, record yourself speaking off the cuff (no notes prepared) for five minutes about how your 2025 has gone so far, as well as what hopes and plans you have for the upcoming summer of 2025.  Then, watch/ listen to your own recording and consider whether you hit the ‘can-do’ statements required for this event.

Age Eligibility:

Participants must be at least 18 years old and have graduated from high school by the start date of the program.

Participant Behavior Contract:

By registering for Rusticatio Provectioribus, participants promise to abide by the SALVI Participant Behavior Contract and the policies of Pendle Hill.

Click here for SALVI’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion statement.

Cost:

This program is all-inclusive, covering five nights’ lodging, fourteen meals, tuition, and instructional materials. 

Early Bird Pricing: Save $100 when you pay in full by April 1, 2025!

• $1400 per person for a room shared with one other person
• $1850 per person for a private room

Regular Pricing: After April 1, the cost is: 

• $1950 per person for a private room
• $1500 per person for a room shared with one other person

How to Register:

Complete the Google form below to register. We will send you a confirmation email as soon as possible after your registration has been received.

How to Pay:

Once you have received your registration confirmation email, pay the $100 deposit to complete your registration and reserve your spot. Your balance is due by June 1, 2025.   To make a payment, choose the appropriate amount from the dropdown below and then click the Pay with Paypal, Pay with Venmo, or Debit or Credit Card button.

Alternatively, you may send a check payable to “SALVI” to the following address:

Edie Barry
SALVI Treasurer
3445 Hicks Road
Sebastopol, CA  95472

For any questions regarding payment, please email our Treasurer, Edie Barry at treasurer@latin.org.

Refunds and Cancellations

You may cancel before June 1, 2025 for a full refund. After this date, we cannot refund your payment.