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, 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.
• Celia (Caelia) Kelly: Celia began teaching Latin in 2010 and holds a Master of Arts and Teaching in Latin from UMass Amherst. She attended her first Rusticatio in 2014 and knew she had found a community she wanted to be part of for years to come. Celia has been a curatrix and repetitrix at SALVI events and has served on the Administration Committee in various roles since 2016. She currently serves as the Chair of the Administration Committee, which oversees planning for Bidua and Rusticationes. She also manages SALVI’s website. 

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 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. 

Regular Pricing: After April 10, the cost is: 

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

How to Register:

Registration for this program is closed.

How to Pay:

Refunds and Cancellations

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