By Mareva Laville
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“1, 2 and 1, 2”. The 3rd graders walk in step in the courtyard of the Pierre Aguiton College from Brécey (Some).
No, the establishment has not been transformed into a military center, but on Thursday March 3 and Friday March 4, 2022, 65 students from 5th, 4th and 3rd, Latin option, moved around like legionnaires. Seven members of the Leg VI Ferrata association in Arles train them
Like in Roman times
Everything goes there: combat techniques, archery, games in the past, legionnaires’ equipment… “It was learned that they had open mesh and closed mesh,” say Mathis and Loevan, 4th Latinists.
Two new workshops have been added: the weaving and the medicine of yore, herbal. In the next class, we learn about sutures, dressings and natural medicines.
Culture through Latin
For two days, the Pierre-Aguiton college lives in Roman times. And achieves a feat: bringing to life a dead languagethe latin.
“It allows them to realize what it was like. We work on civilization, on history. Latin touches many different disciplines: Spanish, French, German, general culture…
She initiated this time of immersion, repeated every three years. “It motivates them, they are waiting for this moment”. Doing the tortoise or learning how to fight the old-fashioned way makes others curious, from hallways or classrooms. Result: an increase in the number of students interested in Latin.
The expected effect could apply to the establishment of Isigny-le-Buat after the passage of these Roman volunteers on Monday February 28. History that this dead language full of culture that is Latin, still lives for a long time.
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