-Ms. Elizabeth Olson, Classical Languages Teacher
On Friday, April 15, students studying Ancient Greece spent the day immersed in Greek culture in Mt. Vernon, the cultural center of the city of Baltimore. The day began with a walking tour of Mt. Vernon Place, identifying the Greco-Roman architectural elements of the park and the surrounding buildings. 
Pictured (L to R) at Mt. Vernon Place in front of the statue of Military Courage: Brent Peterson, Colin Stanton, Declan Aroh (kneeling), Dan Jerrems, Levone Ward, Joshua Glenn, Andrew Melvin, Stuart Schenking, Brady Wright, Grady Kuhn, Matthew Tan, Jon Pejo.
Students then enjoyed a class with Paul Espinosa, the curator of the special collections and archives at the Peabody Library, a branch of Johns Hopkins University. They were able to view and translate parts of a 14th century antiphonary as well as some Greek student textbooks from the first years of printing in the 15th century.
These textbooks are being studied as part of a project at the library called The Archaeology of Reading, by a group of international scholars who wish to “reconstruct reading strategies" and “stitch together various intellectual patchworks” in the annotations of early printed books.
The majority of the day was spent at the Walters Art Museum, viewing their fine collection of Greek antiquities and looking for other pieces in the gallery that owed their inspiration to the Greeks. What did we find? All the art in the museum has been inspired and informed by the Greeks, as this famous piece by Paul Delaroche and his pupil Charles Beranger demonstrates.
The best part of the day to some students? Lunch at Never On Sunday, a Greek fast-food restaurant on North Charles Street.