G5052 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Gold medal here in Latin II. Missed only one question (he wanted a perfect paper). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Gold medal here in Latin II. Missed only one question (he wanted a perfect paper). Haven't heard yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Just got results! Three gold medals: two gold medals for Level I and one gold medal for Level III. Now we must await National Greek Exam results.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 This was our first year with NLE. We did Intro. Cauliflower got 38/40 and Rutabaga got 31/40. Not bad for how little we've done Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I had 4 take the Latin I exam--my 2 oldest boys, and 2 boys of my friend's. We had 2 gold medals, and 2 silver medals. I was so thrilled that each boy medaled--and each family had 1 gold and 1 silver! My biggest nightmare as a teacher would have been for 3 to medal and 1 to not. Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Now we must await National Greek Exam results.... Does anyone know when the NGE results are likely to be sent out? Do they usually follow the NLE results, or is there no particular relationship between the two? Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningGlory Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 My son's first NLE: Latin I. Gold medal...39 out of 40! Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HodgesSchool Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Do any of you have children taking Latin via Lukeion? Or do any of you know whether they prepare students well for the exam, in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 When did y'all take the exams? Early administration, or regular? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 I gave the exams (early administration) for ds' class. Nothing has appeared in the mail yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 We haven't heard anything here yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 We got a scholarship eligibility letter yesterday for Jenna, who is a senior, but no actual results yet. It was good news, but kind of took away the excitement of getting that gold medal :D Jenna scored in the gold medal range 4 years in row. Yay for you, Sweetie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra in va Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 We got one gold medal (39) and one silver medal (35) for Latin 1. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Ds received a silver medal on the Latin IV Prose exam. He was one question away from a gold! This is his 4th medal in 4 years! Best wishes to all whose dc took the NLE. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Gold! on Latin 2. Wheee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Just got the mail! We have a gold on Latin I, and a silver on Latin III - missed gold by one measly point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 DD12 got Gold (39) on Latin 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Gold on Latin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Incredible for all of you!! :) Wow!! So proud for you!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HodgesSchool Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Congratulations, everybody! I hope we can be in this august crowd next year when DS starts Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanvan Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Do any of you have children taking Latin via Lukeion? Or do any of you know whether they prepare students well for the exam, in general? Congratulations to all! I'm wanting to know the answer to this too! :bigear: Ds is registered for Lukeion Latin 1a in fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Congratulations to all! I'm wanting to know the answer to this too! :bigear: Ds is registered for Lukeion Latin 1a in fall. The Lukeion kids tend to do very well on the NLE (and Greek exam, too, I believe). Four kids in this year's Latin 2 class wrote perfect papers, and something like 85% of their students earned merit awards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5wolfcubs Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 My completely self-taught 15yo dd got a gold on Latin I. :001_smile: My "taught by mom and stopped at Christmas because it got too hard for her" 12yo ds got 33/40 on Intro. :lol: :cheers2: to all who took it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 We still haven't heard! I hope that something didn't happen to our submitted test. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Congratulations, everyone! Such great scores! We still haven't heard! I hope that something didn't happen to our submitted test. :confused: We haven't received our scores either, but we registered a few days late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lauracolumbus Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Do any of you have children taking Latin via Lukeion? Or do any of you know whether they prepare students well for the exam, in general? Yes, definitely. Both of my kids received gold medals on the Latin 1 exam. I was afraid we were going to ruin Lukeion's reputation for NLE success b/c we didn't do anything besides the Lukeion Latin 1b class (we did Wheelock's at home for Latin 1a). Lukeion also has a "Meet the Romans" class, which is also supposed to be geared towards the exam. It was full by the time I got around to signing up for it. But, I figured since my dc were only in 6th and 8th grade, I would worry about it next year. DS knows a lot about Romans, but dd knew very little. We're pretty happy campers here. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugglin'5 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 My sophomore got a gold, and my junior got a silver, both of them taking the Latin Prose IV exam. The older has become rather philosophical about her younger sister beating her every year. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
at the beach Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Gold on Latin 1 (39/40). My daughter takes Latin with Lukeion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 What materials are you using to teach Latin?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elise Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Two golds for Latin II: 39/40 and 40/40 (a perfect paper!). Thrilled Lukeion family here!:party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlsdMama Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Congratulations! Any of you care to share what materials/classes your child utilized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTotaler Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Gold on Latin 1 with a perfect paper. Yay! Congratulations to all. For those who've administered it to one/two students did your packet arrive in decent condition. This is the second year that UPS has delivered the packet in an awful condition. Last year ds received a certificate of Merit for a perfect paper for the Intro level and it was bent in several places. This year the test booklet arrived bent in a couple of places and I was dreading the results packet. It arrived creased but not as horribly bent like last year. I'm wondering if you all have had similar experiences. :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaTotaler Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Hope others with more experience chime in. We've used a variety of materials including PL, LC 1&2, Latin Prep 1 and part of 2. This year in 8th grade ds has been working through Wheelock on his own with some guidance from me. Next year he will take Latin 2 through Lukeion. It will be his first outsourced class. I just couldn't stay ahead of him. Congratulations! Any of you care to share what materials/classes your child utilized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Any of you care to share what materials/classes your child utilized? Lukeion uses Wheelock for Latin I & II, and Athenaze for Greek I & II. Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 What materials are you using to teach Latin?? Wheelocks and Oxford for Latin 1-II. Oxford Intermediate readers for Latin III and Cicero for Latin IV. But the the daughter with the 4 medals is particularly talented with languages and has been self-taught. But I thought the combo of Wheelocks (parts to whole, complete, but tedious) and Oxford (whole to parts, intuitive, fun, but prone to losing kids without a teacher) were an excellent combination for her foundation. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy in NH Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 My ds earned a gold medal on the Latin 1 exam. We are thrilled! He's been studying on his own this year, using Henle First Year and MP's online independent study. He'll also pick up our Cambridge books as the NLE approaches, and he utilizes some other online resources to study the culture, geography, and mythology. Prior to beginning Henle, he worked through Prima Latina and Latina Christiana I & II. Congrats to all! Nancy in NH :hurray: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancy in NH Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Our packet arrived in terrible condition. I'm not surprised, as the package was routed incorrectly in the first place. I use UPS's online tracking which sends me status alerts, and I watched as it left CT, went to MA, then back to CT again. We're in NH. I called to ask for an update yesterday, and they told me they didn't know where it was. When I told them I had already checked online and had seen the alert, they admitted it had gone back to CT. It finally arrived this afternoon, and before I opened it I knew the contents would not be in good shape. My son's certificate is bent down the middle. At least it arrived, and my son is proudly displaying his gold medal. Congrats on the perfect paper! Nancy in NH Gold on Latin 1 with a perfect paper. Yay! Congratulations to all. For those who've administered it to one/two students did your packet arrive in decent condition. This is the second year that UPS has delivered the packet in an awful condition. Last year ds received a certificate of Merit for a perfect paper for the Intro level and it was bent in several places. This year the test booklet arrived bent in a couple of places and I was dreading the results packet. It arrived creased but not as horribly bent like last year. I'm wondering if you all have had similar experiences. :bigear: Edited April 11, 2012 by Nancy in NH misspelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I was afraid we were going to ruin Lukeion's reputation for NLE success b/c we didn't do anything besides the Lukeion Latin 1b class (we did Wheelock's at home for Latin 1a). Laura Same here!! Only Latin 1B, 1A was done independently. DS got a gold too! Question though what does GOld mean? I take it a perfect paper is 40/40 Gold would be 39/40, but what's 38/40? Is that still Gold, or is it Silver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanie Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 We received our packet (in pretty lousy condition) on Friday. My 10th grader earned a gold (39) on the Latin 3 exam, and my 7th grader earned a silver (35) on the Latin 1 exam. Both use Henle independently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Question though what does GOld mean? I take it a perfect paper is 40/40 Gold would be 39/40, but what's 38/40? Is that still Gold, or is it Silver? The number correct to earn Gold vs. Silver vs. magna cum laude vs. cum laude varies each year for each level of the exam. For Latin 1 this year: 36 - 40 correct = Gold 33 - 35 correct = Silver 31 - 32 correct = magna cum laude 29 - 30 correct = cum laude (national average on the Latin 1 exam was 28) Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 thanks for the stats. Were they mailed to you or did you find them online? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 thanks for the stats. Were they mailed to you or did you find them online? I registered my son for the NLE through our homeschool, so the statistics came to us in the package with his award. I'm not sure if they're available on-line or not. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Lynx Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 What materials are you using to teach Latin?? We use Lingua Latina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Ds' class used Jenney 2 this year -- it covers the more complex grammar (technically, he's now covered all of Latin grammar, though there are always a few tricky exceptions) and Caesar's Gallic Wars (the class won't quite finish it this year). They practiced with old exams and used various resources to work on the culture parts of the exam. In his class, two of them took Latin 2 and two took Latin 3 (based mostly on age, as they were all doing the same work). They received three golds and a silver between them. The kids had previously done the Latin Prep series before moving on to Jenney 2 some time last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 thanks for the stats. Were they mailed to you or did you find them online? They are mailed with the results packet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gratia271 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Does anyone know when the NGE results are likely to be sent out? Do they usually follow the NLE results, or is there no particular relationship between the two? Jackie This is our second year of participation in the NGE, so I can only speak to last year. They followed the NLE results (notwithstanding an earlier testing date) significantly later... I believe it was around the first week of May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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