In Situ Studies and the Cradle of Western Culture | Karen Moore and Grant Horner

In this episode, Soren Schwab speaks with Karen Moore and Grant Horner about their In Situ Studies course for ClassicalU and the tour they will be leading through Italy in partnership with the Vergilian Society. They discuss the significance of place and beholding art and cultural artifacts as a means of inspiring wonder in students. 

Karen Moore is the Classical Languages Chair at Grace Academy in Texas and Adjunct Professor of Classics for Houston Christian University. She is the Vice President of the Institute for Classical Languages, a Trustee with the Vergilian Society, and author of the Latin Alive! series with Classical Academic Press. 

Grant Horner is Professor of English Renaissance and Reformation at The Master’s University in California, where he also serves as the Director of the Classical Liberal Arts Program and the Founder and Director of The Master’s University in Italy Program. He and Karen are also Alcuin Fellows for the Society of Classical Learning. 

Learn more about their upcoming tour through Italy at https://www.vergiliansociety.org/tours/2027-vergilian-society-study-tours.