{{Infobox organization | name = American Classical League | image = ACL seal.png | image_size = 150px | caption = ACL official seal | abbreviation = ACL | formation = 1919 | type = Professional, educational | status = Non-profit | purpose = Classical studies | headquarters = 860 NW Washington Blvd., Suite A<br>Hamilton, Ohio, Ohio 45013 | location = United States<br>Canada | coordinates = {{nowrap|{{coord|39|30|25.25|N|84|44|42.75|W}}}} | leader_title = President<br>Vice President Programs<br>Vice President Membership<br>Secretary<br>Treasurer | leader_name = Jennie Luongo<br>Mark Pearsall<br>Traci Dougherty<br>Sue Robertson<br>Debra Heaton | affiliations = {{nowrap|National Junior Classical League}}<br>{{nowrap|Junior Classical League state chapters}}<br>{{nowrap|National Senior Classical League}} | website = {{URL|aclclassics.org}} }}
Founded in 1919, the '''American Classical League''' ('''ACL''') is a professional organization which promotes the study of classical civilization at all levels of education in the United States and Canada.<ref name="Detroit area teens"/> Teachers of Latin, Ancient Greek and the Classics account for the majority of its membership, though the ACL is open to any person interested in preserving the language, literature and culture of both Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece.<ref name="Willkie Wins"/> Currently based in Hamilton, Ohio,<ref name="Detroit area teens"/> the league publishes and provides hundreds of teaching aids; runs a national placement service for teachers of Latin and Greek;<ref name="Placement service NYT"/> sponsors the National Latin Examination (NLE);<ref name="Natl Latin Exam"/> functions as the parent organization of both the National Junior Classical League (NJCL)<ref name="Knoxnews NJCL"/> and National Senior Classical League (NSCL);<ref name="CAMWS document"/> and annually holds a convention — the Annual Institute — to promote excellence in the teaching of classical studies.<ref name="Annual Institute"/> The ACL also encourages and supports ongoing dialogue with other classical and modern language associations.<ref name="CAMWS document"/>
== Allied organizations == *Society for Classical Studies (SCS)<ref name="ACL Allied Organizations"/> *American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)<ref name="ACL Allied Organizations"/> *Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)<ref name="ACL Allied Organizations"/> *Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS)<ref name="ACL Allied Organizations"/> *Center for Hellenic Studies (CHS)<ref name="ACL Allied Organizations"/>
==See also== *National Latin Exam (NLE) *National Junior Classical League (NJCL) **Junior Classical League state chapters **Certamen (quiz bowl) *National Senior Classical League (NSCL)
== Further reading== *{{cite book|last=Phinney|first=Ed|title=The History of the American Classical League, 1919-1994|year=1997|publisher=The League|location=Oxford, Ohio|isbn=0-939507-47-1}} *{{cite journal|last=McDaniel|first=Walton Brooks|title=American Classical League|date=March 14, 1927|journal=The Classical Weekly|volume=20|number=18|pages=139–140|publisher=Classical Association of the Atlantic States|doi=10.2307/4388946|jstor=4388946}}
== References== {{reflist|1=2|refs= <ref name="Willkie Wins">{{cite news|title=Willkie Wins Citation; Classical League Honors Also Dorothy Thompson, Lippmann|newspaper=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|page=24 - Obituaries|date=November 9, 1943}}</ref> <ref name="Detroit area teens">{{cite news|title=Teens turn to Latin to boost scores|newspaper=The Detroit News|publisher=MediaNews Group|date=September 22, 2004}}</ref> <ref name="Natl Latin Exam">{{cite news|title=Latin Masters|publisher=The Fayetteville Observer|date=May 2, 2001}} *{{cite web|author =Mydans, Seth|title=Latin Redux, and Many Pupils Like It|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/30/us/latin-redux-and-many-pupils-like-it.html?scp=3&sq=&pagewanted=1|work=The New York Times|date=December 30, 1990}}</ref> <ref name="ACL Allied Organizations">{{cite web|title=Allied Organizations: Listing of Classical Organizations|url=http://www.aclclassics.org/pub_classassoc.html|year=2010|work=ACLClassics.org|publisher=American Classical League|accessdate=March 21, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090829161316/http://www.aclclassics.org/pub_classassoc.html|archive-date=2009-08-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="Placement service NYT">{{cite web|author =Flaherty, Julie|title=In America's Schools, Latin Enjoys a Renaissance|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/27/us/in-america-s-schools-latin-enjoys-a-renaissance.html?scp=3&sq=%22american+classical+league%22&st=nyt|date=November 27, 1998|work=The New York Times|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="Knoxnews NJCL">{{cite web|author =Whitehead, Paul N.|title=Ancient culture is hip during Junior Classical League convention|url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/jul/27/ancient-culture-is-hip/|date=July 27, 2007|work=KnoxNews.com|publisher=Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group|accessdate=March 24, 2010}}</ref> <ref name="Annual Institute">{{cite web|author=Latona, Angela Marie|title=Bringing the classics — and classicists — to life|url=http://www.andovertownsman.com/arts/local_story_009121741.html|date=January 9, 2008|work=AndoverTownsman.com|publisher=The Andover Townsman|accessdate=March 24, 2010|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117001224/http://www.andovertownsman.com/arts/local_story_009121741.html|archive-date=2013-01-17|url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|title=St. Louise's Poerio named 'teacher of the year'|url=http://www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/USC_teach_of_year_pix|date=May 30, 2007|work=TheAlmanac.net|publisher=Observer Publishing Company|accessdate=March 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703153159/http://www.thealmanac.net/ALM/Story/USC_teach_of_year_pix|archive-date=2008-07-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> <ref name="CAMWS document">{{cite journal|author1=Lawall, Gilbert |author2=Barthelmess, James |title=The Role of the American Classical League in Promoting Dialogue within the Classical and Foreign Language Teaching Professions|jstor=3297284|date=Apr–May 1980|journal=The Classical Journal|volume=75 |issue=4 |pages=330–334|publisher=The Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Inc}}</ref> }}
==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.aclclassics.org/}} *[http://www.njcl.org/ National Junior Classical League] *[http://www.nscl.org/ National Senior Classical League] *[http://www.nle.org/ National Latin Exam]
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