Junior Classical League
The Virginia Junior Classical League is a chapter of the National Junior Classical League. VJCL Members participate in certamen year-round and attend state convention. For more information, visit the website here. Formed in 1936, the National Junior Classical League (NJCL) is an organization of high school students. Composed of local and state/provincial chapters across the United States, Canada, and Australia, it is the largest Classical organization in the world today with over 50,000 members. Its purpose is to encourage an interest in and an appreciation of the language, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome and to impart an understanding of the debt of our own culture to that of Classical antiquity. Senior Classical League The Virginia Senior Classical League is a chapter of the National Senior Classical League. VSCL Members support the Virginia JCL. Like the official Facebook page here and the informal Facebook group here for more information about current events. The National Senior Classical League is an organization founded to promote classical studies. We are the college-level affiliate of the National Junior Classical League, a similarly chartered high school organization. American Classical League The parent organization of both the NJCL and the NSCL is the American Classical League, a professional society of Latin and Greek scholars. The American Classical League was founded in 1919 for the purpose of fostering the study of classical languages in the United States and Canada. Membership is open to any person who is committed to the preservation and advancement of our classical inheritance from Greece and Rome. |
NJCL Creed
We the members of the Junior Classical League, strive to promote the study of Greek, Latin, and ancient cultures. We believe this study will help us examine the world and expand our understanding of literature, language, arts, sciences, and humanity. We affirm the JCL experience develops leadership, fosters community, promotes enthusiasm, encourages competition, inspires dedication, and enriches our total growth! NJCL Song (The Purple and Gold) Seeking to learn, with wisdom our goal, Looking for lessons through stories of old. Searching the realms of the ancient past, We study the classics' works so vast. In knowledge, service, and fellowship, we're growing everyday The friendly hand of J C L aids in every way. We'll join our arms and sing along With every dear colleague. And forever we'll hold to the Purple and Gold, of the Junior Classical League. |