The Rudolph Masciantonio “Classics for All” Grant supports events, programs, and projects designed for teachers introducing elementary and middle-school students to Latin and the ancient Mediterranean world.

Grants of up to $500 are available for teacher use. Each school year, funding will focus on projects connected to a selected theme. Applications may be submitted at any time and will be reviewed by the committee twice annually.

2026–2027 Theme

Projects: Everything You Need for Project-Based Learning

Hands-on, project-based learning can make Latin memorable, foster students’ curiosity, and help programs grow. Many project materials can be reused in the classroom, shared among teachers, or repurposed for school and community outreach events.

Possible projects and supplies include, but are not limited to:

• Roman Marketplace: Play money, baskets, tunics, product labels, replica coins, and craft materials for creating a market where students practice conversational Latin, Roman numerals, and ancient measurements.

• Roman Archaeological Dig: Dig boxes, sand, excavation tools, artifact replicas, pottery fragments, sieves, brushes, measuring tools, and student field notebooks.

• Mosaics and Roman Art: Mosaic tiles, clay, plaster, paints, modeling tools, and other supplies for creating Roman mosaics, frescoes, pottery, or relief sculptures.

• Ancient Writing and Epigraphy: Reusable wax tablets, styli, calligraphy supplies, papyrus, clay, inscription-making materials, and replica Roman writing tools.

• Roman Engineering Challenges: Building materials for student-designed aqueducts, arches, roads, bridges, siege engines, or model Roman cities.

• Latin Theater and Storytelling: Costumes, masks, props, puppets, scenery materials, and simple recording equipment for presenting Latin plays, myths, dialogues, or historical reenactments.

• Roman Games and Toys: Materials for creating or playing ludus latrunculorum, tali, knucklebones, Roman numeral games, Latin vocabulary games, and student-designed board games.

• Latin Escape Rooms and Learning Games: Lockboxes, reusable locks, clue containers, invisible-ink pens, timers, card stock, laminating supplies, and materials for creating reusable Latin challenges.

• Roman Food and Daily Life: Safe cooking equipment, ingredients, serving materials, replica household objects, and supplies for exploring Roman food, clothing, homes, or family life.

• Gardens of the Ancient Mediterranean: Seeds, planters, soil, plant markers, gardening tools, and materials for creating a Roman herb garden labeled in Latin.

• Maps and Models of the Roman World: Large maps, globes, atlases, map-making supplies, model-building materials, and figures for exploring Roman geography, travel, trade, and military expansion.

• Roman Clothing and Textiles: Fabric, fasteners, trim, yarn, small looms, and sewing materials for investigating Roman clothing, weaving, and textile production.

• Classroom or Community Outreach Kits: Reusable activity stations, display boards, banners, costumes, games, artifact replicas, and take-home materials for Latin nights, elementary-school visits, festivals, or recruitment events.

• Student-Created Books and Exhibits: Bookmaking supplies, printing costs, display materials, photo printing, and binding supplies for illustrated Latin stories, museum exhibits, travel guides, or mythology collections.

Applicants are encouraged to be creative. A strong proposal should explain how the project will actively engage students, support learning about Latin or the ancient Mediterranean, and provide materials or experiences that can continue benefiting students beyond the grant year.