Ovid in the West Country
Ovid in the West Country is our annual competition run for KS3 students at local state schools.
The aim of the competition is to get KS3 students excited about storytelling and the ancient world by listening to a handful of stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses available via the Classic Tales website.
During the autumn term, students listen to recordings of these stories with their teachers in the classroom before responding creatively to a myth of their choosing.
You can watch our Ovid in the West Country 2020 prize-giving video below for some examples of the brilliant work students have produced in past years.
We will be running an online teachers' workshops on Wednesday 2nd July (16:00-17:00) for those wishing to learn more or take part in this year's competition.
Sign up for the workshop here
These sessions will include an overview of how the competition works, as well as some helpful guidance on approaching these Ovid stories with your students.
Please email us at classics-hub@bristol.ac.uk if you have any questions or would like more information.
NB Ovid in the West Country is part of Ovid for All: a special initiative from Classics for All which is endorsed by the Cambridge School Classics Project, creators of the Classic Tales website.
Without doubt, the most exhilarating and thrilling part of this whole project is the response from the students. They love it! They love it because even the most challenged student can achieve. They love it because the brightest students can progress and fly at their own pace – and we encourage those students to do just that.