Our project is collaborative, designed to involve and benefit learners and teachers from all educational contexts. Please consider filling out one of our surveys below, or get in touch directly by emailing us at [email protected]. We have set out some questions below as prompts, but we welcome any kind of input.
Teaching War
- Where/when is ancient war taught in your curriculum?
- How does ‘war’ get defined? And how does it relate to battle?
- Which wars/which aspects of war do you focus on? Who takes centre-stage?
- What/who determines that (e.g. staff-choice, exam requirements, available sources/textbooks?)
- What are the strengths of the current approach?
- What are the challenges/gaps/things you would like to change?
War’s Aftermath
- Where/when is the aftermath of ancient warfare taught in your curriculum?
- Which aspects of war’s aftermath (e.g. political developments, economic issues, physical/mental trauma, forced displacement, etc) get discussed?
- What/who determines that (e.g. staff-choice, exam requirements, available sources/textbooks, teaching traditions, contemporary events?)
- What are the strengths of the current approach?
- What are the challenges/gaps/things you would like to change?
Teaching Peace
- Where/when is ancient peace or peacebuilding taught in your curriculum?
- How do ‘peace’ or ‘peacebuilding’ get defined? (e.g. interstate conflict resolution, the absence of violence, physical rebuilding, personal healing, inner wellbeing?)
- Which examples/aspects of peace or peacebuilding do you focus on? Who takes centre-stage?
- What/who determines that (e.g. staff-choice, exam requirements, available sources/textbooks?)
- What are the strengths of the current approach?
- What are the challenges/gaps/things you would like to change?
Ancient and Modern
- Do you draw connections between ancient and modern war/peace?
- How can ancient and modern conflict/peace histories best inform each other?
- What are the challenges and opportunities of this?
- What structures or resources would need to change to facilitate more of this?
- What can Classical Studies/Classics/Ancient History learn from approaches to teaching war/peace in other subject areas?
- How can Classical Studies/Classics/Ancient History help inform the teaching of war/peace in other subject areas?