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Latin Teacher Receives Prestigious Award
Westminster Latin teacher Maureen Lamb has been named the recipient of the Classical Association of New England’s 2016 Matthew I. Wiencke Teaching Award. She was honored at the association’s banquet March 18 at Smith College, where she led a workshop earlier in the day on the use of technology in the Latin classroom.
Maureen, who is in her seventh year at Westminster, is known for her dedication, enthusiasm and professionalism. She teaches Latin 1, Latin 2, Latin 3: Literature, AP Latin: Vergil and Caesar, and has taught a half-credit course in Greek and an independent study.
During her tenure at Westminster, Maureen has significantly modified the Latin curriculum making it possible for students to delve into literature at the beginning of their third year — one year ahead of where they had been previously. She has also rotated the literature studied in Latin 3 to allow students who are not quite ready for AP Latin to take another year of Latin without repeating the same literature.
In the area of professional development, Maureen often gives presentations, prepares videos and writes about the use of technology in the Latin classroom. She has a very active Twitter handle, blog and YouTube channel where she posts ideas about various technology tools.
Maureen has spent summers in Italy and Greece, attended numerous conferences and was awarded a Klingenstein Summer Institute Fellowship in 2010.
She started a chapter of the Junior Classical League at Westminster and takes students to the annual Classics Day at the College of the Holy Cross. Her students have won top prizes in the National Junior Classical League Creative Writing Contest, and they have entered the Classical Association of New England Creative Writing Contest. Recently, she has organized a meeting of area independent school Latin teachers and a language education camp in Connecticut.
“Maureen’s command of the subject matter, in addition to her constant drive to not only better herself as a teacher but to also add to her knowledge of Latin studies, make her one of the best Latin teachers around,” said Sara Deveaux, head of Westminster’s Language Department.
Maureen earned an A.B. in Classics with a double major in music at the College of the Holy Cross and an M.Ed. at The University of North Carolina Greensboro. Prior to her appointment at Westminster, she taught Latin for two years at Portsmouth Abbey School in Rhode Island. She is an active member of several Classics organizations including the Classical Association of New England, the American Classical League and the Vergilian Society. She also is a board member of the Classical Association of Connecticut and has led students on a study tour abroad.
“I am honored and humbled to receive such a prestigious award named for an inspirational educator,” said Maureen. “I am so grateful for my supportive colleagues and my wonderful students who have challenged me to always better myself as a teacher. As I often tell my students, they are my inspiration.”
In addition to loving Classics, Maureen is a professional musician, serving as a soprano with several choirs and playing clarinet in community bands.
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