Page 53 - FOUNDATIONS FOR LIFE: THE ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD

History Year 3 and Year 4

ESTABLISHING THE ROMAN EMPIRE
ROMAN SCHOOLS

Truth to Teach

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 ‘These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your

hearts. Impress them on your children…..’

Psalm 78:4b ‘… we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD,
his power and the wonders he has done.’

 The establishment of Roman schools

 The establishment of Christian schools in Britain

Way to Work

1. Review previous lessons.

2. Talk about the importance of training the next generation referring to the verses
above. The Romans also recognised the importance of generational transfer of
values, skills, beliefs, etc. Use a relay race baton to illustrate how one
generation passes on their ways of life to the next generation, running alongside one

another for a while before the actual changeover.

3. Tell a story of a child on a typical day in a Roman school.

Julius began school very early in the morning so he carried his torch to light the way.
Some children were guided to school by a slave. Julius stopped to buy a hot bun from
the baker’s for breakfast. Some boys and girls were nervous because the teachers
were so strict and would beat them with a cane. Julius was seven, which was the age

when children started school. His parents had to pay for him to go to school.

School lasted for six hours with no breaks until the children went home for lunch.
Many schools were outside a shop with only a curtain separating them from the road.
Julius wrote on a board on his lap. He learnt Latin and counted using Roman numerals.

He had no books, so the teacher dictated everything. He used an abacus for counting
or else he used his fingers.

The girls left school when they were 11 years old and could marry at 12. Some

carried on lessons at home. Julius would go to secondary school until he was 14 then

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