The people who make the schoolroom possible

Meet the team

Nadin Marsovszki – Associate Director, Chief Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate). Photo by Claire Smith
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Professor Eleanor Dickey – Director, Chief Latinist, Trustee (University of Reading professor). Photo by Claire Smith
Charles Stewart – Chief Mathematician, Trustee (University of Reading graduate). Photo by Claire Smith.
Dr Christa Gray
Professor Christa Gray – Assistant Director, Trustee (University of Reading professor)
Professor Emma Aston
Professor Emma Aston – Assistant Director, Trustee (University of Reading professor)
Dr Marigold Norbye – Latin teacher, Trustee (University College London lecturer), and Dr Sam Agbamu – Literature and Latin teacher (University of Reading lecturer)
Jacinta Hunter – Maths Teacher (University of Reading undergraduate). Photo by Claire Smith.
Adel Ternovacz – Literature and Latin Teacher (University of Reading PhD student).
Alex Shandling – Literature and Latin Teacher (University of Oxford PhD student).
Althea Sovani – Latin and literature teacher (University of Oxford graduate student)
Aster Blunn – Maths and literature teacher, pen carver (University of Reading undergraduate)
Isabella Woor and Braedon Fogarty – Literature teachers (University of Reading undergraduates)
Hannah Armstrong – Maths and literature teacher (University of Reading undergraduate)
Susanna Mezzadri, Latin and literature teacher (University of Reading prospective graduate student)
Tiri Jones – Literature teacher (University of Reading undergraduate)
Edith Corkery Schless – Literature teacher (University of Reading undergraduate)
Professor Daniela Colomo – Literature and Latin teacher, seller of deadly curses (University of Milan professor)
Dr Tim Penn – Literature and Latin teacher (University of Reading lecturer)
Luci French and Toria Curgenven – Costumers and (in Luci’s case) sewing wizard (University of Reading undergradates)
Rosemary Aston – the artist who made our amazing Egyptian windows and now also the amazing Romano-British street scenes (mother of University of Reading professor Emma Aston)

Volunteers of whom we did not manage to get a photograph, but to whom we are also grateful, include

Jackie Baines – Courier (University of Reading lecturer)

Maya Bakhshov – Literature and Maths Teacher (University of Reading undergraduate)

Shabnam Balouch – Literature and Maths Teacher (University of Roehampton MA student) 

Bill Beck – Literature and Latin Teacher (Fullbright visitor at University of Reading)

Rebecca Bird-Lima – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Megan Bowler – Literature and Latin teacher (University of Oxford graduate student)

Daniel Burley – Literature Teacher (University of Reading undergraduate)

Olive Christian – Literature Teacher (University of Reading undergraduate)

Professor Hella Eckardt – Inkwell demonstrator (University of Reading professor)

Jacquelyn Louise Fielding – Literature and Maths Teacher (University of Roehampton undergraduate)

Alex Heavens – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Klara Hegedus – Classroom Slave (University of Reading PhD student)

Freya Hendy – Costumer (University of Reading graduate)

Rachael Hopley – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Ellie House – Ure Museum volunteer

Rachel Hufflett – Costumer (University of Reading graduate)

Matilda Jackson-Long – Literature and Latin Teacher (University of Oxford graduate student)

Simone Knol – Costumer (University of Reading graduate)

Professor Peter Kruschwitz – Graffiti artist (University of Reading professor, now in Vienna)

Clare Lehovsky – Costumer (University of Reading graduate)

Peng Li – Ure Museum volunteer

Zoe Lienard – Literature and Latin teacher (University of Oxford graduate student)

Enoch Lim – Literature Teacher (University of Oxford graduate student)

Tim Livingstone – Literature and Latin teacher (University of Oxford graduate student)

David Logue – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Flavien Marchal – Ure Museum volunteer

Rebecca McRae – Ure Museum volunteer

Hana Navratilova – Egyptian graffiti artist (University of Oxford lecturer)

Stephen Perrin – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Chris Pritchard – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Claudina Romero – Education Officer at the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology

Tamsyn Rowe-Hellewell – Setup crew (University of Reading graduate)

Marina Sartori – Ink maker (University of Oxford lecturer)

Dorothea Shaw – Literature and Latin teacher (University of Oxford undergraduate)

Professor Amy Smith (University of Reading professor)

Frances Sturgeon – Costumer (University of Reading graduate)

Emily Thomas – Ure Museum volunteer

Alex Turner – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Joanna Viera Varela – Ure Museum volunteer

Blythe Varney – Maker of all the yellow tunics (University of Reading graduate)

Bethan White – Literature Teacher (University of Reading graduate)

Isaac Wilcox – Maths Teacher and papyrus seller (University of Reading undergraduate)

Isabelle Woodward – Literature and Maths Teacher (University of Roehampton undergraduate)

Jessica Wragg – Setup crew (University of Reading graduate)

 

Others who have helped us along the way, and to whom we are also grateful, include

Jessie Clark (University of Reading PGCE graduate)

Professor Carol Fuller (University of Reading, Institute of Education)

Professor Barbara Goff (University of Reading, Head of Classics)

Professor Richard Harris (University of Reading, Institute of Education)

Eva van Herel (University of Reading, Humanities Executive Support)

Jayne Holly-Wait (Assistant Curator of the Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology)

Nick West (University of Reading PGCE graduate)

David Bell (Vice Chancellor of the University of Reading when the Ancient Schoolroom started up)

Vice-Chancellor Bell visits the ancient schoolroom in 2014

 

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