Pupils will love Latin, via Boris

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The Mayor has set up the Love Latin scheme alongside educational charity the Iris Project which will see graduates give one-off talks.
The aim is to reach more than 2,000 children in the first year and City Hall today said 60 volunteers have already been recruited. The project is part of Team London - the Mayor's programme to recruit 60,000 volunteers by next spring.

Mr Johnson said: "I believe that the classics have a vital role to play in the development of young minds. There is still an undeserved cultural divide in the way that the classics are perceived.

"With our merry band of Team London volunteers - manus londiniensis - the Love Latin scheme will help bridge this gap."

Dr Lorna Robinson, director of the Iris Project, added: "Latin unlocks English and reveals the wonderful workings and roots of our language. It also provides a firm grounding for learning other languages. All children are entitled to this knowledge."