FAQs

No. Students beginning with no Latin at all are welcome, and so are students who have studied elsewhere and want to continue at a more exacting level. Placement is determined through the conversation described on the Admissions page, not a written test.

Primarily ages ten through eighteen, upper elementary through high school. Readiness matters more than age; some younger students have entered international competitions and done very well against students years older.

All classes are conducted live over Zoom, in English. A computer with a webcam and a stable internet connection is all that is required. Texts and materials are specified before each course begins.

Both are available. Small group courses run four to ten students. Private tutorials are arranged individually. See Private Tutoring for details on the latter.

Group course tuition for a ten-week term generally runs from ₩1,000,000 to ₩2,000,000, depending on the course. Natural Latin is the lowest, followed by Oxford Latin, then Grammar Latin. AP Latin Prose and AP Latin Poetry are each priced around ₩2,000,000 per term and are usually taken together. Private tutorial rates are shared upon inquiry, since they vary by arrangement.

Because that is the currency in which it is actually charged. An approximate U.S. dollar figure may be shown for reference, but the won amount is the one that governs.

A deposit reserves a place at enrollment; the balance is due before the first session.

No enrollment, materials, or administrative fees beyond what is communicated in advance. Payments are processed through Stripe. If a refund is issued, Stripe's own processing fee is deducted from the amount returned, since that fee is assessed by Stripe, not by Emerson Latin.

Refunds follow a schedule modeled on the standard used by private teaching institutes in Korea: full refund before the term begins, two-thirds refunded before the fourth session, half refunded before the sixth session, and no refund from the sixth session onward. See Terms and Conditions for the full policy.

If a course does not reach the enrollment needed to begin, or Emerson Latin must cancel for any other reason, every enrolled family receives a full refund, deposit included.

Every group class is recorded and shared with enrolled students, so a missed session does not mean a missed lesson. For one-on-one tutorials, please give as much notice as possible; a late cancellation may forfeit that session's fee.

Materials are for the personal use of the enrolled student's household and should not be redistributed beyond that. See Terms and Conditions for the full policy.

Humane Letters is a five-volume Great Books reading and writing program conducted in English, running alongside the Latin curriculum rather than as a substitute for it. Admission requires at least one full year already completed in the Latin curriculum, a short written essay, and a brief spoken conversation about a poem.

Through a short written essay and a Viva, a spoken conversation about a poem, alongside at least one year already completed in a Latin course here. See Admissions for the full picture.

Emerson Latin works with students across many time zones. Group class times are set before each term begins; families should confirm the scheduled hours work before securing a place. One-on-one tutorial times are arranged directly to suit the student.

Information is collected only to administer enrollment, communicate with families, and process payments, and is never sold or shared beyond what is required by law or by Stripe to process a transaction. Families may request correction or deletion of their data at any time.

Get in touch, or reach out directly. See Admissions for the KakaoTalk and WhatsApp links.