Published: January 12, 2025
More Latin Mottos from Everyday Life - A Free Classroom Presentation
"Latin Mottos Everywhere 2!" is another quick, zero-prep presentation that shows how Latin is still part of everyday life with famous mottos from schools, companies, and sports teams. Have fun sharing with your students!
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More Latin Mottos from Everyday Life – A Free Classroom Presentation
After the success of our first Latin Is Everywhere! presentation, we’re back with a second edition filled with even more real-world Latin mottos. This free, zero-prep slideshow is designed for Latin teachers who want to show students how Latin continues to shape our world on banners, crests, coins, and emblems all around the globe.
Why a “Part 2” Presentation?
Students are often amazed when they discover that Latin pops up outside of textbooks and ancient ruins. This follow-up collection expands on the first slideshow, adding mottos from:
- Universities in the U.S. and Europe
- Famous football clubs
- Major cities around the world
- Military units and space missions
- Cultural and scientific institutions
Each motto includes the original Latin text, an accurate English translation, high-quality images, and the organization that uses it.
How Teachers Can Use This Presentation
- Quick “brain break” or bell-ringer activity
- Warm-up before culture, history, or vocabulary lessons
- Challenge students to find Latin mottos in their own community
- Assign a mini-research project on the history of a motto
Why Students Love This Activity
This activity makes Latin personal and relevant. They’ll see that the same language used by Caesar and Cicero is still alive on a football jersey, a university seal, or even a space mission patch.
PowerPoint Summary (Quick Reference)
| Organization | Latin Motto | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Marine Corps | Semper Fidelis | Always Faithful |
| Artis Royal Zoo – Amsterdam | Natura Artis Magistra | Nature is the teacher of art |
| Manchester City Football Club | Superbia in Proelio | Pride in battle |
| Columbia University | In Lumine Tuo Videbimus Lumen | In your light we shall see the light |
| City of Chicago | Urbs in Horto | City in a garden |
| Yale University | Lux et Veritas | Light and Truth |
| U.S. Army – Northern Warfare Training Center | Hiemes Oppugnamus et Montes Superamus | We battle cold and conquer mountains |
| London School of Economics | Rerum Cognoscere Causas | To know the causes of things |
| North Carolina | Esse Quam Videri | To be rather than to seem |
| Prague, Czech Republic | Praga Caput Rei Publicae | Prague, head of the republic |
| Everton Football Club | Nil Satis Nisi Optimum | Nothing but the best is good enough |
| Apollo 13 Lunar Mission | Ex Luna, Scientia | From the Moon, Knowledge |
Ready to explore more Latin in the modern world? Open the slides above and inspire your students with the enduring legacy of the language.