About Maciek Gdula
Classicist, scholar, content creator, and teacher of Ancient Greek as a living language.
Languages have been the constant of my life: Arabic and English in a childhood spent between Syria, Poland, and the United States, Latin taught to myself at school, two years of Chinese in Beijing. I have been the struggling beginner many times, in several writing systems, and that experience sits in every lesson I teach.
Ancient Greek I began the usual way: grammar, translation, and the close study of texts. I wanted to better know the language, so in 2022 I moved to Jerusalem to study at the Polis Institute, where Ancient Greek is taught using the natural method. I taught at the institute in my final year and graduated in 2024 with the program’s teaching track.
Today I teach one-on-one at Ancient Greek School and at Institutum Antiquitatis, and I help write the Polis Institute’s new Ancient Greek textbooks. Everything I make outside lessons is free: videos, idiom studies, and audiobook recordings, in Ancient Greek and fully subtitled.
Teaching Experience
Ancient Greek Instructor, Institutum Antiquitatis
2026–Present
Conduct seminars in Ancient Greek on a different topic or author each semester.
Founder & Teacher, Ancient Greek School
2024–Present
Teach at every level, from the alphabet to Homer, and record the school’s free audio and video content.
Ancient Greek Instructor, The Polis Institute
2024
Led the weekly class sessions, combining classical texts with modern compositions, ranging from Blackie’s dialogues to the Harry Potter translation.
Language Facilitator, Google
2012
Authored the curriculum for an advanced conversational language course and taught it to Google China employees.
Education
University of Warsaw
M.A. in Classics (expected 2027)
The Polis Institute, Jerusalem
Fluency in Ancient Greek (Emphasis in Teaching Ancient Languages Track) (2022–2024)
Tsinghua University, Beijing
Chinese Language Program (2010–2012)
McGill University, Montreal
Department of History Exchange (2008–2009)
University of Nottingham
B.A. in History & Political Science (2007–2010)
Experience Living Ancient Greek
Listen to videos and read my posts in Ancient Greek, all free. Considering classes with me? Check out more about how lessons work.