JUNE 2018 NEWSLETTER
JUNE: Theme
of the Month: End of the School Year! Join
us for Summer STEAM English, Lit Flicks, Speakers and save the date for Independence
Day. We will be closed on June 2nd. Summer STEAM Classes Begin on Monday,
June 25th. See you in Class or at an
Event! View the Newsletter on the Blog in Text Format and in Calendar Format. Forward the
newsletter to a friend!
GDPR – EU Law on Privacy 2016/679: Here is a LINK to our Privacy Policy. If you no longer wish to receive our newsletters,
please click UNSUBSCRIBE at the bottom of the Newsletter.
OFFICE:
ADMINISTRATION
HOURS
Tuesday and Thursday mornings: 9-12
and Thursday afternoons: 4-7 pm
Please Pick
up your IBAN Receipts, Make Cash Payments, during our Administration Hours,
listed above. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
SUMMER HOURS
STARTING on June 25th
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9-12 and Wednesday afternoons from 5-7 pm
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
END of the SCHOOL YEAR! FAMILIES OF Family English, PreK, Elementary
123, Elementary 345 and Native Speakers.
You are cordially invited to class for the last 30
minutes of the last lesson. Details
and dates at this LINK.
WEEKEND WARRIOR Full Immersion Weekend in English for Adults.
SUMMER STEAM – Think Summer! Registration is
Open for Summer Full Immersion Mornings for Kids from age 3 through High
School. Info and Registration LINK.
NEW!
INTENSIVE SUMMER TEST PREP – If you’re thinking of going
to the University in the US, you will need to take standardized Entrance Exams.
TOEFL or IELTS for English and SAT or ACT for general knowledge for US College
Admissions. Summertime is the best time
to study for these exams. Info and Registration LINK.
HIGH DIVE
FULL IMMERSION MORNINGS for ADULTS – Take the plunge. A Full Immersion English Class without
leaving Trieste. Monday to Friday 9-1
pm. Info and Registration LINK.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Dipartimento
di Studi Umanistici, Università di
Trieste -Via Lazzaretto Vecchio n. 8, room 6, 2nd floor -Free and Open to the Public. Speakers: JOSEPH
SCIORRA, Director for Academic
and Cultural Programs at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute (New
York). LAURA E. RUBERTO, Professor of Humanities,
Berkeley City College (Berkeley, CA) Teaches film studies courses and
interdisciplinary liberal arts courses that focus on cultural studies, material
culture, aesthetics, and media.
LIT FLICKS for KIDS and ADULTS - Great Books. Great Films. FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC. In English with English subtitles at the
American Corner on Wednesday nights
through July 27th. Here are the June
Films. Click on the links for the complete
program. Bring your friends! Great Date Night for Adults!
Join us for Burgers, Beverages, Muli American Football and Ranzide Flag Football at the Campo Sportivo Starc with ASD Sant’Andrea – San Vito in
Via Locchi. Free Entry. An informal outdoor evening.
Our 2017/18 Membership Year began on September 1st. Here is the
Membership Form. Membership
prices remain unchanged. €25 – Ridotto
for Students 16 and over, Teachers and 65 and over. €35 – Intero.
Membership is valid until August 31, 2017. Renew your membership each year to take
advantage of the American Film Series, Register for Courses, Check out Library
materials, Participate in Members Only Events.
READ MORE about what it means to be a Member. You
can become a member at any time of the year.
The season is over! Favorite Films according to our Poll: 1) Hidden Figures, 2) Captain Fantastic and 3)
The Big Sick. See you next year for
Season 38! Renew your membership in
September 2018 for the 2018/19 season.
Missed a film? Check it out from our Library!
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and
FAMILIES – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
·
Until June 14th – Tuesdays and Thursdays,
10 am - Mom & Baby Playgroup
·
Nati Per Leggere – Bilingual reading 0-36 months – Back in Fall
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN
to the PUBLIC
·
21/6 – 6:30 pm - Women’s Book Club. Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to participate.
·
Coffee Break – Back in Fall.
·
Short Story Club – Back in Fall
MAY UPDATE!
24 hour GLOW Weekend - Thanks to all our MENTORS and GIRLS! So interesting. So much fun. So little
sleep. Everybody did a great job. Enjoy
the summer and see you in the Fall. Girls Leading Our World!
TESOL
Seminar Teaching the 21st
Century Student hosted by the TESOL TRIESTE LOCAL GROUP - 4 talented teacher /
speakers. What can we say? Inspiring.
Join the group and receive MIUR Credit, enrich your C.V. and get
professional development! Teachers are taking a much needed break and will be
back in the Fall with more events. Make
a topic suggestion. Be a speaker.
IOWA State University – a group of 17 students and
2 professors is spending 3 weeks in town for “Trieste and the Meaning of Place”. They leave on June 5th. You might see them in our space. Say Ciao and start a conversation!
Where are
our Interns from? We currently have interns
from the University of Alaska and the University of Trieste. This summer some high
school students from Liceo Petrarca will join us.
Did you study abroad with a FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP or through a US
Department of State Exchange Program? Send us an
email if you or someone you know participated in one of these programs! We are organizing an Alumni Group in Trieste.
aia.fvg@gmail.com
VOLUNTEERS
We are a Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association.
Volunteers
run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities. We are looking for Volunteers to Mentor and
Manage the Teen Maker Club, Assist
with the Nati per Leggere program,
Work at the Cinema, Help with our Morning Activities at the Front Desk and in the Library. Send us an email. We’ll find a role for you. University of Trieste students in Humanities, P.R. and other majors can
earn Internship Credit
Hours with
us (CFU). We accept students with a minimum of 75 hours (3 CFU). You'll have a great experience and improve your
English, while you also learn valuable life and people skills. High School Students can also do Alternanza Scuola Lavoro. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
AMERICAN CORNER
TRIESTE – Since 2007, we have been
part of the American Spaces Network. Programs, consultation of the
library, public internet access computers, and Wi-Fi are always free and open
to the public. A great place to study,
meet friends, bring your kids. Specific
sections of the library are dedicated to Educational Advising, Children’s
Corner Library and Women’s Space.
Consult our on line catalog of Books and DVDs. The American
Corner also offers Life Skills in
English Courses for Refugees thanks to a U.S. Department of State Grant and
the US Diplomatic Mission to Italy.
