Winter Closing Policy

Se il Comune di Trieste annuncia la chiusura delle scuole a causa tempo inclemente, l' ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO-AMERICANA DEL F.V.G. / American Corner Trieste chiude e annulla corsi ed eventi. Se hai dubbi, troverai aggiornamenti sul blog e Facebook. 

Policy for Winter Weather Closing: 
In the event that the City of Trieste Closes the Public Schools because of Severe Weather, We also Close and Cancel Classes and Events. 


If you are in doubt, you can always find updates on our Facebook Pages and Blog. 

TESOL Trieste Local Group 2020

TESOL ITALY's mission is 

  • to develop the expertise of those involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages 
  • to foster professional growth and active participation in language teaching. 
This includes promoting community understanding of the role of language in a progressively changing environment while respecting individual language rights.

Professional development activities offered to teachers:

  • Language improvement courses
  • CLIL language improvement and methodology courses
  • Pre-service and in-service training
  • Self-development opportunities
  • Training of teacher trainers
  • All-day seminars
  • After-school workshops
  • Annual National Convention
  • Local Group Activities

TESOL ITALY TRIESTE LOCAL GROUP
Janine Sprague Zolle, Local Group Coordinator, organizes periodic seminars and workshops in Trieste.  Participation is Free of Charge for TESOL members and for 1st time attendees.
Contact us at:  tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com

2020 Meeting Dates:

Jan. 24
Mar. 6
Apr. 17

Closed for Vacation

Happy Holidays!
We will close from Friday, December 20th until Monday, January 6th.  
Back and ready for classes on Tuesday, January 7th. 

Looking for an English Class? Details HERE. Online registration always open. 

You can check our blog or contact us via email:  aia.fvg@gmail.com

See you in the New Year!


Bruce McGuire reading Robert Frost



🎄🎅Bruce McGuire, American Actor, was our Guest Reader for the Holiday Poetry Morning - December 13, 2019 at American Corner Trieste / Associazione Italo Americana FVG during the Holiday Solidarity Market - Cucendo l'Integrazione

Thank you Luca Weiser of Cineofficina for making the video! 
   

Holiday Solidarity Market - Cucendo l'Integrazione

Holiday Solidarity Market - Cucendo l'Integrazione
Friday, December 13, 2019 - 10 am - 7 pm
  • Handmade items, teddy bears, Sustainable bags, misc.
  • Used books
Available for a donation.  All donations go directly to the people who produced the items.

Made by the Women of ICS and the men of the Refugee Bear Project

11 am - Poetry ReadingChristmas Trees by Robert Frost
Guest Reader: Bruce McGuire, American Actor
The story of Robert Frost's Christmas Cards


Poetry Reading - Christmas Trees by Robert Frost

Just in time for the Holidays!
Friday, December 13th at 11 am. 
Reading of: CHRISTMAS TREES by Robert Frost.
Guest Reader:  Bruce McGuire, American Actor.
Free Entry - During the Holiday Market.

Learn more about Robert Frost and his tradition of writing circular poems to his friends for Christmas.

The Smithsonian Magazine - Robert Frost's Christmas Cards
Poets.org - Robert Frost's Christmas Cards
Library of Congress - Christmas Greetings from Robert Frost
Robert Frost Reads - Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening







The Week Ahead: Dec 9-13, 2019



THIS WEEK: Assemblea dei Soci, Holiday Market, Coffee Break, Poetry Reading, Nati per Leggere.  Spoiler! There are rumors of a Santa Visit in PreK and Elementary Classes this week!

Last week of FALL CLASSES.  Registration for WINTER for NEW Students Opens on December 16th.  Current students just confirm their participation.

Come see the Photo Exhibit - Unknown Historic Route 66 by Donatella Davanzo has been prolonged until December 10th.  Come on down!  

Mon, Dec. 9th
9 am - Ladies of Bonomo Sewing Workshop

Tues, Dec. 10
9 am - Ladies of Bonomo Sewing Workshop
10 am - Tuesday Coffee Break
Thursday, Dec. 12
10:30 am - Nati per Leggere - Bilingual Italian / English - Early Childhood Reading 0-36 months

Fri. Dec. 13
10 am - 7 pm - Holiday Solidarity Market - Cucendo l'Integrazione - All Day.  Handmade Gifts from the Refugee Community.  Available for a Donation.

11 am - Short Story Club - Reading of The Christmas Trees by Robert Frost.  Guest Reader:  Bruce McGuire, American Actor


3 pm - Afterschool Hangout for Teens
4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - Middle and High School Students

6:30 - Assemblea Ordinaria dei Soci  - We hope to see ALL our our Members!  If you cannot attend, please make a proxy (delega)




Looking Ahead:

December 16th - ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS for the WINTER SESSION

December 20-January 6th - Closed for Vacation.  


CONVOCAZIONE ASSEMBLEA ORDINARIA 13/12/2019

Trieste, 3 dicembre 2019
E’ convocata
L’ ASSEMBLEA ORDINARIA DEI SOCI DELL'ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA
DELLA REGIONE FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
 per il giorno 13 dicembre 2019 alle ore 17:30 in prima adunanza
               e
 per il giorno 13 dicembre 2019 alle ore 18:00 in SECONDA ADUNANZA
presso la sede dell’Associazione Italo Americana della Regione Friuli Venezia Giulia
Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6, Trieste
per discutere e deliberare sul seguente
ORDINE DEL GIORNO
1)   APPROVAZIONE VERBALE DELLA SEDUTA PRECEDENTE
2)   REPORT – EXECUTIVE SECRETARY – ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA FVG
3)   REPORT – AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE
4)   APPROVAZIONE BOZZA DI BILANCIO CONSUNTIVO 2018-19
5)   APPROVAZIONE BOZZA DI BILANCIO PREVISIONALE 2019-20
6)   VARIE ED EVENTUALI

Concluderemo con un brindisi e lo scambio degli auguri.
Il Presidente
Leonardo Buonomo
______________________________
DELEGA
 Con la presente delego ……….......………...……………........................……….
 a rappresentarmi all’ASSEMBLEA ORDINARIA dell’Associazione Italo-Americana FVG del giorno 13 dicembre 2019.
 NOME E COGNOME DEL DELEGANTE……………………………...........……
FIRMA …………………………………………………………………….................
DATA…………………………………………………………………..…...............…

December 2019 Newsletter



DECEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER

DECEMBER = HOLIDAY SOLIDARITY MARKET, GREEN BOOK , Volunteer Day, Registration for Winter Session, VACATION!  and lots more!  Did you forget renew your membership?  No problem!  Come on down during our office hours.  View the Newsletter on the Blog in Text and in Calendar Format.  Forward the newsletter to a friend!  

OFFICE:
OFFICE and LIBRARY HOURS
Mornings from 9-12:  Tuesday and Thursday. Saturdays
Afternoons 4-7: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

We will be CLOSED from December 20th – January 6th.  No Classes, No Admin., No Library

NEWS – SPECIAL EVENTS at the AMERICAN CORNER

2/12, 5 pm – HIV Prevention & Awareness with Deondre Moore, Ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation in collaboration with the Consulate General Milan, Arcigay Arcobaleno Trieste Gorizia.  In Sala Veruda – Trieste.
13/12, 10 am – 7 pm - Holiday Solidarity Market – In collaboration with the Women from ICS and Refugee Bears.  Handmade objects, food, used books, poetry reading.  Come on down!  All. Day. Long.
International Volunteer Day – Volunteers, we salute and thank you! Volunteer for an Inclusive Future.
US Italy Ties Video Contest Winners!  Claudia Lopes, Sofia Lippi and Federica Flego from the American Corner Trieste submitted a winning 30 second video entry in this contest organized by the US Embassy to Italy and won a trip to the Rome for a one day full-immersion in US Diplomacy. Here’s their VIDEO.

We are an association.  In order to participate in members only events, attend the American Film Series, take a course, check out library materials, you MUST be a 2019/20 MEMBER. 
Our 2019/20 Membership Year began on September 1st. 
Here is the Membership Form.  If you have been a member in recent years, we can quickly upload your data in the office.  Membership prices remain unchanged.  Euro 25 – Ridotto for Students 16 and over, Teachers and 65 and over.  Euro 35 – Intero.  Membership is valid until August 31, 2020.    Questions? aia.fvg@gmail.com

FOR MEMBERS ONLY – Not a member yet? What great reasons to join!

39th AMERICAN FILM SERIES at Teatro dei Fabbri – Via dei Fabbri  -Shows at 1:30, 4, 6:30, 9 pm
You can renew your Membership Cards at any time of the year.   9 great films including:  Admission to Films for Members Only.  No single tickets sold. 
05/12 –GREEN BOOKStarring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. Biography, Comedy, Drama. 130 minutes. Winner of 3 Academy Awards.

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK DINNERGreat food, music, people.  View the PHOTOS of the event.  Hope to see you there next year! 

AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES

2019/20 COURSES
FALL Classes end the week of Dec. 9-14.  If you wish to continue, please confirm at the Front Desk.
WINTER ONLINE Registration opens on December 16th, based on availability. Winter classes begin on January 7th.

REGULAR AMERICAN CORNER EVENTS
TEEN MAKER SPACE – every Friday from 4:30 – 7 pm – Free for Tweens and Teens. Adult Mentor.  Check out the transformation of the space!  Great job Joshua and Kids! 
06/12/2019, 5:00 pm – FAMILY FILM – THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004) 90 min.
12/12, 10:30 am - NATI per LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.

REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
Monday & Friday mornings, 10-12 – Ladies’ Sewing Workshop with ICS. 
12/12, 7 pm - Women’s Book Club – The regular participants are going out to dinner. No book this month.
10/12, 10 am – Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of coffee and great conversation in English.

Congratulations to Janine Sprague Zolle, the Tesol Trieste Coordinator, on winning TESOL Italy Sirio Award for Excellence at the National Convention. 
A call for guest speakers.  Are you an English teacher who would like to lead a seminar or workshop for the Trieste Local Group?  Would you like to be added to the TESOL Local Group Mailing List? Send an email to tesolitalytrieste@gmail   

REFUGEE BEAR PROJECT – Integration through Entrepreneurship
NEW ITEM! Bear in a Bag. Sustainable Wrapping!  No need to wrap your gift and you can reuse the bag.  Just in time for the Holidays!  Refugee Bears make great gifts! Look at our Refugee Bear Migration Map.  Tell us where your bear is and we’ll add your location to the map!  Send us a picture and the location of your refugee bear and we’ll add it to Instagram.  Follow the Refugee Bears on Instagram and Facebook . A call for fabric donations and large buttons!  Non-stretch materials please. 

VOLUNTEERS
We are a Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association. Volunteers run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities.  We are looking for Volunteers to Work at the Cinema, Help with Sewing and with our Morning Activities at the Front Desk and in the Library, TESOL Speakers, Teen Maker Space Mentors, Assistants for Nati per Leggere.  Send us an email and we’ll find a role for you.  University of Trieste students in Humanities, P.R. and other majors can earn 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.  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 and Case Workers thanks to a U.S. Department of State Grant and the US Diplomatic Mission to Italy.  The American Corner promotes the Refugee Bear Integration through Entrepreneurship Project, encouraging professional refugee tailors to use their skills to produce the beautifully unique teddy bears, using recycled materials. 

Happy Holidays! See you in 2020!

December 2019 Calendar

Holiday Market, International Volunteer Day, and finally Vacation!



The Week Ahead: December 2 - 6, 2019

THIS WEEK - GREEN Book, HIV Prevention & Awareness, Teen Makers, Polare Express.
Come see the Photo Exhibit - Unknown Historic Route 66 by Donatella Davanzo has been prolonged until December 6th.  Come on down!  

Mon, Dec. 2
10 am - Ladies of Bonomo Sewing Workshop
5 pm - HIV Prevention & Awareness with Guest Speaker Deondre Moore - Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation - Sala Veruda - Behind Piazza Unità -  Free Entry. Comune di Trieste with Aricigay Arcobaleno Trieste Gorizia and US Consulate General Milan.  

Thursday, Dec. 5 

American Film Series at Teatro dei Fabbri - Members Only.
Shows at 13:30, 16, 18:30, 21
GREEN BOOK. Dir. Peter Farrelly. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. Biography, Comedy, Drama. 130 minutes. 
In 1962, Tony "Tony Lip" Vallelonga, a tough bouncer, is looking for work when his nightclub is closed for renovations. The most promising offer turns out to be the driver for the African-American classical pianist Don Shirley for a concert tour into the Deep South states. Although hardly enthused at working for a black man, Tony accepts the job and they begin their trek armed with The Negro Motorist Green Book, a travel guide for safe travel through America's racial segregation. Together, the snobbishly erudite pianist and the crudely practical bouncer can barely get along with their clashing attitudes to life and ideals. However, as the disparate pair witness and endure America's appalling injustices on the road, they find a newfound respect for each other's talents and start to face them together. In doing so, they would nurture a friendship and understanding that would change both their lives.

Fri. Dec. 6
10 am - Ladies of Bonomo Sewing Workshop
3 pm - Afterschool Hangout for Teens
4:30 pm - Teen Maker Space - Middle and High School Students
5 pm - Family Film - Polar Express - (2004) 100 min. with Tom Hanks.  
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.

SAVE THE DATE:
DECEMBER 13th - 10 am - 7 pm
HOLIDAY MARKET in collaboration with ICS
Handmade objects and Food.  Available for a donation.  


Conferma Partecipazione nella Sessione Winter

Siamo quasi giunti alla fine della Fall Session, le lezioni si concluderanno nella settimana dal 9/12 al 14/12.
Le chiediamo, se non l’ha già fatto,  di CONFERMARE o DISDIRE l’iscrizione ai corsi della Winter Session (dal 7/01/2020  al 23/03/2020 per una durata di 10 lezioni) entro e non oltre il 7/12/2019.
Per procedere alla conferma può inviare una mail di risposta a questo indirizzo o recarsi personalmente al  front desk della nostra associazione durante l’orario di apertura.
Gli iscritti alla Fall Session che confermano la loro iscrizione al corso invernale mantengono il loro posto. 

A partire dal l 16/12 apriranno le iscrizioni ONLINE per eventuali nuovi partecipanti.
Per procedere al pagamento le ricordiamo che il nostro IBAN è: IT 05 M 02008 02230 000005261887
I giorni, orari, e prezzi dei singoli corsi si possono trovare sul  sito della nostra associazione, cliccando su:
KIDS   oppure ADULTS 
La preghiamo di effettuare il pagamento della quota prima dell’inizio del corso.
Qui di seguito il link al nostro Calendario Scolastico: 
Vi ricordiamo inoltre di ritirare le vostre tessere e le ricevute presso il front desk durante l’orario di apertura.
Speriamo di ritrovarvi a gennaio!

Deondre Moore - HIV Prevention Activist - December 2, 2019 - 5 pm

HIV PREVENTION and AWARENESS
with DEONDRE MOORE
December 2, 2019, 5 pm
Palazzo Costanzi - Sala Veruda
Free Entry

Deondre Moore is a student Ambassador for the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.  
His visit is made possible thanks to the US Consulate General Milan in occasion of the World AIDS Day (December 1st).

Deondre will speak on Dec. 2nd at 5 pm in Sala Veruda at the Più o Meno Positivi Conference sponsored by the ASS1 Trieste in collaboration with ArciGay Arcobaleno Trieste Gorizia.  

He is a college student who dedicates his free time to the Promotion of Peer and Community HIV Education and Prevention.  Deondre Moore was diagnosed with HIV at the age of nineteen (2014) on the campus of Sam Houston State University as a Freshman and has since then dedicated himself to the promotion of peer and community HIV education and prevention. 

Deondre became an official Greater Than AIDS ambassador after joining their SpeakOut Campaign, which promotes more open and frequent communication about HIV and sexual health in relationships, with health care providers, and within the broader LGBTQ community.
Due to his hard work in the community and amongst his peers, Deondre had the privilege of interning for the United States’ largest and most powerful LGBTQ civil rights organization, the Human Rights Campaign, at their headquarters in Washington D.C.
Deondre has held seminars on HIV/AIDS education and prevention on various University campuses as well as leading HIV positive people in the proper direction to get the care they need.
Deondre also serves as an official member of the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation ambassador cabinet, where he has worked closely with Elizabeth Taylor’s family, trustees, and a host of other influential friends.
As a member of the Undetectable equals Undetectable (U=U) steering committee and an official Prevention Access Campaign ambassador, Deondre has also played vital roles in expanding the messaging of U=U and bridging relationships between national organizations and PAC to continue spreading the knowledge and messaging of U=U.

Italian American Country - Book Presentation

Book Presentation - ITALIAN AMERICAN COUNTRY with Paolo Battaglia and Maurizio Bettelli
November 29, 2019, 6 pm 
Free Entry
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste

 Italian American Country: Finding Italy in Small Town America by Paolo Battaglia.