March 2021 Newsletter



March 2021 Newsletter

Associazione Italo Americana FVG /

American Corner Trieste

 

March 2021 – Women’s History, Registration for Spring Classes, Pi Day and Farmcraft.  Join us online! See you on What’s the Buzz. 

 

On February 24, 2020 we closed our doors to the public for the first Covid-19 lockdown.   Many things have changed for all of us in this past year. We miss seeing each other in person, but we thank you for continuing to follow courses and activities online.  Hopefully we will soon be together.  In the meantime, stay safe and vigilant.  If you need anything, or just want to talk, please contact us via email with your phone number and we will get back to you. 

 

ALL ACTIVITIES and COURSES continue ONLINE due to the Covid-19 health emergency, until further notice, as CONFIRMED by the PREFECT of Trieste.  We will return to in person lessons and activities when possible.  By obeying the law, we can all help stop the spread of Covid-19.

 IMPORTANT DATES:

 WINTER SESSION LESSONS end on March 27th.

EASTER VACATION – No Lessons or Activities – Mar. 29 to Apr. 6

SPRING SESSION begins on April 7th.

 

AIA FVG 1961- 2021 - 60 YEARS YOUNG.  BE A PART OF IT!

Thanks to those who reached out to be interviewed for our 60th Anniversary Documentary.  Susanne, our volunteer Filmmaker has conducted over 20 interviews to date and the project continues. 3 generations of Triestini have been connected to the Association.  You’re still in time to participate!  Fill in the AIA 60th Anniversary Info Form and tell us all about it! Join the FREE AIA FVG Alumni Association and find out what happened to the cute guy / gal in your AIA FVG English class in 1975.

 

RANDOM ACTS of KINDNESS AMBASSADORS

Congrats to the participants in the RAK Challenge.  Keep up the great work.  Your certificates will be sent to you via email soon. If you did the challenge and forgot to register, go to the above link and to add your name and receive your certificate. 

 

ENGLISH CLASSES for Members

Register ONLINE NOW for SPRING Courses starting on April 7th after the Easter Break.  Classes are ONLINE until further notice.

New Students are welcome!  

 

 

Our online system includes:

· Small Classes

· Lessons sent prior to the lesson via email

· WhatsApp groups for each section to facilitate communication with the teacher

· Zoom platform

 

It is possible to pay: 

· ONLINE by CREDIT CARD with your online account.

· In the Association with CASH payment during our morning Office Hours (Monday to Friday 9-13).

· With WELFARE AZIENDALE - Check with your company about this payment option. Tell your co-workers. What a tremendous opportunity

Remember that we are an association and parents, with children under age 16, must become members.  If your child is 16 or over, the student must be a member.

 

Online Individual Lesson Packages for Adults and Children are available.

 

AMERICAN FILM SERIES 2020/21
The national cinema closure has been prolonged again until the end of March.  The series has been postponed, awaiting government decrees on reopenings.  The films will be recuperated.

 

AMERICAN CORNER:

 

The American Corner offers ONLINE ACTIVITIES. The Theme for the Month is Women’s History: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of US Women’s Voting Rights.  More events will be posted on Facebook and our Blog.

 

eLibraryUSA – Temporary Remote Access – Request your personal temporary access code today.  Read The New York Times, National Geographic, Oprah!  Watch RBG free of charge in English.  American newspapers, magazines, videos, read and watch children’s books from BookFlix, resources and databases are available remotely only during the Covid-19 period (afterwards only at the American Corner). 

 

FARMCRAFT? If you like MINECRAFT, you’ll love this!  Form a team and compete with others around the world.  Open to all ages, but especially good for students ages 8-18. Registration is Free and the “Season” begins on March 31st.  Great for science classes.  Sponsored by the US Department of State.

 

OUR CALENDAR:

 

Mondays at 11 am – What’s the Buzz this Week?  Month 2 of weekly 20 minute Buzzchats with Karoline and Denise and special guests.  New Topic each week.  Be part of the buzz in English.  On FacebookLIVE AIAFVG and AC TS.   View past episodes on our YouTube Channel.

 

01/03 – Registration Opens for Spring Session English Classes for Adults and Children. 

 

4/03, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursday – Partire, Studiare, Crescere:  Italian Alumni of US Exchange Programs speak of their experience on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy.

 

08/03 - International Women’s Day – Virtual Events.

 

11/03, 7 pm – Women’s Book Club – discussing Fear of Flying by Erica Jong on Zoom.

 

14/03 – Pi Day – Celebrate at home with a math activity or a pie.

 

16/03, 10am – RBG Documentary FREE anytime on eLibraryUSA - Kanopy with your temporary remote access code or on 16/03 on American Corner Home Theater FB

 

18/03, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursday - Women Entrepreneurs – Cheryl Edison from Silicon Valley speaks about Start-ups on Facebook US Embassy to Italy

 

23/03, 11 am- Adult Read Aloud – RBG’s Life in her Own Words

on Facebook ACTS.

 

23/03, 5 pm – Improve your Writing and Test Taking Skills - TOEFL / IELTS – Education USA – Fulbright Italy

 

27/03 – Last Lesson for Winter Session English Classes

 

Repeating Events on Facebook:

 

Every Wednesday at 5 pm Faces and Places across the US on Facebook American English meet and interact with Americans in their homes and learn about their state, city, traditions.

 

ENGLISH TEACHER CORNER
Check out the Resources on 
American English at State for Educators.

 

10/3, 24/03, 2pm and 7pm - American English LIVE Teacher Development Series 10 Free on Facebook with the theme: Making the Transition to Online or Hybrid Instruction. Webinars every other Wednesday

 

STAFF PICKS for the Month

 

Binge watching What’s the Buzz this Week?  So far there are 5 buzzchats of 20 minutes each.    

 

Cleaning out our closets and donating the clothes (in good conditions) to charity. 

 

Making Real Neapolitan Pizza for Pi Day on 3/14 (or just ordering from our favorite pizzeria since we are of course in Italy and contrary to popular belief abroad, we don’t all have wood burning pizza ovens at home).

 

US CITIZENS

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service provided by the U.S. Government to U.S. citizens who are traveling to, or living in, a foreign country.  STEP allows you to enter information about your upcoming trip abroad so that the Department of State can better assist you in an emergency. STEP also allows Americans residing abroad to get routine information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

 

Vote from Abroad. You must request overseas ballots every year.  Do it today and don’t miss a single election this calendar year. 

 

US Passport Renewal.  Check your expiration date to avoid surprises.  Adult passports can be renewed by mail. 

 

Federal Benefits Unit. Contact the office in Rome via email for assistance related to Social Security, Benefits, Medicare.

 

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON SOON.  In the meantime, see you ONLINE. 

 

 

 

COVID-19 Office Hours
Mornings: Mon-Fri - 9-13 (closed during Spring Break: Mar. 31-Apr. 5)

Available Online at aia.fvg@gmail.com  We'll get back to you.
For Administration Queries contact 
aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com
Sorry, no Library Checkouts until further notice due to Covid-19 restrictions.

 

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