AIA-FVG / American
Corner Trieste - MAY 2015
NEWSLETTER
MAY
– This is EXPO 2015 Milano Month Dedicated to FOOD
2.0! Documentaries,
Short Stories, Family Film in theme. Check
our blog
and Like
our Facebook Page to keep track of all the appointments! Think Summer!
Registration is open for Summer STEAM and May Weekend Warrior Intensive
Courses.
MAY
HOLIDAYS – May 1st-
Closed. May 2nd - Classes AS
USUAL.
AIA
FVG SPRING COURSES
NEW !! WEEKEND
WARRIOR FULL IMMERSION ENGLISH for
ADULTS –May 23-24. – 10 hours of
intensive English over the weekend. OBJ – Fluency! Too busy during the week? This is for you. Start communicating in English, fast! Contact
us: aia.fvg@gmail.com or call 329
01 10 424.
PRESENTATION OF SUMMER COURSES and ACTIVITIES – OPEN to the PUBLIC
May 7 and May
12 – 6pm. The same presentation will be
made on 2 days.
STEAM Weeks: exciting, hands-on learning opportunity for young
people, applying integrated skills and Project Based Learning with emphasis on
the STEAM curriculum areas (Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts, and Math) in English. You will learn by doing, and
having fun…in English. The groups are divided by class level: Pre-School,
Elementary, Middle and High School, with thematic weeks. For both Native and
Non -Native Speakers.
Summer INTENSIVE Weeks and Weekend WARRIOR Full
Immersion Courses for ADULTS – What you
need, when and how you need it. We also
offer Individual Lessons.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
include: Summer Reading Competition, Kids Book Club, Summer
Films, Independence Day Celebration.
Food as Reflected in American Cinema. Zero Calories and Lots of Satisfaction. Original Version with English subtitles.
May 4 - Big Night -
1996, 107 min. written, starring and directed by Stanley Tucci. Two
Italian brothers try to save their failing restaurant with one special night.
May 11
- Julie
& Julia - 2009 - 123 min. with Meryl
Streep and Amy Adams. Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking
profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook
all the recipes in Child's first book.
May 18 - Ratatouille -
2007, 111 min. Animation. A rat who can cook forms an alliance with a chef
in a famous restaurant.
May 25 - Waitress - 2007, 108 min. with Keri Russell. Jenna is an unhappily married waitress in the South, until she meets a newcomer to town and dives into a new relationship.
May 25 - Waitress - 2007, 108 min. with Keri Russell. Jenna is an unhappily married waitress in the South, until she meets a newcomer to town and dives into a new relationship.
WOMEN’S
SPACE - POETRY READING – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
THURSDAY
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE at 10 am. –OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
AMERICAN
FOOD TRADITIONS
May 7
– Lidia Bastianich Celebrates America: WEDDINGS: SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING NEW
(PBS 2012, 60 min.) Weddings in America
are as diverse as the nation itself.
May 14 –– Lidia Bastianich Celebrates America: FREEDOM and
INDEPENDENCE (PBS 2013, 60 min.) How
different cultures celebrate Independence Day in the US .
May 21 Lidia Bastianich Celebrates America:
HOLIDAY TABLES
and TRADITIONS (PBS 2011, 60 min.) Ethnic communities in the US and their holiday traditions as
celebrated in America.
May 28 – Lidia Bastianich – NONNA TELL ME A STORY (20103, 30 min.)
–Lidia’s remembers her own holiday traditions in Istria as a child.
TUESDAY
MORNINGS – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
May 12 - 10am
– SHARING AND RELAXING IN ENGLISH –
How are things going? Let’s reflect and talk.
Gestalt Method.
May 19 -
10am - TUESDAY
COFFEE BREAK– Have a cup of coffee and some great conversation.
ITALIAN
SURVIVAL CONVERSATION GROUP for ITALIAN LANGUAGE LEARNERS – Open to the Public
- We have 2
groups meeting each week:
Every
TUESDAY 11-12 – Italian Survival Conversation for MOMS with BABIES (0-3yrs)
Every
THURSDAY 11-12 – Italian Survival Conversation for ADULTS (WITHOUT Babies)
Make sure that you get the right day! Start to speak. No stress. No charge. Don’t worry about making mistakes! Practical everyday Italian.
MOM
and BABY (0-3 years) PLAYGROUP in ENGLISH – Open to the Public
Every
THURSDAY from 10:30-12. Bring your baby.
Hang out with other moms. Speak English.
Get out of the house!
The book of the month is Leaving
Before the Rains Come by Alexandra Fuller. Want to participate? Send an e-mail aia.fvg@gmail.com. The group changes venue each month.
AC
TC – American Corner Teen Club meets every Friday afternoon from 5- 7 pm. Free
and Open to all Middle and High School Students.
ROMAN
MURDER MYSTERY DINNER for our MIDDLE and HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
–
May
16th 7pm - Lots of
fun and pizza! What could be better? RSVP
at aia.fvg@gmail.com
FRIDAY
FAMILY FILM NIGHT – Open to the Public
May 22 - 5
pm – Ratatouille (Disney,
108 min.). An entrepreneurial rat dreams of becoming a famous French chef.
SAVE
THE DATE: June 6, 6 pm - PRE-SCHOOL and ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – ICE CREAM SOCIAL GRADUATION–
A celebration for all of our younger students and their families.
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE
– Programs, consultation of the library, public internet access computers, and
Wi-Fi are always free and open to the public.
It’s a great place to study, meet friends, bring your kids. The US Department of State has granted us a
Gold Standard rating in terms of programs, facilities, services! In addition to
our regular library, we also feature and Education Advising Section, Children’s
Corner Library and Women’s Space.
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
Remember that we are a volunteer organization. We are looking for people to work in the
afternoons at the Front Desk, manage library checkouts, mentors for teens and a
variety of other roles. Contact us! We’ll keep you busy!