AIA-FVG / American
Corner Trieste - APRIL 2016
NEWSLETTER
APRIL
- April Showers bring May Flowers! Visit PLACES without PEOPLE – Trieste / Jenkintown. Pick
up a Poem for Your Pocket or Write a Poem for National
Poetry Month! Celebrate Earth Day.
Register for Spring and Summer Courses. Link
to the Newsletter in calendar format. ADD US TO YOUR ADDRESS BOOK!
OFFICE:
Our Hours
are: Mornings: Tuesday and Thursday 9–12, Afternoons: Monday to Friday 4-7.
During Office Hours, you can renew your Membership or
Course with Cash, Pick up your receipts
for IBAN Payments, Check Out Books, DVD’s Magazines.
CLOSED for LIBERATION
DAY – April 25th. NO Classes or Activities on this date.
You can
become a member at any time of year! Here
is the Membership Form. You can pay cash or pay via IBAN. Remember to fill in and scan your Membership
Form along with the copy of your IBAN Payment.
Prices remain unchanged: €35 for the Regular Adult Membership
and €25 for Reduced Membership - Students
age 16 and over, Teachers and over age 65.
To attend courses, the student (or a parent) must be a member). Membership is valid for checking out books,
magazines, DVD’s and for 9 films in
the 2015/16 American Cinema Series in the Original Version
at Cinema dei Fabbri and plus reduced ticket prices on other films at Fabbri. Membership is valid until August 31, 2016.
COURSES:
AIA
FVG ENGLISH COURSES
REGISTRATION
is still open for SPRING Classes that begin on April 2nd. Here are the Course Offerings for KIDS and ADULTS . Yes, you can still register! You can start a course at any time of the
year. Remember to pick up your receipts at the Front Desk during Office Hours. Do you need to change day or class? No problem, we’ll try to help. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
Looking Ahead to SUMMER for
your Children – Pre-K through High School?
WEEKEND WARRIOR FULL IMMERSION ENGLISH for ADULTS.
– The monthly dates have been set for the year
- 1 weekend each month. The next session
is April 16-17, 2-7 pm on Saturday
and Sunday. 10 hours of intensive
English over the weekend. Objective: English Fluency! Too busy during the week? This is for you. Start communicating in English, fast!
TOEFL
and SAT EXAM PREPARATION – Contact us if you will be taking the exams to go
to the university in the US. We have set
up a class to help you.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
PLACES
without PEOPLE – PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBIT.
Free nd Open to the Public at American Corner Trieste
– April 1-30. During Office Hours in LE VIE delle FOTO initiative.
A collaborative photographic
exhibit by the High School Students at AIA FVG and the Abington Friends School in
Jenkintown Pennsylvania.
April 1, 6 pm - INAUGURATION of PLACES without PEOPLE for Family and Friends of the Photographers
TEACHER
LEARNING NETWORK – April 1, 2016, 6 pm – Theme: Motivating ESL/EFL Students in the Classroom. Free and Open to all English Teachers.
THE AMERICAN
FILM SERIES continues at Cinema dei Fabbri. You can become a member even
after the series starts. ONLY Members
can attend the American Film Series. No
single tickets can be sold.
Apr 21st at
2, 4, 6:30, 9 pm – BEST OF ENEMIES.
Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville. Documentary, 87 min. A documentary on the series
of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and
conservative William F. Buckley.
EARTH
DAY
April 22,
2016 – 5 pm – EARTH – Disney
Nature (2007, 90 min.) An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most
magnificent and courageous creatures alive. Three animal families on a journey
across our planet – polar bears, elephants and humpback whales.
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – Free and Open to the Public
FAMILY FILM NIGHT - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC at American Corner
Trieste
Every month we will have a cartoon family film in
English. Bring the kids, the
grandchildren. Take a break! Bring some
friends. Cartoon Feature Films in English for all ages. Here is the list for 2015/16.
This month:
April 8th
, 5:30 pm – WALL-E
(Disney Pixar, 2008,
100 min) In the distant future, a small
waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will
ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Make, Create, Hang out in
English. Free and Open to all Middle and
High School Students. Every week a
different activity. Cooking, Playing,
Coding, Karaoke. Check it out!
WOMEN’S SPACE – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
MOMS and BABIES (0-3 yrs)
MOM & BABY SURVIVAL ITALIAN - Every Tuesday from 9:30 – 10:30
am. Meet some other moms, learn some
Survival Italian in an informal setting.
Bring the Baby!
MOM & BABY PLAYDATE in English – Every Thursday from 9:30 –
11:30 am – Meet Moms. Hang out in
our baby friendly space and let the kids play together.
NATI per LEGGERE Bilingual Storytime Reading for ages 0-3 years with Moms or Caregivers. Thursday, April 21st, 10-11 am. Give your baby a head start on
life. Read together! It’s good for your baby and for good for you. Monthly appointment.
Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship,
Marriage by Alice Munro. Send
us an email for details. aia.fvg@gmail.com
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
TERRIFIC
TUESDAYS
April 12th - 10-12
- COFFEE BREAK – Enjoy some English conversation and a cup of coffee.
April 19th – 10
-11 am - SHORT STORY CLUB A Poem in
April The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost.
EVERY
THURSDAY 10-11 am
SURVIVAL ITALIAN Conversation for Adults – Informal conversation in Italian for Italian language learners. No homework, no stress.
MAKER CREATOR SPACE – Every Thursday from 10-12. Use our sewing machines, knit or
sew in company. Federica, Stephanie and
Cristina made a fantastic maker space logo!
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE
– 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. 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 an Education Advising Section, Children’s
Corner Library and Women’s Space. Consult
our on
line catalog of Books and DVD’s
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, help at the cinema, manage
our morning programs, help with seasonal events, mentor teens and a variety of other
roles. Contact us! We’ll keep you busy!