MAY
2017 NEWSLETTER
MAY: GLOW Weekend, Miss-Mass
Magazine, 3D Printing, Mini Basket in English, Ice Cream Social - Graduation! Come on down! We offer activities and courses for all
ages. View the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text or in Calendar
Format. Theme of the Month: Memorial
Day. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
Library Hours: Mornings: Tues. and Thurs. 9–12, Afternoons: Mon. through Fri.
4-7
Administration Hours: Mornings: Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday 9-12, Afternoons: Thursday
4-7.
Pick up your IBAN Receipts, Make Cash Payments, during our Administration Hours, listed above. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
CLOSED for VACATION – NO GROUP CLASSES or ACTIVITIES:
May 1st, June 2nd
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
SUMMER STEAM
Full Immersion English Mornings for Pre-K, Elementary, Middle and High
School. We start the week of June 19th. Registration is Open and Space is
limited. Here is the link to the Summer STEAM
Schedule. 4 Weeks – 2 at the beginning of
the Summer and 2 before school starts. You
can take just 1 week or as many weeks as you like. Great for Native Speakers too!
PRESENTATION
of Summer Courses Activities – 15/05 at 5 p.m.
26/05, 6 pm – The Annual
celebration for our young students. Make
your own sundae and receive your diploma.
Open to our young students and their families. RSVP at aia.fvg@gmail.com
NEWS
Are you a writer? Anyone can submit a Fiction or Non-fiction work in
English (max 1000 words). We’re launching
a magazine in English. Deadline for Submissions: May 8, 2017. Issue 0 in June 2017.
Thanks to all who participated and visited our exhibit! The Abbington
Friends School in Pennsylvania held the exhibit simultaneously.
3D
MakerBot PRINTER and SCANNER –
Our Maker Space is now complete. We have
made a few 3D creations. Come down and
try it out. If you need a 3D Printer for
a project, we can arrange for you to use it on Tuesday or Thursday mornings and
Friday afternoons. Send us an email!
Starting on May 9th, Futurosa, in collaboration with
the Associazione Italo Americana FVG, is offering a special mini-basketball
course in English for boys and girls born in 2008/09/10. Special Price for AIA FVG Members. There will
also be a 1 week Summer
Basketball Camp.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
GLOW –24 hour Sleepover for Middle and High School Girls
May 6-7, 3pm-3pm. The
second year of G.L.O.W – Girls Leading Our World. 24 hours of girl power, mentoring, learning,
fun. Lead by a team of Super Women. Registration
DEADLINE: April 28th.
The film
series continues. Great American films in Original Version. 2016/17
Members Only.
LAST FILM
11/05 – FINDING DORY. Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane. Starring Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed
O'Neill. Animation. 1 h 37 min.
- 30/05, 10 am - Short
Story Club – This
One is Captain Waskow by Ernie Pyle, 1943. Scripps-Howard Newspapers, Pulitzer
Prize Winner.
- 30/05, 11 am – Documentary – War Letters:
Stories of Courage, Longing and Sacrifice, PBS, 60 min. 2001. Letters
that American Military wrote home from the American Revolution through the
Gulf War.
REGULAR EVENTS - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
- Family Film
Festival – 12/05, 5 pm – THE JUNGLE BOOK, 2016
- Nati per Leggere – 18/05,
10 am – Bilingual Reading
English / Italian for ages 0-3 years.
- Mom
& Baby Play Group – Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am.
- Teen Club – Every Friday from 5 -7
pm
WOMEN’S SPACE and ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
- Maker Space for Adults –
Every Thursday at 10 am – Use,
Teach or Learn. 3D Printer and
Scanner, Sewing Machines, Knitting.
- 5/05, 6 pm – Teacher
Learning Network – Open to all Language Teachers.
- 23/05, 10 am - Tuesday
Coffee Break – A coffee and some
conversation in English!
- 25/05, 8 pm - Women’s
Book Club – Discussing The
Dress: Nine Women, One Dress by Jane
Rosen. Send an
email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to
participate.
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 Club, Assist with
the Nati per Leggere program, Work at the Cinema, Help
with our Morning Activities. Send us an email. We’ll
find a role for you. University of Trieste students in
Humanities or P.R. 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 learn
valuable people skills. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
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 DVDs.
The American Corner also offers English and Life Skills Courses for
Refugees thanks to a U.S. Government Grant.
