DECEMBER = Happy Holidays!
Assemblea Soci, Santa Week, Open House, Hour of Code and More. A grand
finale towards year end. Give a loved
one, or yourself, a unique teddy bear! View
the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text and in Calendar
Format. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
OFFICE:
ADMINISTRATION HOURS
Tuesday and
Thursday mornings: 9-12 and Wednesday
afternoons: 5-7 pm
Pick up your IBAN Receipts, Membership Cards, Make Cash
Payments, during our
Administration Hours, listed above.
We will be CLOSED from December 19th until January 6th. We reopen on January 7th and WINTER
Courses begin on that date.
LIBRARY and AMERICAN CORNER HOURS:
Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday mornings 9-12 and Monday to Friday afternoons from 4-7 pm.
ASSEMBLEA STRAORDINARIA
e ASSEMBLEA
ORDINARIA dei SOCI -
FRIDAY,
DECEMBER 7th ALL of our
Members are cordially requested
to attend our Assembly Meetings. If you cannot attend, please fill in the Proxy
form at the bottom of the convocation.
Following the Ordinary Meeting, stay for an exchange of best wishes.
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 2018/19 MEMBER.
Our 2018/19
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, 2019. Questions? aiafrontdesk@gmail.com
THANKSGIVING POTLUCK DINNER:
A GREAT success, fully booked as always! Here is the LINK to the photos
from the evening. Join us next
year. Reserve early. Thanks to all participants and especially to
our American Interns.
38th
AMERICAN FILM SERIES at Teatro dei
Fabbri
The film series continues with shows at 1:30, 4, 6:30 and 9 pm.
Great American films in Original Version on the Big
Screen (not on your PC or TV!) You must
be a Member to attend the films.
13/12/2018: The Florida Project. Dir Sean Baker. Starring Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn
Prince. Drama. 111 minutes.
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
Santa will
visit all PreK, Family English, Elementary 123, Elementary 345 and Native
Speaker Classes during the last week of classes. Elementary
123, Elementary 345 and Native Speaker Families are invited to join the last 10 minutes of the lesson during
that week.
WINTER 2018/19 COURSES BEGIN on JANUARY 7th
From Dec. 3rd,
we will begin to contact students on the waiting lists to inform them of their
status.
We have asked
all students to CONFIRM
their interest in continuing the class. If you forgot, please email us ASAP at aia.fvg@gmail.com
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS are possible all year long. Yes,
you can! Schedule an appointment to discuss your needs.
American Corner EVENTS - FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – FREE and
OPEN to the PUBLIC
· every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am - Mom & Baby
Playgroup
· 13/12, 10:30 am – NATI per
LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.
·
14/12 at 4 pm - GLOW
Intro to Hatha Yoga Workshop - Girls Leading Our World – For Middle/High School Girls by reservation
only.
ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
· 6/12, 8 pm - Women’s Book Club -Reading
around the World. Crazy Rich
Asians by Kevin Kwan. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to participate.
· 18/12, 10 am Holiday
Open House – Holiday Treats, Reading of Yes,
Virginia There is a Santa Claus and
Refugee Bear Sale.
TESOL
TRIESTE LOCAL GROUP the first TESOL Workshop of the school year. Teachers of English to
Speakers of Other Languages Workshop. If you’re not on the TESOL Italy Trieste
Mailing list, send an email to tesolitalytriestemail@gmail.com
for details. Teachers, bring your
teacher friends and colleagues. You
receive MIUR Credit, enrich your C.V. and free get professional development! Congratulations
to Karoline and Janine, AIA FVG teachers, who made presentations at the Annual
National TESOL Italy Convention in Rome in November! Join us. Be a presenter in Trieste. Share
your teaching knowledge.
Next Meeting: 18/01, 6 pm – TESOL Workshop
CODING
07/12 – HOUR OF CODE – the
Teen Maker Space Kids get an intro to this 21st Century Skill
through this project that has given millions of students around the world a
coding experience. Have any broken or no
longer used computers or electronics? Bring them in. We are deconstructing to build our own drone.
TEDDY
BEAR PROJECT –
Integration through Entrepreneurship
A unique Teddy Bear
is a a wonderful Christmas or San Nicolò
gift! Now available at a Special
Price for our BLACK
FRIDAY Sale that lasts until Christmas.
Watch the RAI
FVG feature about the project. Available at the Associazione Italo Americana
during our office hours. Thanks to the staff
of the US Embassy to Italy
who “adopted” many bears. The Refugee
Bears are also available in Rome in selected holiday markets thanks to the Sewing Cooperative. Follow the Refugee Bears on Instagram
and send us a picture and the location of your teddy bear. Join the tailors and the volunteers every
Tuesday morning to stuff, cut, sew. We
are looking for a heavy duty sewing machine to donate or at a reduced price? Contact us.
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 our Morning Activities at the Front Desk and in the Library
We’re looking
forVolunteers for: American
Film Series Cinema Check-In, Expert tailors Seamstresses for Tuesday Maker
Space – Teddy Bear Project, 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. High
School Students can also do Alternanza
Scuola Lavoro. 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 thanks to a U.S. Department of State Grant and the US
Diplomatic Mission to Italy.
The American
Corner promotes the Teddy Bear
Integration through Entrepreneurship Project, encouraging
professional refugee tailors to use their skills to produce the beautiful
unique teddy bears, using recycled materials.
Select your bear and take it home with a donation.