JANUARY 2019
NEWSLETTER
JANUARY = Happy New Year!
Ring in 2019 in English! U.S. Navy Themed Events, State of the Union
Message, Winter English Classes and more! Classes
begin the week of January 7th.
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 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.
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
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. Only members over age 16 can attend the
films. Coco will be shown at the American Corner for families in March.
31/01/2019: COCO. Dir.
Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina. Starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Anthony Gonzalez.
Animation. 105 minutes. Disney animation.
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
WINTER 2018/19 COURSES BEGIN on JANUARY 7th
Here is information. KIDS and ADULTS. There are openings in some classes.
You can register directly online. Classes Start the Week of January 7th
for 10 lessons.
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
SPECIAL EVENTS
in JANUARY for the U.S. Navy Theme
15/1 - 10 am - FILM – JOHN PAUL JONES (1959) - in English (126 min.)
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero, and one of the Fathera of the U.S. Navy, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia
The career of Revolutionary War naval hero, and one of the Fathera of the U.S. Navy, from his youth in Scotland through his service to Catherine the Great of Russia
15/1 - 6 pm - CONFERENCE – JOHN
PAUL JONES with Guest Speaker Col. Walter Lipartiti (in
Italian) and presentation of his book Una Tigre Sull'Oceano
about the life of John Paul Jones, American patriot and hero in the U.S.
Continental Navy.
17/1, 10 am- FILM -PT 109 (1963)
140 min. in English.
True Story - During WW2, Lieut. John F. Kennedy
took command of PT 109 to fight the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. He
and his crew narrowly escaped becoming POWs.
29/1, 10 am- Short Story Club - Excerpts from Once There was a
War by John Steinbeck when he
was an embedded New York Herald Tribune war correspondent with the U.S. Navy during
the December 1943 Allied Invasion of Sicily
during WWII.
23/01 at 10
am – The Annual Message that the President of the United States makes to
Senate and Congress. We’ll watch the
speech in streaming.
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS and FAMILIES – FREE and
OPEN to the PUBLIC
· Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am - Mom & Baby
Playgroup – Come on down! Meet some other moms and let the kids
play.
·
11/01, at 5:30
pm - GLOW Creative
Stress Management for Teens Workshop - Girls Leading Our World – For Middle/High School Girls by reservation
only.
· 24/01, 10:30 am – NATI per
LEGGERE –Bilingual Reading English/Italian for ages 0-36 mo.
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the
PUBLIC
· 17/01, 8 pm - Women’s Book Club -Reading
around the World. The
Glass Castle by Jeanette
Walls. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to participate.
· 22/01, 10 am –
Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of
coffee and some great conversation!
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! Use
your Carta del Docente to become a TESOL Italy Member and attend meetings and
workshops for credit, all over Italy. Join us. Be a presenter in Trieste and put it
on your CV. Share your teaching knowledge and experience!
Next Meeting: 18/01, 6 pm – TESOL Workshop
TEDDY
BEAR PROJECT –
Integration through Entrepreneurship
Refugee Teddy Bears are now around the world. Look at our Refugee
Bear Migration Map. Tell us where
your bear is and we’ll add your location to the map! Watch the RAI FVG feature
about the project. In December all of
our bears were “adopted”, but more are now available at the Associazione Italo
Americana during our office hours. 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. Refugee
Bears make great gifts! In addition to
bears, new items include tote bags, tablet
covers and small bags. In December
the Refugee Tailors led sewing workshops for students at CIOFS and helped the students &
staff produce beautiful items for the CIOFS Christmas Market. 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
for Volunteers 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.