MAY 2019 NEWSLETTER
MAY = THE MARS
GENERATION, GLOW
WEEKEND, SUMMER ENGLISH, MINI MAKER FAIRE, PROGRAM ROOM RENOVATION, and more. View the Newsletter
on the Blog in Text and in Calendar
Format. Forward the newsletter to a friend!
MAY is SPACE
MONTH. Come to the screening of The
Mars Generation and meet the co-writer .Take a Selfie in front of the 50th
Anniversary of the 1st Moon Walk Wall. Read a Short Story by Ray Bradbury about Jupiter.
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.
LIBRARY and AMERICAN CORNER HOURS:
Tuesday,
Thursday, Saturday mornings 9-12 and Monday to Friday afternoons from 4-7 pm.
Renovation
of the Program Room continues, thanks to the support of the U.S. Embassy to
Italy. A modern look and feel with bold graphics
and new furnishings to create a true multi-purpose area in line with
Smithsonian designed American
Spaces around the world. Painting is
finished, now we’re anxiously awaiting the new furniture and graphics.
SPECIAL EVENTS
22/05, 8 pm – THE MARS
GENERATION Documentary about Space Camps and Mission to Mars Simulations. Screening and Q&A with Michael Mahaffie,
editor and co-writer at Teatro dei
Fabbri, via dei Fabbri 2/A. Free and
Open to the Public based on seating availability. In English with Italian subtitles. This American Film Showcase event is
brought to us thanks to the US Consulate General Milan
and ProESOF2020.
25&26/05 – Mini Maker Faire
at ICTP. The Refugee Bear Project
will be at the fair. Meet the Refugee
Bear Team, help make a bear, learn to sew.
25&26/05 – 4th
Annual GLOW Weekend – Girls Leading Our World for Middle and High School Girls. 24 hours of workshops, fun, girl power. By reservation only at this LINK.
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
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.
AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES
Our
Classes end in June. Families for PreK,
Elemementary 123, Elementary 345 and Native Speakers are invited to the last 30
minutes of the lesson for the presentation of certificates and a special surprise
performed by your children.
We offer STEAM Mornings for Pre-K to High School
and HIGH DIVE Intensive English for
Adults.
15/05, 5 pm - PRESENTATION
of Summer Classes & Programs and Summer Adult and Kids Film Series.
INDIVIDUAL LESSONS are possible all year long. Yes,
you can! Schedule an appointment to discuss your needs.
American Corner EVENTS
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.
Fridays at 2:30pm
– After-School HANGOUT for Teens
Fridays at 4:30pm - TEEN MAKER
SPACE – How cool! We’re 3D printing a Chess Set and Building a homemade Drone with Joshua our
super expert Mentor!
REGULAR ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – FREE and OPEN to the
PUBLIC
16/05, 8 pm -
Women’s Book Club -Reading around the World. A
Tale of Love and Darkness by
Amos Oz. Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com to
participate.
21/5, 10 am -
Tuesday Coffee Break – A cup of coffee and some
great conversation.
TESOL TRIESTE LOCAL GROUP the final 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 Bonus Docenti 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!
16/5, 6:30 pm – Higher Education Study Opportunities in English. Guest
Speaker: Michelle Young
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! 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 and Thursday morning
to stuff, cut, sew. Refugee Bears make
great gifts! You can find the bears at AIAFVG
and at Cucù.
A call for fabric
donations! Non-stretch
materials please.
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 and Case Workers 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.
