July - August 2019 Newsletter


JULY - AUGUST 2019 NEWSLETTER

JULY = INDEPENDENCE DAY on June 30th  SUMMER ENGLISH Free Films KIDS CARTOON CLASSICS and LIT FLICKS.  50th ANNIVERSARY of the APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING.  View the Newsletter on the Blog in Text and in Calendar Format.  Forward the newsletter to a friend!  Enjoy the break! 

OFFICE:

SUMMER HOURS from JUNE 17th
Mornings from 9-12:  Monday, Tuesday, Thursday.  Afternoon 5-7: Wednesday

CLOSED for VACATION:  July 25th – August 18th.  We will periodically check email.  Online Registration for Summer STEAM Intensive English Classes is open 24/7.

SPECIAL EVENTS

30/6 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION – FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC
Music, Burgers, Football and Fun!  Campo Sportivo – Via Locchi 38. Starting at 6 pm. 
Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste in collaboration with ASD Sant’Andrea San Vito, Muli Trieste American Football along with the Refoli and Ranzide Flag Football.
Live Folk & Blues 60s & 70s with Riccardo Gargiulo and Luigi Farina. 

KIDS CARTOON CLASSICS – Wednesdays at 5 pm - Free – In English with English Subtitles
3/7        Cinderella - Cenerentola        1950  1 hr 14 min
10/7      101 Dalmations  - La Carica dei 101       1961             1 hr 19 min
17/7      The Aristocats   Gli Aristogatti       1970  1 hr 18 min
24/7      The Little Mermaid     La Sirenetta 1989 1 hr 28 min

LIT FLICKSWednesdays at 8 pm – Free – In English with English Subtitles
3/07      One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest  -Qualcuno Volò sul Nido del Cuculo ( Ken Kesey)
10/07    The Color Purple – Il Colore Viola ( Alice Walker)
17/07    Misery - Misery Non Deve Morire (Stephen King)
24/07    Into the Wild - Nelle Terre Selvagge (Jon Krakauer)

Apollo 11 - Moon Landing 1969-2019
On July 20, 1969, humans walked on another world for the first time in history, achieving the goal that President John F. Kennedy had set in 1961.
Come to American Corner Trieste and take your own Moon Walk Photo to commemorate the 50th Anniversary! Your picture will be out of this world! Stay tuned for more commemorative events this Fall.

AIA FVG ENGLISH COURSES

We offer STEAM Mornings of Full Immersion Project Based English for Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School and High School and HIGH DIVE Intensive English for AdultsYou can register directly on the ONLINE Link.  If you are a new student this summer, your Membership is included in the price of the Summer Course.  In June we completed 2 weeks of Middle and High School STEAM. 
Coming up:
PreK + Elementary:  July 1-5, July 8-12, August 19-23, August 26-30
Middle School and High School:  August 19-23, August 26-30

2019/20 COURSES starting in the FALL
ONLINE Registration will open for ALL. on September 1, 2019
Class schedules will be the same as those in 2018/19.  Sorry.  No pre-registration.
Check our Blog on September 1st for the Online Registration Link.  We encourage you to register early.
Fall Classes begin on September 16th.  Free Trial Lessons will be held at the beginning of September.

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

REFUGEE BEAR PROJECT – Integration through Entrepreneurship
The Refugee Bears will be featured at the Independence Day Celebration.  Select your unique Refugee Bear.  Refugee Bears make great gifts! Follow the Refugee Bear Migration Map.  Tell us where your bear is and we’ll add your location to the map!  Send us a picture and the location of your bear.  Follow the Refugee Bears on Instagram and Facebook  Join the tailors and the volunteers when we are open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to stuff, cut, sew.   In June they were special guests at the Queen’s Birthday Party at the British Embassy in Rome!  You can find the bears at AIAFVG and at Silsorì in Monfalcone.  A call for fabric donations!  Non-stretch materials please. 

Enjoy the Summer!