MAY 2020 NEWSLETTER
#DAYBYDAY
Dear Members,
After over 2 months indoors, we hope that you will gradually get your land legs
back and enjoy the new found freedom of Phase 2 “Sblockdown”. We’re all
looking forward to a period of CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM.
#DAYbyDAY – It seems that there is light at the end of the
tunnel. We hope to see you all in person soon, but there has been no
official notice about the reopening of Cultural Associations. We
will REMAIN CLOSED until there is a decree and then in any case we
will reopen only when we can GUARANTEE the HEALTH and SAFETY of all
visitors.
HOME ALONE? We repeat our invitation for anyone home alone to
contact us via email at aia.fvg@gmail.com if
you need assistance, or just would like to talk. We’ll call you
back.
LIBRARY BOOKS and DVDs - Don’t worry about overdue items.
There will be plenty of time to return them when we can get out again!
Sorry, no new checkouts until further notice.
RECEIPTS are all printed. When we reopen in the future,
they’ll be available for pick up. We are NOT in the office during this
period.
THIS SUMMER? Good Question. Wouldn’t it be nice? We
would all love to go back to “normal”, but it seems that in the immediate
future that is not an option. A coffee together would be a dream.
Summer Classes and Events would be fun. A night at the cinema would
be fantastic. Independence Day would be a great party. Wait and
see.
ENGLISH CLASSES
LESSONS from a DISTANCE Round 1 saw many students continuing and some new
students beginning. This week our lesson themes included home gardening,
plants, happiness and creativity.
Special THANKS go to:
- our STUDENTS (and parents) for continuing with us and for being so
well prepared for lessons. We love your photos, artwork and virtual
slices of pies and cakes! The Adult Virtual Sing-a-long was phenomenal!
- our SPECIAL GUESTS in Adult Classes including a
Psychiatrist, Cartoonist, Sound Engineer and a Home Play by Ear
Pianist.
- our LESSONS at a DISTANCE TEACHING TEAM for preparing these fun,
interesting and useful lessons! It has been a learning curve and we
have all learned so much in the past weeks.
A WARM SALUTE to TEACHERS and STUDENTS who are on hold with English
classes for the moment. We can’t wait to see you all again in
person!
LESSONS from A DISTANCE – Round 2– Start on MAY 25th (lessons
sent during the weekend prior to the lesson week).
We’re offering a series of 5 more weekly Lessons From A Distance (Starting
the week of May 25th for 5 weeks).
- SELF-PACED LESSONS to work on with parents for PreK and
Elementary Students containing related activities, songs, videos, stories,
vocabulary.
- SELF-PACED LESSONS plus ZOOM Meetings for Middle School, High
School and Adults including readings, videos and preparatory activities
for the ZOOM Live sessions.
Are you be interested in continuing or joining Lessons at a Distance Round
2? Please register on this GOOGLE FORM. New students are welcome, but you will
need to become a 2019/20 Member. Did you skip Round 1? No problem.
Hop on board in Round 2.
AMERICAN FILM SERIES
Because of the closing of Theaters and Cinemas, the program is on stand-by.
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE has gone ONLINE
The American Corner has gone virtual, posts daily in Facebook and features
interesting free links for you to improve your English and learn about American
culture from home. Take virtual tours of museums and national parks,
check out eBooks from the finest libraries in the world, take a University
Online Course for free, go to the Opera, enjoy concerts, audio books,
children’s books and films at no charge.
HOME THEATER – If you can’t go to the theater,
we’ll bring it to you!
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 3 pm, we host Documentary Watch Parties on
Facebook. Themes include Aerial America and various topics about the United
States and Live US Webchats.
WEBCHATS on Facebook Live on Fridays at 11 am. Each week the
American Corner goes online in English to talk about more or less and we’d love
for you to join us!
FREE Online Course that we love at the moment: The Yale Happiness Course, Yale’s most popular course
officially known as The Science of Well-Being. Try to Re-Wire
now. Self-Paced and very insightful. You’ll thank us.
FREE Online MOOC for English Language Learning and Career and Professional Development. In 4 weeks
learn to write resumes, cover letters and professional email messages with
professors from the University of Pennsylvania.
THE BEST SPOTIFY PLAYLIST EVER: AIA Happiness 2020 4 hours of music compiled by AIA
FVG Adult Students and Teachers.
VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOUR that we took recently: Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Don’t miss the
dinosaurs!
MUSICAL PROGRAM that we recommend: Take me to the World: a Sondheim 90th Birthday
Celebration. Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters and more at home
together.
WHAT WE’RE READING: Anything and everything but especially
poetry: The American Academy of Poets – Poems to take Shelter In.
Check our blog and American Corner Facebook Page regularly for updates.
TAKE CARE. CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM. DAY by DAY.
VOLUNTEERS
We are a Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association. In ordinary circumstances
volunteers run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities. In
this period we’re looking for tech savvy people who can help us record our
online classes and turn them into a weekly podcasts. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE – Since 2007, we have been
part of the American Spaces Network with over 600 locations around
the world. 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 online 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 Refugee Bear Integration through Entrepreneurship Project,
encouraging professional refugee tailors to use their skills.
NEWS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS
2020 is a GENERAL ELECTION YEAR.
If you’re an American Citizen, you can register to vote… even if you have
never resided in the United States. Request your Absentee
Ballots now with your Federal Post Card Application, so you will be set
for the entire year. Let your voice be heard in the Presidential
Primaries and General Election. VOTING REGISTRATION INFO HERE.
MAY 2020 NEWSLETTER
#DAYBYDAY
Dear Members,
After over 2 months indoors, we hope that you will gradually get your land legs back and enjoy the new found freedom of Phase 2 “Sblockdown”. We’re all looking forward to a period of CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM.
#DAYbyDAY – It seems that there is light at the end of the tunnel. We hope to see you all in person soon, but there has been no official notice about the reopening of Cultural Associations. We will REMAIN CLOSED until there is a decree and then in any case we will reopen only when we can GUARANTEE the HEALTH and SAFETY of all visitors.
HOME ALONE? We repeat our invitation for anyone home alone to contact us via email at aia.fvg@gmail.com if you need assistance, or just would like to talk. We’ll call you back.
LIBRARY BOOKS and DVDs - Don’t worry about overdue items. There will be plenty of time to return them when we can get out again! Sorry, no new checkouts until further notice.
RECEIPTS are all printed. When we reopen in the future, they’ll be available for pick up. We are NOT in the office during this period.
THIS SUMMER? Good Question. Wouldn’t it be nice? We would all love to go back to “normal”, but it seems that in the immediate future that is not an option. A coffee together would be a dream. Summer Classes and Events would be fun. A night at the cinema would be fantastic. Independence Day would be a great party. Wait and see.
ENGLISH CLASSES
LESSONS from a DISTANCE Round 1 saw many students continuing and some new students beginning. This week our lesson themes included home gardening, plants, happiness and creativity.
Special THANKS go to:
- our STUDENTS (and parents) for continuing with us and for being so well prepared for lessons. We love your photos, artwork and virtual slices of pies and cakes! The Adult Virtual Sing-a-long was phenomenal!
- our SPECIAL GUESTS in Adult Classes including a Psychiatrist, Cartoonist, Sound Engineer and a Home Play by Ear Pianist.
- our LESSONS at a DISTANCE TEACHING TEAM for preparing these fun, interesting and useful lessons! It has been a learning curve and we have all learned so much in the past weeks.
A WARM SALUTE to TEACHERS and STUDENTS who are on hold with English classes for the moment. We can’t wait to see you all again in person!
LESSONS from A DISTANCE – Round 2– Start on MAY 25th (lessons sent during the weekend prior to the lesson week).
We’re offering a series of 5 more weekly Lessons From A Distance (Starting the week of May 25th for 5 weeks).
- SELF-PACED LESSONS to work on with parents for PreK and Elementary Students containing related activities, songs, videos, stories, vocabulary.
- SELF-PACED LESSONS plus ZOOM Meetings for Middle School, High School and Adults including readings, videos and preparatory activities for the ZOOM Live sessions.
After over 2 months indoors, we hope that you will gradually get your land legs back and enjoy the new found freedom of Phase 2 “Sblockdown”. We’re all looking forward to a period of CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM.
#DAYbyDAY – It seems that there is light at the end of the tunnel. We hope to see you all in person soon, but there has been no official notice about the reopening of Cultural Associations. We will REMAIN CLOSED until there is a decree and then in any case we will reopen only when we can GUARANTEE the HEALTH and SAFETY of all visitors.
HOME ALONE? We repeat our invitation for anyone home alone to contact us via email at aia.fvg@gmail.com if you need assistance, or just would like to talk. We’ll call you back.
LIBRARY BOOKS and DVDs - Don’t worry about overdue items. There will be plenty of time to return them when we can get out again! Sorry, no new checkouts until further notice.
RECEIPTS are all printed. When we reopen in the future, they’ll be available for pick up. We are NOT in the office during this period.
THIS SUMMER? Good Question. Wouldn’t it be nice? We would all love to go back to “normal”, but it seems that in the immediate future that is not an option. A coffee together would be a dream. Summer Classes and Events would be fun. A night at the cinema would be fantastic. Independence Day would be a great party. Wait and see.
ENGLISH CLASSES
LESSONS from a DISTANCE Round 1 saw many students continuing and some new students beginning. This week our lesson themes included home gardening, plants, happiness and creativity.
Special THANKS go to:
- our STUDENTS (and parents) for continuing with us and for being so well prepared for lessons. We love your photos, artwork and virtual slices of pies and cakes! The Adult Virtual Sing-a-long was phenomenal!
- our SPECIAL GUESTS in Adult Classes including a Psychiatrist, Cartoonist, Sound Engineer and a Home Play by Ear Pianist.
- our LESSONS at a DISTANCE TEACHING TEAM for preparing these fun, interesting and useful lessons! It has been a learning curve and we have all learned so much in the past weeks.
A WARM SALUTE to TEACHERS and STUDENTS who are on hold with English classes for the moment. We can’t wait to see you all again in person!
LESSONS from A DISTANCE – Round 2– Start on MAY 25th (lessons sent during the weekend prior to the lesson week).
We’re offering a series of 5 more weekly Lessons From A Distance (Starting the week of May 25th for 5 weeks).
- SELF-PACED LESSONS to work on with parents for PreK and Elementary Students containing related activities, songs, videos, stories, vocabulary.
- SELF-PACED LESSONS plus ZOOM Meetings for Middle School, High School and Adults including readings, videos and preparatory activities for the ZOOM Live sessions.
Are you be interested in continuing or joining Lessons at a Distance Round 2? Please register on this GOOGLE FORM. New students are welcome, but you will need to become a 2019/20 Member. Did you skip Round 1? No problem. Hop on board in Round 2.
AMERICAN FILM SERIES
Because of the closing of Theaters and Cinemas, the program is on stand-by.
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE has gone ONLINE
The American Corner has gone virtual, posts daily in Facebook and features interesting free links for you to improve your English and learn about American culture from home. Take virtual tours of museums and national parks, check out eBooks from the finest libraries in the world, take a University Online Course for free, go to the Opera, enjoy concerts, audio books, children’s books and films at no charge.
HOME THEATER – If you can’t go to the theater, we’ll bring it to you!
Every Tuesday and Thursday at 3 pm, we host Documentary Watch Parties on Facebook. Themes include Aerial America and various topics about the United States and Live US Webchats.
WEBCHATS on Facebook Live on Fridays at 11 am. Each week the American Corner goes online in English to talk about more or less and we’d love for you to join us!
FREE Online Course that we love at the moment: The Yale Happiness Course, Yale’s most popular course officially known as The Science of Well-Being. Try to Re-Wire now. Self-Paced and very insightful. You’ll thank us.
FREE Online MOOC for English Language Learning and Career and Professional Development. In 4 weeks learn to write resumes, cover letters and professional email messages with professors from the University of Pennsylvania.
THE BEST SPOTIFY PLAYLIST EVER: AIA Happiness 2020 4 hours of music compiled by AIA FVG Adult Students and Teachers.
VIRTUAL MUSEUM TOUR that we took recently: Smithsonian Natural History Museum. Don’t miss the dinosaurs!
MUSICAL PROGRAM that we recommend: Take me to the World: a Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration. Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters and more at home together.
WHAT WE’RE READING: Anything and everything but especially poetry: The American Academy of Poets – Poems to take Shelter In.
Check our blog and American Corner Facebook Page regularly for updates.
TAKE CARE. CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM. DAY by DAY.
VOLUNTEERS
We are a Volunteer Run Non-Profit Association. In ordinary circumstances volunteers run our Library, American Corner Programs and Activities. In this period we’re looking for tech savvy people who can help us record our online classes and turn them into a weekly podcasts. Contact us! aia.fvg@gmail.com
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE – Since 2007, we have been part of the American Spaces Network with over 600 locations around the world. 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 online 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 Refugee Bear Integration through Entrepreneurship Project, encouraging professional refugee tailors to use their skills.
NEWS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS
2020 is a GENERAL ELECTION YEAR.
If you’re an American Citizen, you can register to vote… even if you have never resided in the United States. Request your Absentee Ballots now with your Federal Post Card Application, so you will be set for the entire year. Let your voice be heard in the Presidential Primaries and General Election. VOTING REGISTRATION INFO HERE.