2021 is finally here and we’re ALL looking forward to a BRAND NEW YEAR together. We hope that you are well and were able to enjoy family time during the holidays. Join us for Winter English Classes and Virtual Activities.
ACTIVITIES and COURSES will continue ONLINE due to the Covid-19 health emergency, until further notice.
ENGLISH CLASSES for Members
Courses begin the week of January 11th and continue for 10 weekly lessons. Online Registration is open. New Members and Students are Welcome!
Courses begin ONLINE. We will return to the classroom when possible. We are an Association and not a School. Online Individual Lessons for Adults and Children are also available.
Our online system includes:- Small Classes
- Lessons sent prior to the lesson via email
- WhatsApp groups for each section to facilitate communication with the teacher
- Zoom platform
It is possible to pay: - ONLINE by Credit Card
- In the Association with CASH payment during our morning Office Hours (Monday to Friday 9-13), starting on January 7th.
- With Welfare Aziendale
Remember that we are an association and parents, with children under age 16, must become members. If your child is 16 or over, the student must be a member.
Jan. 11 - Winter Session Courses Begin
SUMMARIES of NEW YEAR’S MESSAGES
To view the videos and read the full messages click HERE
Karoline Steckley, President of the Associazione Italo Americana FVG
We are so grateful for the lessons learned (and taught!) at the Association this year. It was a crazy 2020, but we are coming out of it stronger than ever! We look forward to 2021.
Janine Sprague Zolle, Director - Associazione Italo Americana FVG
2020 has brought its challenges, which we have faced together. Thank you for your flexibility, feedback, and continued participation in our programs, which has allowed us to innovate and meet your needs in a whole new way.
Denise Tecchio, Coordinator - American Corner Trieste
Thank you for participating in our Virtual Programs this year. We’re all looking forward to the time when we can be together LIVE and in person. Stay well and hope to see you soon in 2021!
Francesca Andorno, Accountant - Associazione Italo Americana FVG
This year wasn't easy for me and others, but I had the great gift of working with special people. The Associazione has a great positive staff and wonderful teachers.
AMERICAN FILM SERIES 2020/21
Due to the closure of cinemas and theaters, the series has been postponed, awaiting government decrees on the reopening. The films will be recuperated.
ONLINE EVENTS
The American Corner is offering ONLINE ACTIVITIES. The Theme for the Month is the Presidential Inauguration.
eLibraryUSA – Temporary Remote Access – Request your personal access code today. American newspapers, magazines, videos, children’s resources, and databases available remotely only during Covid-19 (afterwards only in the American Corner).
14/01, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursday Webchat on various topics on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy. – Various topics every Thursday at 3pm.
14/01, 7 pm – Women’s Book Club – discussing Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck on Zoom.
19/01, 11 am – Martin Luther King, Jr: I Have A Dream Viewing Party and Discussion on American Corner Trieste Home Theater Facebook Group. The documentary features highlights of major speeches given by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
20/1, 5:30 pm – Presidential Inauguration Viewing Party on Facebook LIVE American Corner Trieste.
21/01, 11 am – Short Story Club - Poetry at Presidential Inaugurations – We’ll read and discuss Presidential Inaugural Poems on Facebook LIVE American Corner Trieste. Who will be the poet in 2021?
27/01, 11 am – NEW! Let’s Chat in English – Join us on Zoom and we’ll have a conversation in English. The Meeting Code will be published a few days ahead. Get digital. Please join us, we’d love to see you online!
Every Wednesday at 5 pm Faces and Places across the US on Facebook American English meet and interact with Americans in their homes and learn about their state, city, traditions.
COMING in February! Adult Storytime! Reading an American classic chapter book aloud online on Facebook LIVE. 30 minutes at a time. Once a week. What do you think? Do you want to participate? Read? Suggest a book? We’ll start in February with The Old Man and the Sea, the novella by Ernst Hemingway.
COMING this WINTER - Virtual Teen Maker Space with STEM Projects for Middle School Students. Would your teen like to participate in this FREE weekly ONLINE activity? Send us an email and we will contact you when the project begins.
ENGLISH TEACHER CORNER
Check out the Resources on American English at State for Educators.
27/01, 2pm and 7pm - American English LIVE Teacher Development Series 10 on Free on Facebook with the theme: Making the Transition to Online or Hybrid Instruction.
Webinars every other Wednesday at 2pm or 7pm Italian Time.
Coming Soon! TESOL Trieste Local Group Online courses for teachers.
STAFF PICKS – Our healthy choices and good intentions for 2021
Watching and doing Heather Robertson’s Free 12 Week Workout Plan on YouTube to be in bikini shape by Spring!
Listening to the How Disco Defined 2020 Playlist on Spotify.
Journaling to document these extraordinary times, and to organize thoughts and feelings.
Detoxing from sugar
Checking in on elderly neighbors regularly.
US CITIZENS
STEP – American citizens living and travelling abroad can register in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program and receive email updates and advisories from the US Embassy to Italy. US Citizens enrolled in this site also receive periodic invitations to webinars for American citizens in Italy.
LOOKING FORWARD to a BRAND NEW YEAR TOGETHER!
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN PERSON SOON. In the meantime, see you ONLINE. |
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Mornings: Mon-Fri - 9-13
Available Online at aia.fvg@gmail.com We'll get back to you.
For Administration Queries contact aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com
Sorry, no Library Checkouts until further notice due to Covid-19 |
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