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March 2021 – Women’s
History, Registration for Spring
Classes, Pi Day and Farmcraft. Join
us online! See you on What’s
the Buzz.
On February 24, 2020
we closed our doors to the public for the first
Covid-19 lockdown. Many things have
changed for all of us in this past year. We miss seeing
each other in person, but we thank you for continuing to
follow courses and activities online. Hopefully we will
soon be together.
In the meantime, stay safe and vigilant. If you need anything,
or just want to talk, please contact us via email with
your phone number and we will get back to you.
ALL ACTIVITIES and COURSES continue ONLINE
due to the Covid-19 health emergency, until further
notice, as CONFIRMED by the PREFECT of
Trieste. We will return to in
person lessons and activities when possible. By obeying the law,
we can all help stop the spread of Covid-19.
IMPORTANT DATES:
WINTER SESSION LESSONS end on March 27th.
EASTER VACATION – No
Lessons or Activities – Mar. 29 to Apr. 6
SPRING SESSION begins on April 7th.
AIA FVG
1961- 2021 - 60 YEARS YOUNG. BE A PART OF IT!
Thanks
to those who reached out to be interviewed for our 60th
Anniversary Documentary. Susanne, our
volunteer Filmmaker has conducted over 20 interviews to
date and the project continues. 3 generations of
Triestini have been connected to the Association. You’re still in time
to participate! Fill
in the AIA 60th
Anniversary Info Form and tell us all about
it! Join the FREE AIA FVG Alumni Association and find
out what happened to the cute guy / gal in your AIA FVG
English class in 1975.
RANDOM ACTS
of KINDNESS AMBASSADORS
Congrats
to the participants in the RAK Challenge. Keep up the great
work. Your
certificates will be sent to you via email soon. If you
did the challenge and forgot to register, go to the
above link and to add your name and receive your
certificate.
ENGLISH CLASSES for
Members
Register ONLINE NOW for SPRING Courses
starting on April 7th after the Easter
Break. Classes
are ONLINE until further notice.
New Students are welcome!
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 with your online account.
· In
the Association with CASH payment during our
morning Office Hours (Monday to Friday 9-13).
· With
WELFARE
AZIENDALE - Check
with your company about this payment option. Tell your
co-workers. What
a tremendous opportunity
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.
Online
Individual Lesson Packages
for Adults and Children are available.
AMERICAN FILM SERIES
2020/21
The national cinema closure
has been prolonged again until the end of March. The series has been
postponed, awaiting government decrees on reopenings. The films will be
recuperated.
AMERICAN CORNER:
The American Corner offers ONLINE
ACTIVITIES. The Theme for the Month is Women’s
History: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
of US Women’s Voting Rights. More events will be
posted on Facebook and our Blog.
eLibraryUSA – Temporary
Remote Access –
Request your personal temporary
access code today. Read The New York
Times, National Geographic, Oprah! Watch RBG free of
charge in English.
American newspapers, magazines, videos, read and
watch children’s books from BookFlix, resources and
databases are available remotely only during the Covid-19
period (afterwards only at the American Corner).
FARMCRAFT?
If you like MINECRAFT, you’ll love this! Form a team and
compete with others around the world. Open to all ages, but
especially good for students ages 8-18. Registration is
Free and the “Season” begins on March 31st. Great for science
classes.
Sponsored by the US Department of State.
OUR CALENDAR:
Mondays at 11 am – What’s
the Buzz this Week? Month 2 of weekly 20
minute Buzzchats with Karoline and Denise and special
guests. New
Topic each week.
Be part of the buzz in English. On FacebookLIVE AIAFVG
and AC TS. View past episodes on
our YouTube
Channel.
01/03 – Registration
Opens for Spring Session
English Classes for Adults and
Children.
4/03, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursday –
Partire, Studiare, Crescere: Italian
Alumni of US Exchange
Programs speak of their
experience on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy.
08/03 - International
Women’s Day – Virtual Events.
11/03, 7 pm – Women’s Book Club –
discussing Fear of
Flying by Erica Jong
on Zoom.
14/03 – Pi Day
– Celebrate at home with a math activity or a pie.
16/03, 10am – RBG Documentary
FREE anytime on eLibraryUSA
- Kanopy with your
temporary remote access code
or on 16/03 on American
Corner Home Theater FB
18/03, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursday -
Women Entrepreneurs – Cheryl
Edison from Silicon Valley speaks
about Start-ups on Facebook US
Embassy to Italy
23/03, 11 am- Adult Read Aloud – RBG’s Life
in her Own Words –
on
Facebook
ACTS.
23/03, 5 pm – Improve your
Writing and Test Taking Skills - TOEFL / IELTS
– Education USA – Fulbright Italy
27/03 – Last Lesson for Winter Session
English Classes
Repeating Events on Facebook:
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.
ENGLISH TEACHER CORNER
Check out the Resources on American English at
State for Educators.
10/3, 24/03, 2pm and 7pm - American English LIVE
Teacher Development Series 10 Free
on Facebook with the theme: Making the Transition to
Online or Hybrid Instruction. Webinars every other
Wednesday
STAFF PICKS for the Month
Binge watching What’s the
Buzz this Week? So
far there are 5 buzzchats of 20 minutes each.
Cleaning out our closets and
donating the clothes (in good conditions) to
charity.
Making Real
Neapolitan Pizza
for Pi Day on 3/14
(or just ordering from our favorite
pizzeria since we are of course in Italy and contrary
to popular belief abroad, we don’t all have wood
burning pizza ovens at home).
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US CITIZENS
Smart Traveler Enrollment
Program (STEP) is a free service provided by the
U.S. Government to U.S. citizens who are traveling
to, or living in, a foreign country. STEP allows you to
enter information about your upcoming trip abroad
so that the Department of State can better assist
you in an emergency. STEP also allows Americans
residing abroad to get routine information from the
nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
Vote
from Abroad. You must request overseas ballots
every year.
Do it today and don’t miss a single election
this calendar year.
US Passport
Renewal. Check your
expiration date to avoid surprises. Adult passports
can be renewed by mail.
Federal
Benefits Unit. Contact the office in Rome via email
for assistance related to Social Security,
Benefits, Medicare.
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU
ALL IN PERSON SOON. In the meantime,
see you ONLINE.
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