April 2021 Newsletter


April 2021 – Earth Day & National Park WeekPoetry MonthJazz Appreciation.  Registration for Spring English Classes, Free Online TESOL Language Improvement Course for English Teachers.  Join us online! See you on What’s the Buzz
 
April showers bring May flowers!  We hope that your gardens are in full bloom.  Have a nice break and enjoy some unplugged family time,
 
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. 
 
IMPORTANT DATES:
 
SPRING SESSION begins on April 7th.
EASTER VACATION – No Lessons or Activities – April 1-6
ADMIN Vacation – April 1-5.  Contact us at aia.fvg@gmail.com
 
AIA FVG 1961- 2021 - 60 YEARS YOUNG.  BE A PART OF IT!
Interviews are completed.  Now the hard part!  You can still fill in the AIA 60th Anniversary Info Form and share your memories with us! Join the FREE AIA FVG Alumni Association and find out what happened to the cute guy / gal who you met at the American Film Series in 1985. 
 
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!  During the break contact us via email with your phone number if you need more info.
 

ONLINE REGISTRATION
 

 
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

 
You can 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.  The films will be recuperated.
 
AMERICAN CORNER:
 
The American Corner offers ONLINE ACTIVITIES. More events will be posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram 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” has just begun.  Sponsored by the US Department of State.
 
OUR CALENDAR:
 
Mondays at 11 am – What’s the Buzz this Week?  Month 3 of weekly 20 minute weekly Buzzchats in English 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.
 
Registration Continues for Spring Session English Classes for Adults and Children. 
 
07/04 – Start - SPRING Courses - Children, Teens, Adults
 
07/04 – Start Free TESOL Language Improvement Course for Teachers taught by Janine and Karoline.
 
8/04, 3pm – Transatlantic Thursdays on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy. Or with Italian simultaneous translation in Italian on US Embassy YouTube Channel.
 
8/04, 7 pm – Women’s Book Club – discussing Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans by Dan Baum
 on Zoom.
 
17-25/04 –National Park Week .  Find your park.  Visit a park virtually.
 
20/04, 10 am -Saving my Tomorrow – Kids who love the Earth , 30 min. HBO Documentary FREE anytime on eLibraryUSA - Kanopy with your temporary remote access code or on 20/04 on American Corner Home Theater FB
 
22/04 Earth Day – virtual events
 
27/04, 11 am- Adult Read Aloud – excerpt from The Overstory by Richard Powers on FacebookLIVE  ACTS.
 
27/04, 5 pm – Webinar - Study in Ohio  Education USA – Fulbright Italy
 
29/04 – Poem in your Pocket Day – share some poetry with your friends.
 
Repeating Events on Facebook:
 
Every Thursday at 3 pm3 – Transatlantic Thursdays on Facebook LIVE–US Embassy to Italy. Or with Italian simultaneous translation in Italian on US Embassy YouTube Channel.
 
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
Register today for the FREE TESOL Online English Language Improvement Course for English Teachers with Janine & Karoline, Free for TESOL Italy Members.  Not a TESOL Member? Use your Carta Docente. Class starts April 7th.  Tell a friend.
 
Check out the Resources on American English at State for Educators.
 
07/04, 2pm and 7pm - American English LIVE Teacher Development Series 10  Free on Facebook with the theme: Making the Transition to Online or Hybrid Instruction.
 
STAFF PICKS for the Month
 
Becoming a NASA Citizen Scientist.
 
Planning a virtual visit to US National Parks.
 
Cooking Asparagus in 59 Ways.
 
Planting a Beginner’s Vegetable Garden.
 
Reducing, Reusing, Recycling.
 
Listening to The Real Ambassadors musical by Louis Armstrong and Dave Brubeck about their time as a real Jazz Ambassadors.
 

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.