Jazz Appreciation Month


Jazz Appreciation Month (fondly known as "JAM") was created at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2001 to recognize and celebrate the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz for the entire month of April.

JAM is intended to stimulate and encourage people of all ages to participate in jazz - to study the music, attend concerts, listen to jazz on radio and recordings, read books about jazz, and more.


THE JAZZ AMBASSADORS



In the 1950's and '60's,tThe Cold War and Civil Rights movement collided when America asked Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman to travel as cultural ambassadors and combat racially-charged Soviet propaganda through their music.

Resources

Listen to The Real Ambassadors The Jazz Musical by Louis Armstrong about his time as a real Jazz Ambassador.

Louis Armstrong and Dave Brubeck wrote The Real Ambassadors, a musical in 1960, about their experiences on the Diplomatic Circuit as Jazz Ambassadors.  

NPR Interview with Hugo Berkley, Filmmaker of The Jazz Ambassadors, 2018 documentary.  


Smithsonian  Jazz Appreciation Site.

Earth Day 2021

Earth Day 2021 


Photo Sequoia Case Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern, California
Case Mountain, California - established as an Area for Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) for its giant sequoias. Photo Bob Wick, BLM (Bureau of Land Management)


History of Earth Day

In spring 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson from Wisconsin created Earth Day as a way to tackle environmental issues and add this to the national agenda. Twenty million Americans demonstrated in different U.S. cities, and it worked!  In December 1970, Congress authorized the creation of a new federal agency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.



National Park Week - April 17-25


Stay connected with national parks during National Park Week as the celebration goes digital. More Than Just Parks. 


Documentaries that you can view FREE on Kanopy through eLibraryUSA

 

Saving my Tomorrow - 30 min., 2017, HBO.   Kids from around the world share their thoughts on a range of environmental issues, from endangered animals and pollution to climate change, while scientists at the American Museum of Natural History talk with kids about how organisms are affected by a changing earth.



10 City Parks that Changed America - 56 min. Documentary 2019, PBS.  Tells the story of 10 visionaries who took open canvases of God-forsaken land, and transformed them into serene spaces that offer city dwellers a respite from the hustle and bustle of urban life. From the elegant squares of Savannah, Georgia, to a park built over a freeway in Seattle, to the more recent High Line in New York, each story introduces the heroes who brought these parks to life, and the villains who preferred to exploit the land for private enterprise. Discover the evolution of our nation's city parks, and learn the history of landscape architecture - an American-born art in which human beings try their best to mimic nature.

Resources

Earth Day Site - https://www.earthday.org/restore-our-earth-social-graphics/


NASA Earth Day - https://science.nasa.gov/earth-day-2021#:~:text=Earth%20Day%20Network%20(EDN)%2C,DC's%20Union%20Station%20every%20year.


NASA Citizen Scientist - https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscience


National Ocean Service - https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/earthday.html


EPA Earth Day - https://www.epa.gov/earthday


National Park Week - April 17 - 25 https://www.nps.gov/subjects/npscelebrates/national-park-week.htm


Nasa Earth App https://climate.nasa.gov/earth-apps/  It’s free, it’s dazzling and it puts Earth in the palm of your hands. NASA’s “Earth Now” app displays real-time global satellite data of your planet’s vital signs. Great for students, teachers and anyone interested in Earth science



Spring Courses 2021

 





Le iscrizioni sono aperte per la sessione SPRING dei nostri corsi collettivi. Nuovi partecipanti sono benvenuti!

Siamo un non-profit associazione culturale fondata nel 1961 e riconosciuta dalla regione FVG.  

I corsi colletivi inizieranno la settimana del 7 aprile in modalità ONLINE fino a data da destinarsi.  Appena possibile, torneremo in PRESENZA.  



Abbiamo anche qualche corso per Adulti che è esclusivamente ONLINE e che rimarrà ONLINE anche nel caso di un riapertura.  Offriamo anche Lezioni Individuali ONLINE per bambini, teens, adulti.

I nostri SOCI possono iscriversi per partecipare a Corsi di Inglese ed Altre Attività.

Insegnamo inglese a tutti livelli a persone da 3 a 99 anni!  


OPZIONI di PAGAMENTO:  


CLICCARE su i link sotto per INFO riguardante corsi, orari, iscrizione e pagamento online

  • 📽AIAFVG Canale YouTube  - Spiegazione dei Corsi, Presentazione Open Days, Visita Guidata all'AIAFVG, Regolamento Covid-19

Cliccare sul link per le iscrizioni:


DOMANDE? 

  • 📧Inviaci un email, lasciando anche il numero di telefono al: aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com  Vi contatteremo appena possibile.

  • 🏢Passa in Sede. Ci trovete  da Lunedì a Venerdì: 9-13 -Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - 2° Piano - Trieste

  • ✆Chiamaci durante l'orario sopra allo 040 63 03 01 

IMPORTANTE : il tesseramento va di pari passo con il pagamento della tessera stessa.
Prima di tesserarsi controllare la disponibilità dei corsi altrimenti si rischia di pagare la tessera quando il corso è già pieno. 
Prima di tutto, cliccare sul tasto di “VERIFICA DISPONIBILITA’ CORSI” e poi tesserarsi attraverso il tasto “TESSERATI”.
NB Una persona può comunque tesserarsi come socio senza iscriversi subito ai corsi.


Qui di seguito le istruzioni per iscriversi e per pagare i corsi in modalità Online:


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What's the Buzz this Week?

Catch up with What's the Buzz this Week?  Past Appointments


Every Monday at 11 am Karoline and Denise Chat in English for 20 minutes.  Sometimes we have special guests.  A totally unscripted conversation.  Some weeks we have a specific theme, other weeks the theme comes out as we chat! 


You can watch LIVE on our Facebook Pages and later the replay on our YouTube Channel. 

Do some binge watching on our YouTube Channel - only 20 minutes per episode.  


S.1, E.1 - Feb. 1, 2021 - Karoline & Denise

S.1, E. 2 - Feb-7, 2021 - Amanda Gorman - Karoline, Laura, Angela

S.1, E.3 - Feb. 7, 2021 - Virtual Game Design - Karoline & Marcus

S.1, E.4 - Feb. 14, 2021 - AIAFVG 60th Anniversary - Denise & Susanne

S.1, E.5 - Feb. 21, 2021 - Amish - Karoline & Denise

S.1, E.6 - Mar. 1, 2021 - AIAFVG 60th Anniversary, Yellow Zone - Karoline & Denise

S.1, E.7 - Mar. 8, 2021 - Women's Day, Road Trips, Basketball - Karoline & Denise

S.1, E.8 - Mar. 15, 2021 - Talking about America's Cup, Translator Identity - Karoline & Denise

S.1, E.9 - Mar. 22, 2021 - The Life of a Diplomat in Rome during Covid, World Road Trips - Denise & Sheila Weir

S.1, E.10 - Mar. 29, 2021 - Teaching and Learning English - Karoline & Janine

S.1, E.11 - Apr. 5, 2021 - National Parks, Gatlinburg, Dolly Parton - Karoline & Denise

S.1, E.12, Apr. 12, 2021 - Writing, Publishing, Podcasts, Freedom of Speech, Love - Karoline, Ian, Karen

S.1, E.13, April 19, 2021 - Smart Working, Cycling the World - Denise & Michael

S.1,E.14, April 28, 2021 - Academy Awards, Sports, Spring - Karoline & Denise

S.1,E.15, May 3, 2021 - Cats - Denise & Kathy


April 2021 Newsletter


April 2021 – Earth Day & National Park Week, Poetry Month, Jazz 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. 
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Free Language Improvement Course for English Teachers

 

Attention English Teachers for all School Levels!* Tremendous Opportunity!





This FREE ONLINE Course is included in your 2021 TESOL Membership - €30.

 30 hours of Online class + 3 Online seminars (2 hrs each) - Total 36 hours.

📅 Class starts April 7th (dates below)

👍   Certificate of Participation

 Use your Carta Docente. https://tesolitaly.org/become-a-member/

Don't have a Carta Docenti? No problem.  You can pay €30 yourself.  

Quick registration for TESOL Membership LINK 

Questions❓


📧Contact us at tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com  - Include your Phone Number!  We're closed from April 1-5, but we will get back to you online.  

📞  Call Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Monday to Friday 9-13 at 040 63 03 01 

🤝Meet Janine and Karoline, the Instructors in this Video.  

Share this message with a friend! 

*Insegnanti di inglese di ogni ordine e grado (Sc. per l'Infanzia, Sc. Elementare, Sc. Secondaria 1a e 2a grado, Università)

Trieste, March 22, 2021

Dear Active Tesol Members and Subscribers,

We are pleased to inform you that TESOL Italy Trieste, in collaboration with TESOL Italy and the US Embassy in Rome, is organizing a 30-hour, B2 level English language class for teachers. The course is FREE for individual and institutional members. Registration is now open to non-members who become active members (individual membership is 30 euros and it is possible to use the Carta Docente).  

          

Please see below for further information and feel free to forward this message to colleagues. 

Best regards,
Karoline Steckley
Local Group Coordinator
TESOL Italy - Trieste Local Group

% Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste

tel. number 040.630301 Monday to Friday 9 - 13

English Language Course –B2 Level
organized by TESOL Italy and the US Embassy in Rome

 


Description: This 30-hour online course is for teachers with a B2 level of English who want to develop their language skills and build their confidence in the use of English. Three additional 2-hour seminars will explore aspects of American Culture.

Dates: 7 April 2021 – 19 June 2021; Most lessons will be held on Saturdays from 9:00 - 12:00. (see below for specific dates)
Participants: Maximum of 25 
Place: Online
Teacher: Janine Sprague and Karoline Steckley
Price: FREE for TESOL Italy Members, including institutional members (TESOL Italy membership is 30 euros.  It is possible to use the Carta Docente)

Here is the LINK to become a member of Tesol:

 

This course is registered on SOFIA platform


Registration: now OPEN    Ends:  April 5 

If you are interested, please fill out this FORM and send it to this mail address: tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com  within April 5, 2021


NB: A certificate of attendance will be issued provided that the participant has completed at least 70% of the total tuition hours.


For any registration information, please contact:
Karoline Steckley, Local Group Coordinator 
tesolitalytrieste@gmail.com
or you can call, for any further information: Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste tel. number 040.630301 Monday to Friday 9 - 13 

 

Lesson Dates*

1. Wednesday, April 7, 2021  (16 to 17)
2. Saturday, April 10, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
3. Saturday, April 17, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
4. Saturday, April 24, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
5. Saturday, May 8, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
6. Saturday, May 15, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
7. Saturday, May 22, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
8. Saturday, May 29, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
9. Saturday, June 5, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
10. Saturday, June 12, 2021 ( 9 to  12)
11. Saturday, June 19, 2021 ( 9 to  11)

Seminars:

1.    Alessandro Portelli

·  Date: 8/4/21

·  time: 16:00-18:00

·  Title:  "The Dream and the curse: Bruce Springsteen's The River"   

2.    Lucilla Lopriore

·  date: 16/4/21

·  time: 15:30 - 17:30

·  Title: "Translanguaging & Hip Hop: a view from the US"\

3.    Marina Morbiducci

·  date: 28/4/21

·  time: 16:00-18:00

·  title: "Bob Dylan: In and Out of Time"

*If a lesson needs to be rescheduled by the teacher, it will be held in agreement with her.

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Happy Spring Break!

🐥💮Our office will be closed from April 1-5. 

Contact us via email at aia.fvg@gmail.com and we'll get back to you.  Please include your telephone number.




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