June 2023 Newsletter





June 2023 Newsletter

Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste


June πŸŒž
Summer πŸ“½Films😎Summer English Academy

 

Save the Date: 

ASSOCIAZIONE ITALO AMERICANA FVG NEWS

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! 

Your Membership Card 2022/23 gives you special prices at TriesteCinema Show your card at the box office. 

Our membership year is Sept. 1 - Aug. 31.  


Summer Office Hours:  from June 19th - Monday to Friday 9-12 and Wednesday afternoons 17-19. We will be closed the first 3 weeks of August.
🎈 THANK YOU FOR BECOMING A MEMBER and for TAKING an ENGLISH COURSE!  You were all fantastic!  Remember to pick up your certificate. 

❤A SPECIAL THANKS to our TEACHERS!  
  
Course Lists for FALL 2023/24 will be published in September.  We look forward to having you back.  


😎  SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY 2023
Full Immersion English mornings without leaving Trieste. 
or Elementary, Middle School and High School Students

SOME SPACES STILL AVAILABLE

Questions about Courses or SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY? Pass by the office in the mornings.  Call 040 63 03 01 or write to aiatriesteinfo@gmail.com .  


Join us this summer for fun FREE films.  Bring the kids, come on your own, do a double feature.  What a great (and cheap) Date Night!  

All Films FREE.  In English with English subtitles.  

At: Associazione Italo Americana FVG / American Corner Trieste
Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo, 6 - Trieste

SATURDAY, July 1st from 6 pm on.  FREE ENTRY

⚾πŸ”πŸŽΈ   Baseball, Burgers and music by 
UKULOLLO - Lorenzo Vignando. 
Bring your baseball glove and ... your ukulele!  

Again this year we celebrate with Junior Alpina at the Soldiers Field in Opicina. 
Cool off in the Carso.  Join us for a fun evening. Jam with the Trieste Ukulele Club and Ukulollo! Cornhole too for all you mid-westerners!
AMERICAN CORNER TRIESTE

Free Events are posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram and our Blog.  
FREE opportunities are made possible thanks to volunteers and the support of the government of the United States of America and the U.S. Embassy to Italy.

The American Corner Library is open!  Here is the American Corner Library Catalog.  Check out a book, magazine dvd.  

Looking for Digital Library Resources? eLibraryUSA - Temporary Remote Access Get your personal temporary access code.  Read American newspapers, magazines. Watch documentaries on Kanopy,


June Theme: PRIDE MONTH
“All human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or whom they love.”   President Biden

For more resources, including documentary films and the Library of Congress, go to this LINK
FREE Activities in June 


School is out and several activities have come to an end until Fall.  

A salute to our participants in: 


 πŸš€πŸŸ STEM Space Camp - Mission to Mars - Mission Accomplished!

🧲TEEN MAKER SPACE 

πŸ“’FULL IMMERSION English for those CURRENTLY working / volunteering with Displaced Persons

🎸TRIESTE UKULELE CLUB - a great road trip to Monopolele 2023 and enthusiastic participation at meetings.  Maybe you'll see us jamming on the beach, in the park or on the baseball field this summer.  Enjoy our YouTube Playlist  Extra special thanks to Marino our "Uke Master".


End of the School Year Meetings in June:
 
πŸ“šBOOK CLUBS - Reading and Discussing US Authors in English
Women's Book Club  - 
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin.  
20/30 Something Yr Old Co-Ed Book Club -
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

⚽ALL STARS Non-competitive Soccer for Unaccompanied Minors, Ukrainian teens, Underprivileged teens.  Continues through June.
WANT TO VOLUNTEER?


We are a volunteer, non-profit association with openings in the Teen Maker Space, Craft Workshop, Cinema Check-In and for University Students for Internship Credits.  Fill in this FORM and we'll get back to you.

πŸ“’THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!  


TEACHING / LEARNING ENGLISH and STUDY in the US 

English Teachers - Check out FREE  resources on American English at State for Educators and on Facebook – American English for Educators. Join 
TESOL and our Trieste Local Group.  

IMPROVE your American ENGLISH this summer

Take a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to enhance your English language skills and specialized content knowledge!  The courses are self-paced.
    STUDY in the US
The Fulbright Italy Office offers opportunities for graduate students.  
The EducationUSA website helps you plan your studies in the US.  

Were you a Fulbrighter or a US Govt. Exchange Alumni?  We would LOVE to meet you to learn about your experience.   Contact us.

US CITIZENS

SOCIAL SECURITY APPOINTMENTS in TRIESTE -  July 25, 2023. Register ONLINE for an appointment.  The representative  comes only once a year.  

U.S. Passport Renewal.  Be travel ready! Check your expiration date. Credit Card payment now accepted! 

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is a free service for U.S. citizens traveling to, or living in, abroad so that the Department of State can assist in an emergency and supply information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.

Vote from Abroad. Send your FVCA form to request your 2023 Overseas Voters Ballots automatically. Go to www.fvap.gov
STAFF PICKS

Listening to: Daniel Ho the Ukulele Star 

Cooking: 
Every variation of Slaw 

Beach Read: The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Following: US Major League Baseball
US and INTERNATIONAL SPECIAL DAYS


June: LGBTQI+ Pride Month and National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

June 1: 
Global Day of Parents
June 3: 
World Bicycle Day 
June 4: 
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
June 5: 
World Environment Day
June 8: 
World Ocean Day Best Friends Day
June 12: 
World Day Against Child Labour
June 14: 
National Flag Day 
June 15: 
Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 17: 
The World Day to Combat Desertification
June 18: 
Father's Day
June 19:
 Juneteenth and International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
June 20: 
World Refugee Day 
June 26:
 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
June 27: 
Micro-, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises Day
June 29: 
International Day of the Tropics 
June 30: 
Meteor Watch Day
July 1
International Joke Day
July 4
US Independence Day