No Masks Required!

 We are so happy to inform you that as of June 16, 2022, Face Masks are no longer required to enter the Associazione Italo Americana / American Corner Trieste.  

If you prefer, you can continue to wear your mask.  

Games Day

Calling all TEENS. Come to Games Day in English. 

Tuesday, June 14th - 10-12. 

FREE with Meagan from America House Kyiv .

Building Blocks for Career Development for Teachers

FRIDAY JUNE 10, 2022 @  18.00 - 19.00

Meagan Abrahamsson will be present at Associazione Italo Americana del FVG!!

Building Blocks - Career Development for Teachers  - Trieste

See you in Piazza Sant'Antonio Nuovo 6

We are waiting for you!!

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Tesol Italy Trieste

c/o Associazione Italo Americana del FVG

tel. 040.630301 (da lun a mar dalle 9.00 alle 13.00)

June 2022 Newsletter

JUNE: Summer English Academy, Film Series: Pets, Baseball,  Ukulele Club, Caribbean Heritage - Pride - Juneteenth, Independence Day with Junior Alpina.  We are a Cultural Association with indoor activities.  In any case until June 15th you still need a Face Mask in the Association.  We await news about Covid measures after that date.  Donate your 5 x mille to the Associazione Italo Americana FVG. Thank you! It will be put to good use.  Summer Office Hours from June 13th - Monday to Friday 9-12 and Wednesdays 17-19.    THANK YOU!   We were so happy to have you participate in classes and activities this year!  We hope to see you back in 2022/23! Go to this LINK to check when you have your final lesson, or ask your teacher. A round of applause to our fantastic teachers! In September we will publish the Fall 2022/23 courses and activities schedule. Enjoy your summer!  We hope to see you at Summer English Academy, a Summer Film or Independence Day.      SUMMER ENGLISH ACADEMY  Think Summer!  There are spaces available for the Summer Morning Full Immersion English Weeks for Elementary, Middle and High School Students.  Registration is open. Go to this LINK to learn more. Receive additional info HERE.       AMERICAN FILM SERIES 2021/22           If you missed a film in the 2021/22 series, you can check out the DVD from the Library.  We have news for 2022/23!  Suspense... You can renew from September 1st.     SUMMER FILM SERIES FREE Films in English on Wednesdays from June 22nd until July 20th.  Open to the Public. 22/06 - 17:30 - The Secret Life of Pets  and 20:00 - 42 29/06 - 17:30 - Lady and the Tramp and 20:00 - A League of their Own      American Corner Trieste   Free Events are posted on Facebook Pages, Instagram and our Blog.   The American Corner Library is open!  Remember to RETURN any items so that others can use them.  Here is the American Corner Library Catalog. June Themes: Caribbean American Heritage- Pride-Juneteenth Learn more and find resources at the above link.    🎸UKULELE CLUB - Registration of new participants Required June 4th Meeting.  Open to all ages and all levels.  Free.  Join us.  Bring your Ukulele or borrow one for the meeting. Don't play yet? Sing along usually in English. Watch our latest International Collaborative Debut of Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head. Here are pictures from the Monopolele Fest. Check out our YouTube Playlist.   REFUGEE RELIEF We have been assisting displaced persons of all nationalities in the area, thanks to the support of the US Embassy to Italy.  Meagan, English Language Specialist for the America House in the Ukraine will spend 1 week in Trieste to work in person with Ukrainians, teachers, students. Support activities - Craft workshop every Tuesday and Thursday morning and afternoon for Ukrainian women. You can make a donation for their creations at Barbacan Produce on June 19th.  Need Info or want to help locally NOW?  Go to this LINK. AMERICAN CORNER SCHEDULE Every Tuesday and Thursday in May from 9-12 and 17-19  #UnitedWithUkraine Craft Workshop - Come volunteer to help produce items for local craft markets.  Mandatory first time Online Registration 4/06, 11:45 - Ukulele Club - Mandatory Online Registration of new participants.  16/06, 8 pm - Women's Book Club - Bloomsday at Pedocin 22/06 - The Secret Life of Pets, 42. 29/06 - Lady and the Tramp, A League of their Own 2/07 - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION - save the date! Want to Volunteer? We are a volunteer, non-profit organization with current openings in the Teen Maker Space, Craft Workshop, and for University Students for Internship Credits.  Send an email to aia.fvg@gmail.com   eLibraryUSA – Temporary Remote Access – Get your personal temporary access code.  Read American newspapers, magazines. Watch documentaries, BookFlix.  Available remotely only during the Covid-19 period .   STAFF PICKS for the Month Reading Twelve Million Black Voices by Richard Wright.    Listening to the Caribbean American Playlist on Spotify.    Cooking Fried Green Tomatoes for Juneteenth.   ENGLISH TEACHER’S CORNER TESOL ITALY - Renew your Membership and participate in future Online English Language Improvement Courses for English Teachers.     Check out the Resources on American English at State for Educators and on Facebook – American English for Educators Calling young English Teachers (Italian Citizens). You could become a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant for the Italian language in an American University.  Deadline: September 2022 for the 2023/24 School year.    Take a FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that will enhance your English language skills and specialized content knowledge!  The courses are self-paced. Each course takes 10-15 hours to complete. STUDY in the US Look at options in the US.  The Fulbright Italy Office offers many opportunities for graduate students.   The EducationUSA website is a valuable source for planning your studies in the US.   Our library has NEW Editions of Educational Advising Books; Sports Scholarships, 4 Year Colleges, Colleges for Special Needs, SAT, MCAT, LSAT Were you a Fulbrighter or a USA Govt. Exchange Alumni?  We would LOVE to meet you!  Are you available to share your experiences with us.  Send us an email.   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 so that the Department of State can better assist you in an emergency and give Americans abroad routine information from the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.   Vote from Abroad. Americans can vote. Wherever they are. Midterm elections are coming up! YOUR VOTE DOES COUNT.  Submit your 2022 Federal Post Card Application NOW so you will receive absentee ballots for the entire year.  Don't want to pay postage? Use the Federal Postage Free Voting Envelope and we will send it to the Consulate for you to be included in the diplomatic pouch.   US Passport Renewal.  Be travel ready! Check your expiration date to avoid surprises.     Federal Benefits Unit. Contact the office in Rome via email for assistance related to Social Security, Benefits, Medicare.   US and International Special Days June: Pride Month, National Caribbean American Heritage Month  June 1: Global Day of Parents  June 3: World Bicycle Day  June 5: World Environment Day June 7: World Food Safety Day - See official site June 8: World Oceans Day  June 12: World Day Against Child Labor June 15: Elder Abuse Awareness Day June 17: The World Day to Combat Desertification  June 19: Juneteenth (Observed this year on June 20, Federal Holiday in the U.S.)  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: World Meteor Watch Day/World Asteroid Day

Spring Classes are almost Finished

 It's been great to have you with us this year!  

Things are winding up. The spring schedule is a bit confusing because of all the holidays.   

A big round of applause to our TEACHERS!  

Here are the final days of lessons, by the day of week that you attend. 

Monday - June 13, 2022

Tuesday - June 7, 2022

Wednesday - June 1, 2022

Thursday -  June 16, 2022 (Adult Writing Workshop - Speak with your teacher)  

Friday - June 10, 2022

Saturday - June 11, 2022

#UnitedWithUkraine June 2022

 

We have been assisting displaced persons of all nationalities in the area, thanks to the support of the US Embassy to Italy.  

Meagan, English Language Specialist for the America House Ukraine will spend 1 week in Trieste in June to work with Ukrainians, teachers, students.  

Ukrainian English learners, wherever they are, can participate in Meagan's online conversation classes for Free.  

English - some Ukrainian students are in our English classes. 
Support activities - Craft workshop every Tuesday and Thursday morning and afternoon for Ukrainian women. You'll see them at Barbacan Produce on June 19th.  .
Collection - Cell phones, laptops, tablets (used but in working order) are needed. 
To find other ways to help locally now, go to this LINK. 

AMERICAN CORNER SCHEDULE
Every Tuesday and Thursday in May from 9-12 and 17-19  #UnitedWithUkraine Craft Workshop - Come volunteer to help produce items for local craft markets.  Mandatory first time Online Registration

June 2022 - Multi Themed Month

Caribbean American Heritage

From America's earliest days, Caribbean Americans have contributed to the success, spirit, and character of the United States. For generations, they have enhanced and advanced many aspects of American society.  The Caribbean-American population is about 4.5 million.  

Resources:

Teaching Caribbean American History with Hamilton

US Department of the Interior Infographics about Caribbean Americans

Presidential Proclamation - Caribbean-American Heritage Month 2022

Pride

"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

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the modern Gay Liberation Movement in the United States paving the way for future activism and legislation.

Resources:

Smithsonian - Pride Collection of LGBTQI+ Pride articles

Library of Congress - LGBTQI+ Pride

Presidential Proclamation LGBTQI+ Pride Month 2022

Juneteenth

In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill that officially made June 19th a federal holiday.

Commonly called Juneteenth, this marks the day when enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom in 1865, two years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Today it is a nation-wide holiday commemorating the freedom, progress, and culture of Black Americans.

Resources:

Smithsonian - The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

NPR - Food To Celebrate Freedom: Tea Cakes For Juneteenth! 

Presidential Proclamation of Juneteenth Day of Observance