Some info on the Middle School/High School Intensive Courses

Frequently Asked Questions 

1. When are Middle School and High School intensive courses taking place this year? 

Answer: The MS/HS intensives will take place two hours per day for four days: September 6, 7, 8, 9. Middle school 4-6 p.m., High School 6-8p.m. 

2. Why the new format? 

Answer: The idea is to give students an intensive week of English BEFORE school starts, so they will have a head start for the academic year. 

3. Who's the teacher? 

Answer: It's me, Karoline! I have to get my teaching fix in now before I have a baby in October! Then I will probably work the front desk (with a baby sling probably!)

4. What will you teach that week? 

Answer: It's all about THINKING and SPEAKING  in English. We will be doing SOME review of Grammar (but only when it comes up naturally). The rest will be tricks for becoming fluent in English, lots of conversation, and all the fun we can have since our courses tend to be small. 

5. How many students in a class?

Answer: For the classes to go, we need at least 5 participants per class (tell your friends!). The maximum number is 11 students. 

6. How much do MS/HS intensive courses cost?

Answer: This course costs 100 euros for Association members (have you renewed your membership for 2010-11?)

7. Where can I get more information? 

Answer: As always, stop by the Association! We are open Monday-Friday from 4-8pm. Or give us a call: 040 630301 or cell: +39 3498666667

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Intensive Courses

Yes, we're back! Hope you had a great summer!

September is almost here, and you know what that means: INTENSIVE COURSES! Here is what we have planned:

Middle School and High School:

September 6, 7, 8, 9

Middle School Intensive 4-6pm

High School Intensive 6-8pm

Price: Euro 100* 

Adults
September 13-October 12, 2010


Conversation and Fluency Practice for Intermediate Beginners
5-7 p.m. Monday, Tuesday

Advanced Conversation
7-9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday

Total: 20 hours
Price: Euro 250*


Sign up at the Association in Via Roma, Trieste. We will be here Monday-Friday from 4-8p.m. Starting on August 30.

*+ Association Membership 2010-2011 
Students/Senior Citizens euro 25 
Adults euro 35

Association Taking a Summer Break

I just want to remind you that the Association is CLOSED from August 1-22. It's SUMMERTIME!! See you at the end of August.

We will be back on our normal five-day schedule in September!

See you soon!

Elementary Summer Immersion Fun in Monfalcone

Children ages 6-10

August 30-September 3, 2010

9.00-12.00

Istituto Comprensivo G. Randaccio

Via Canaletto, 10

MONFALCONE

Immersion fun with songs, books, games, art, sports, and culture. All in English with Janine!

Price: euro 150

Registration: 23-26 August: info@aia-fvg.org or call Karoline: 3498666667

Some other things we're cooking up for the new school year

We're trying to get some new programs started this year along with your trusty favorites like our year-long classes and intensive refresher courses for students and adults.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
As far as the programs we instituted over the last year, we are planning on continuing the AMERICAN FILM SERIES AT THE ARISTON, MONDAY NIGHT FILM/TV SERIES which was so much fun, and our AMERICAN CORNER FRIDAY AFTERNOON DOCUMENTARIES.  AMERICAN CORNER SATURDAY MORNING STORYTIME for children and their parents will also return once things cool off a bit!

MONFALCONE: ONE WEEK IMMERSION PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
Mark your calendars for the first week of September. We will be offering a week-long half-day summer school immersion program for Elementary school students in MONFALCONE. I will blog details very soon! As always, we offer discounts to brothers and sisters who sign up. A special thank you to Randaccio Middle School who has offered to host us!

ENGLISH CLASSES FOR ENGLISH AND NON-ENGLISH TEACHERS IN MONFALCONE AND TRIESTE 
One of our most important missions is to support the English teachers in our region! For this reason, we are offering Advanced English Conversation courses to teachers at a special discounted rate. These courses are a great moment for exchanging ideas and "talking shop" as well as refreshing conversation skills with a native speaker. I taught two of these classes this year in Monfalcone (the other course was for non-English teachers), and we had an excellent time, let me tell you! If you already know you're interested in participating, just let us know!

MAKING OUR CLASSROOMS MORE MOBILE 
Another thing we are working on this year is offering more varied classes in other locations both in Trieste and in surrounding areas. If you have any preferences or know of a facility willing to host classes, let us know!

MAKING YOUR TESSERA MORE VALUABLE
Our hope is that by offering more programs and events we will create a positive community of active Italian American Association members who are happy to renew their tessera every year. But... if we can sweeten the deal for you, we are happy to do that as well. We will be letting you know where you can use your tessera to take advantage of special discounts with our sponsors like the Ariston Theater, Uvec Travel and others around town.

KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE BLOG. 


THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT!

Happy 4th of July!!

Makes you just want to sing Yankee doodle doesn't it?? Have a great one!!