Searching for Italian classes or Italian themed cultural events? For those living in Canada here are some organizations that might be a good starting point: Casa D’Italia in Quebec Casa D’Italia is community centre where the Italian community meets, Italian culture is fostered and shared, and many intercultural exchanges take place. http://www.fcciq.com/e_casa.asp Scuola Dante Alighieri [...]
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La Società Dante Alighieri ha lo scopo di tutelare e diffondere la lingua e la cultura italiane nel mondo, ravvivando i legami spirituali dei connazionali all’estero con la madre patria e alimentando tra gli stranieri l’amore e il culto per la civiltà italiana. Esplora il sito della Dante per saperne di piu’: http://www.ladante.it/ o cerca [...]
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The Italian Cultural Center of San Diego is a non-profit organization, founded in 1981 as a meeting point for people interested in Italian culture and language. Over the years the center has grown steadily, and currently consists of more than 600 members, a mixed group of Italian Americans, Italophiles and Italians of various origins and [...]
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Posted in Organizations, Schools on Jan 27th, 2011
A limited number of scholarships for students who wish to study the Italian language and culture in Italy are offered by Italian language schools and centers through the Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco. The scholarships cover all or part of the tuition only. The students may have to pay enrollment fees. Limitations Applicants must [...]
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Posted in Associations on Mar 29th, 2010
The Italian Association of Assistance is a voluntary agency, offering a wide range of services and programs focused on community services, educational and cultural activities. Italian language learners are offered several learning opportunities: language classes, private lessons, storytime for the young learners and a Multimedia Resource Center. Children aged 4 to 11 can attend the Italian Bilingual School, where teachers are [...]
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Posted in Schools on Mar 7th, 2010
The Purple School in Bellevue, WA, is a school committed to promoting bilingualism among children. It offers an Italian language program for 0 – 12 year olds that provides a loving environment and an academic environment with concrete objectives, quantifiable and quantified results, and an immersion language approach. http://www.purpleschool.com/ The Purple School a Bellevue, vicino Seattle, e’ [...]
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Posted in Organizations, Schools on Mar 5th, 2010
If you are looking for Italian schools and classes in Canada, start your your search by browsing the website of the Italian Cultural Institute. You can find the Institute in major cities, like: Montreal (http://www.iicmontreal.esteri.it/IIC_Montreal) Toronto (http://www.iictoronto.esteri.it/IIC_Toronto/) Vancouver (http://www.iicvancouver.esteri.it/IIC_Vancouver) For children living in Toronto, the Leonardo Da Vinci Academy offers pre-school and Elementary programmes: http://www.ldva.on.ca/ [...]
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Posted in Schools on Mar 4th, 2010
The Italian Bilingual School provides a unique approach to teaching and learning by offering a bilingual aspect that has combined elements of both the Australian and the Italian curriculum in order to provide a program of study which targets the needs of the students. The school is a primary school that currently caters to children from [...]
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Posted in Schools on Mar 2nd, 2010
La Piccola Scuola Italiana di San Francisco is a Reggio-inspired full-immersion Italian program whose mission is to provide high-quality progressive education for 1- to 5-year olds, and to build a community in which children can experience lively Italian language and authentic Italian culture. La Piccola Scuola Italiana di San Francisco offre un programma tutto Italiano per [...]
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Posted in Schools on Mar 1st, 2010
Spazio Italiano is a place where the whole family can come together to embrace Italian culture. They offer workshops and language classes for children and their parents taught by native Italian speakers. Spazio Italiano offre un programma di lezioni e classi per bambini ed adulti dove le famiglie possono apprendere la lingua e la cultura [...]
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