Diploma CILS (Certificate of Italian as a Foreign Language) and CILS Preparatory Course
Under an agreement between the University of Pennsylvania and the University for Foreigners in Siena, Italy, the CILS (Certificate of Italian as a Foreign Language) has been activated at the University of Pennsylvania. The official CILS Diploma, issued by the University for Foreigners in Siena, certifies your knowledge of Italian, is valid through...
HS Italian Teaching Vacancy
Ridge High School in beautiful Basking Ridge, NJ seeks a HS Italian teacher for a tenure track position for the 15-16 school year. Qualified candidates should send their resume to the Supervisor of WL, Katherine Stotler, at [email protected]. Mille grazie, Katherine Stotler Supervisor of World Languages & ELLBernards Township...
Maria Fusco (Ambasciata) visita la Mantua Elementary School a Fairfax County
Dirigente Scolastico dell'Ambasciata a Washington, Maria Fusco ha visitato nei giorni scorsi la Mantua Elementary School in Fairfax County. Una visita – sottolinea la sede diplomatica – che ha rappresentato l'occasione per confermare la valenza della cooperazione tra l'Ambasciata e le autorità scolastiche della contea di Fairfax per l'insegnamento...
Inside ISSNAF 2013 ISSNAF Awards
For the third year in a row, ISSNAF Board of Trustees is promoting three awards to stimulate not only a greater general awareness of younger researchers' work, but would also motivate young scholars and scientists with talent. For 2013 the awards are, the ISSNAF Award for Young Investigators, the Paola Campese Award for Research on Leukemias and th...
The First Italian Culture Club is Established at Livingston High School
During the 2015-2016 school year, two Livingston High School students who wished to bring the spirit of Italian Culture to the student body started the first-ever Italian Culture Club at LHS. Cofounders and Presidents Alex Franchino and Isabella LaPolla decided that the school was lacking representation upon the realization that ma...
Annual Lido Civic Club scholarship awards ceremony at the Embassy of Italy
This week, the Embassy of Italy hosted the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC Annual Scholarship Awards Presentation. Lorry Clavelli, the Scholarship Co-Chairman, organized an elegant affair with catering provided by Oro Pomodoro and a focus on celebrating the scholarship recipients. The club's President, Philip F. Finelli, Jr., welcomed the attende...
Fairfield Public Library holds Italian classes
The Fairfield Public Library, 261 Hollywood Ave., will hold free Italian classes for children and adults starting on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Children will meet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and adults will meet from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Classes are separate, one only being for children and the others being for adults.Fairfield Library's Italian classes for child...
Amity 5th-grader’s essay in national contest
by Ron Devlin A fifth-grader at Amity Elementary Center journeyed more than 100 years into the past to create an essay that's competing for national honors in a contest conducted by the Daughters of the American Revolution. "A Child's Journey Through Ellis Island" by Sarah Soriano, 11, has won the organization's awards for B...
17th-, 18th- and 19th-Century Italian at the MLA (Philadelphia, January 5-8, 2017)
The MLA's Forum for 17th-, 18th- and 19th-Century Italian invites proposals for the following sessions at the 2017 annual convention in Philadelphia (January 5-8) 1. The Boundary Conditions of GenreThe 17th-19th centuries were a time of great genre flourishing: the novel, periodical, opera, autobiography, encyclopedia and almanac came into...
Ellwood City Corona D’Italia Lodge announces scholarship recipients
Officers and members of Corona D'Italia Lodge 807 held their monthly meeting April 13 at Pizza Joe's in Ellwood City. Valerie Valentino, scholarship chairwoman, and her committee of Lois DiFrischia, sentinel, and Pudue LaCava, trustee, presented the report. A $500 Corona D'ltalia memorial scholarship will be awarded to Lincoln High School sen...
Mount Saint Mary Academy's Italian Club raises more than $800 for Mercy Girl Effect
Teresa Sengel, World Language Department Chair at Mount Saint Mary Academy (MSMA) in Watchung, announced on May 31 that during October and May, the school's Italian Club sponsored a Rita's Italian Ice sale which yielded over $800 for the Mercy Girl Effect. According to Sister Lee Ann Amico, MSMA Student Government Director and Student Cent...
IAMA scholarship ceremony
On July 2, at the monthly IAMA (Italian American Memorial Association) meeting, a scholarship ceremony took place honoring this year's recipients and presenting them with scholarships. Five scholarships were presented this year to the following students. A Sports Scholarship was presented by Marion Smeriglio to Nicholas Menkin, who will be...