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From: "WisItalia Web Updates" <wisitalia.info@gmail.com>
Subject: WisItalia Web Updates
Date: November 12th 2011

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WisItalia Web Updates - November 2011

Ciao a tutti!

Here are the latest web updates on http://www.wisitalia.org and https://www.facebook.com/wisitalia
 
1. Bradford Italian High School Program Honored. The Coccia Foundation, its founders Cav. Joseph Coccia, Jr. and Dott.essa Elda Coccia, the Board of Trustees and all its members have awarded the Students of Italian at Bradford High School, Kenosha, WI with the Coccia Scholarship. Bradford High School affords students the opportunities to participate in a world class language program with a philosophy of continuous growth and always providing opportunities for its students. These opportunities include guest speakers, scholarships, field trips to museums and Italy, as well as an established open outreach program. As acknowledged by Phil Sergio, Student Liaison with the Coccia Foundation, "We also wish to congratulate you on all your programs and activities performed during the school year by your school's Italian Department and the Students of Italian. It is something of which you should all be proud. - CONGRATULAZIONE !!!!!" For information on the Coccia Foundation, visit www.cocciafoundation.org/aboutus.html.

2. Italian Language Classes for Children in Kenosha - Children's Italian classes are held on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 am for six weeks. They began November 5th and continue through December 17, 2011, at All Saints Catholic School, South Campus-7400 39th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53142. No classes will be held during Thanksgiving recess on November 26th. A similar program is planned for the North Campus-4400 22nd Ave, Kenosha, WI 53140 for Spring 2012. Download the registration form if interested http://www.wisitalia.org/pdfs/KenoshaChildrenWisItaliaFall2011Flyer.pdf.

3. Attention Italian speakers! The teachers and principal at Victory K-8 School's Italian Partial Immersion Program in Milwaukee, WI would love to have Italian speakers come and read to the students. If you have time and interest, please contact the school at 414 304-6700. Grazie! For more information on Victory, see http://victoryitalianimmersion.wordpress.com/. Victory is now a partial immersion school providing Italian language education to 210 students!

4. Here's a catalog of items that may be useful for awards or other recognitions for your students, as well as events for your Italian-American Clubs. MIB - Manifattura Italiana Bandiere http://www.mibbandiere.it/it/promozionale.asp#3. It's also posted on the Educator's Resources page. See http://www.wisitalia.org/pages/EdResourcesCurricula.html#curricula.

5. A Few More Free Italian Films Yet this Year:

The UW-Madison Italian Department's remaining free Italian films are on Wednesdays, November 23 and December 7, 2011. The schedule is posted on the Events page at http://www.wisitalia.org/pages/events.html, with the direct link at http://www.wisitalia.org/pdfs/CinetecaItalianaFall2011.pdf. All shows are from 6:00-8:15 pm in room 1217 in the Humanities building, located at 455 N. Park St, UW-Madison campus.
Free Italian film at the UW-Madison Cinemateque: "The Gang of Honest Men" (La banda degli onesti), 7 p.m. in rm 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Ave, Madison, WI (the Cinematheque is on the 4th floor - basically where the footbridge over University Ave ends). Details of the film: Italy, 1956, 35mm, 87 min., subtitled in English. Directed by Camillo Mastrocinque. With Totò, Giacomo Furia, Peppino De Filippo. More information can be found at: http://cinema.wisc.edu/series/2011_fall/toto.htm.

6. Do you know a high school girl who loves Italy? The National Boarding School "Cristoforo Colombo" in Genoa gives to foreign high school girls the chance to attend (for one year or till the attainment of the degree) an Italian High School where the student can live together with Italian and foreign high school girls in an educational place opened to multiculturality. If interested, contact l.colucci@convittocolombo.it.

7. Applications for NIAF scholarships for the 2012-2013 school year started Nov. 1, 2011, and closes March 2, 2012. The application is available online at www.niaf.org/scholarships. Contact: Alexandra Dall, adall@niaf.org. Open to high school seniors.

8. NIAF Application for the 2012 Voyage of Discovery opened on Nov. 1, 2011, and closes January 20, 2012. The application is available online at www.niaf.org/voyageofdiscovery. Contact: Alexandra Dall, adall@niaf.org. The Ambassador Peter F. Secchia Voyage of Discovery Program is sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation. This all-expenses paid trip for Italian American students covers round-trip airfare between Italy and America and 10 days of programs. Trip details: Summer 2012 to Veneto, Italia. The trip itineraries will include educational lectures, meetings with government officials, business leaders and visits to government offices, international businesses, museums and other cultural attractions.

9. Bring Italian closer to young Americans through social networks: the website www.usspeaksitalian.org, is a forum for discussion created by the Osservatorio sulla Lingua Italiana for students, families, and teachers and has been active for several months now. It promotes the diffusion of the teaching of Italian language and culture in the United States, as well as the promotion of student participation in the Advanced Placement Program in Italian. The link to this site is on the WisItalia Links page at http://www.wisitalia.org/pages/links.html.

10. You may also be interested in another website: Italy for Kids http://sedi2.esteri.it/sitiweb/AmbWashington/italy4kids/#.Trs-X3FjCj0. This is a gateway to Italy for kids K-12 by the Embassy of Italy in Washington, DC. Information is grouped into three age categories: preK-8 years, 9-13 years and 14+ years. Children and young people can learn more about Italy, its language and its culture.

11. Funds from the Italian Government Support Italian Education in Wisconsin. The Italian Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate General for Italians Abroad and Migration Policies-Office II, in conjunction with the Consulate General of Italy of Chicago, has given WisItalia their annual grant of $9,258 for scholastic support for the Italian language programs in Wisconsin. These grant funds go directly to certain Wisconsin schools/programs that teach the Italian language, to support their language programs. These funds are used to purchase teaching materials, to augment teacher or teaching assistant pay, or for any legitimate and academically sound activity that furthers the study of Italian language and culture. WisItalia greatly appreciates this support from the Italian government, and the support from Roberto Pennazzato, Dirigente/Director, Education Office, Consulate General of Italy of Chicago.

12. Consider Making a Tax-Deductible Donation to WisItalia. If you think teaching Italian to Wisconsin students is a worthwhile endeavor, then consider making a year-end tax-deductible donation to WisItalia. We depend on funds from the Italian government and private donations to support the Italian language programs and teachers in Wisconsin. Your support is needed during these tough economic times, as many school budgets have been cut and providing Italian teaching materials can be expensive. There are two easy ways to make your donation: by check or by PayPal (you don't need a PayPal account, just a credit card). Details can be found at http://www.wisitalia.org/pages/donate.html.

13. The next WisItalia meeting will be held on November 19, 2011, from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon at Trinity Academy, W 225 N3131, Duplainville Rd, Pewaukee, WI 53072. Get involved and join one of its committees http://www.wisitalia.org/pages/governance.html#committees. Summary notes from the September 24, 2011 meeting are on the Meetings page http://www.wisitalia.org/pages/meetingdates.html#summaries.

14. Saturday, November 19, 2011 - Book signing by Catherine Murray for her recent book, Spaghetti Corners and all that…Sauce! from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm at Fraboni's Monona, 108 Owen Rd. Monona, WI 53716. Spaghetti Corners and all that...Sauce! is her fourth and final book featuring the Italians and Sicilians who once lived in the old Greenbush neighborhood in Madison, Wisconsin.

15. Check out other Italian-related activities and events at http://www.wisitalia.org/pages/events.html. Also, the Facebook page lists events and activities, too https://www.facebook.com/wisitalia. There are quite a few events for November.

16. Culture notes: Learn about Naples in "A View with a City" at http://www.italiannotebook.com/places/castel-sant-elmo/. Read about funghi porcini from Piancastagnaio, Tuscany http://www.italiannotebook.com/food-wine/funghi-porcini/.

17. President Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at NIAF's Gala on October 29, 2011, at the Washington Hilton. Read more about the event at http://www.niaf.org/events/2011/dc_gala/index.asp.

18. Here’s the monthly newsletters: