Le Novità - Milwaukee
Italian to be Offered at Marquette University High School
Marquette University High School, located at 35th and Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee will be adding Italian language classes to their curriculum in the Fall 2010. In mid-March of this year, they will offer Italian as an after school class, two times per week for 6 weeks. Grazie mille to Tom Balistreri for his tremendous effort in this area.
Italian Immersion Vegetable Garden
Victory School has a new Vegetable Garden project, coordinated by Steve Falsetti, Italian Immersion Teacher. Your help and support will ensure their success. The goal of this project is to revive the school's garden by creating a school-wide vegetable garden initiative. The goal is to inspire unity and create mentoring opportunities at their K-8 school by the creation of a vegetable garden. They hope to encourage healthy eating habits and grow produce that the students will cultivate, harvest and consume.
The resources requested for this project will help the students get a head start on vegetable production. They are requesting gardening tools, an indoor plant light, soil, pots and two Earthbox planters to get their project started.
Their goal is to have classrooms growing plants indoors this spring to get a jump on the short Wisconsin growing season. Many volunteers and organizations have stepped forward to provide them with seeds, seedlings and muscle.
Your donation will help provide their school with some of the basic materials to get their project started. View the DonorsChoose.org web page (exit WisItalia) for more information. DonorsChoose.org is an online charity connecting you to classrooms in need. This and all other projects at DonorsChoose.org have been submitted by public school teachers who seek resources that will help their students learn. Contributions are tax-deductible and donors hear back from the classroom they choose to support.
Milwaukee Directory
Schools and Italian Language Programs
Elementary Schools
Name: Victory K-8 School for the Gifted and Talented Italian Immersion Program
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: 2222 West Henry Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53221-4999
Telephone: 414 304-6705
Fax: 414 304-6715
Website: www2.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/victory/English/index.html
Principal: Wanda Varela-Katz varelawi@milwaukee.k12.wi.us 414 915-6780 (cell)
K-4 Italian Teacher: Christine Kleczewski kleczeca@milwaukee.k12.wi.us
K-5 Italian Teacher: Saruccia Benedetto sarucciadelta@msn.com
K-5 Italian Teacher: Steve Falsetti stevefalsetti@hotmail.com
1st Grade Italian Teacher: Elizabeth Zizzo lizzizzo@hotmail.com
2nd Grade Italian Teacher: Cathy Laurenzi cathylaurenzi@wi.rr.com
Courses Offered: Italian Immersion - 1 class of 4-year olds; 1 class of 5-year olds; 1 class of Grade 1; 1 class of Grade 2
High Schools
Name: Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: 1801 W. Olive St., Milwaukee, WI 53209
Telephone: 414 267-0700
Fax: 414 267-0715
Website: www.rkhs.org/
Principal: Marie Newby-Randle
Italian Teacher: Isabella Agostinelli agostiix@mail.milwaukee.k12.wi.us
Courses Offered: Italian II
Colleges/Universities
Name: Marquette University (credit classes)
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: Lalumiere Language Hall 254, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Telephone: 414 288-7063
Fax: 414 288-7653
Website: www.marquette.edu/fola
Instructors: www.marquette.edu/fola/faculty_italian.shtml
Giordana Kaftan (Adjunct Instructor) giordana.kaftan@marquette.edu
Claudia Pessarelli (Adjunct Instructor) claudia.pessarelli@mu.edu
Alexandar Kaftan (Native Speaker Instructor) alexander.kaftan@mu.edu
Courses Offered: www.marquette.edu/fola/courses_italian.shtml
Name: Mount Mary College (credit classes)
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: 2900 North Menomonee River Parkway, Milwaukee, WI 53222-4597
Telephone: 414 258-4810
Website: www.mtmary.edu
Instructors: Saruccia (Sara) Benedetto sarucciadelta@msn.com
Courses Offered: Elementary Italian 1 www.mtmary.edu/pdfs/Academics/Fall09classes.pdf - page 43
Name: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (credit classes)
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: French, Italian, and Comparative Literature, P.O. Box 413, Curtin Hall, Room 772, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201
Telephone: 414 229-4382
Fax: 414 229-2939
Website: www4.uwm.edu/letsci/ficl
Instructors: www4.uwm.edu/letsci/ficl/faculty
Courses Offered: www.uwm.edu/Dept/FICL/Italian/courses.html
Adult and Teen Italian Language Programs
Name: Alverno College (non-credit classes)
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: 3400 South 43rd Street, P.O. Box 343922, Milwaukee, WI 53234-3922
Telephone: 414 382-6000 or 800 933-3401 (toll free)
Website: www.alverno.edu/community_friends/telesis.html
Instructor: Enrica Tarantino-Woytal enricaw@aol.com
Courses Offered: Beginning Conversational Italian
Name: Italian Community Center
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Telephone: 414 223-2180
Coordinator: Enrica Tarantino-Woytal enricaw@aol.com
414 481-0170
Dates of Classes: Mondays, February 15 - May 3, 2010
Courses Offered:
- Introductory Italian (Italian I) - Mondays, 7:30 - 9:30 pm
- Advanced Italian (Italian II) - Mondays, 6:00 - 7:15 pm
Cost of Classes: $80/ ICC member; $90/non-ICC member. The fee does not include the course textbook.
Name: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education (non-credit classes)
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education, 161 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Telephone: 414 227-3118
Fax: 414 227-3168
Website: www4.uwm.edu/sce/ahslanguages.cfm
Program Director of Languages: Julie Liotta liottaj@uwm.edu 414 227-3118
Instructors: Julie Liotta liottaj@uwm.edu 414 227-3118
Riccardo Liotta riccardo@areastudio.biz 414 628-4409
Stefano Liotta sliotta@bcihq.com 414 628-4408
Valentina de Navasques Fumagalli denavas2@uwm.edu 414 227-3320
Lucia Soldati lsoldati@uwm.edu 414 229-5871
Courses Offered: Classes available in Fall, Spring and Summer. For a complete listing and registration information, view the UWM School of Continuing Education website at www4.uwm.edu/sce/ahslanguages.cfm
Children Italian Language Programs
Name: Italian Community Center Children’s Program
State: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee
Address: 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee, WI 53202
Telephone: 414 223-2180
Coordinator: Enrica Tarantino-Woytal enricaw@aol.com
414 481-0170
Free classes for children ages 6-12!
Saturdays, February 20 - April 24, 2010, 3:00-5:00 pm
