Italian methods of education have led the way in child-centered education which takes into account the child’s unique ideas, preferences, learning styles, characteristics, motivations, and interests. Italy was also the first country to adopt a single-track educational system focused on the full participation of all students irrespective of disability. Last year, Comites SF partnered with […]
San Francisco’s Italian-American Community celebrates the Italian Heritage Parade, featuring Italian and Italian-American dignitaries, music, performances, floats, and representatives of Italian and Italian-American organizations and businesses. The Parade begins at 12:30 pm at the foot of Jefferson and Powell Streets in Fisherman’s Wharf, proceeds south through North Beach on Columbus Avenue and ends in Washington […]
Sacramento City Council declared the second Monday of October as Italian-American Heritage Day. This is the same day as Columbus Day is observed. The Resolution was the result of efforts by the local Italian-American community to have their traditional holiday recognized by the City. Members of the Italian community were on hand at City Hall to […]
As we continue to connect those missing voices and faces to the Reggio Approach, Dr. Karen Haigh, Ph.D. will discuss how the Reggio Emilia Approach has been effectively reaching low income children in the Chicago Commons Head Start Program. Multiple events from: Friday, February 9, 2018 at 6:30 PM to Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 4:30 PM (PST) […]
Washington Collective is a non-profit organization located in Washington State that is hosting the international children’s exhibit from Reggio Emilia, Italy entitled The Wonder of Learning – The Hundred Languages of Children. The Opening event will be on January 27-28, 2018, while the exhibit will open on Friday, February 2, 2018 at One Convention Place, 701 […]
Meet and forge friendships with alumni from 12 European schools plus MIT, Stanford, Berkeley and NYU. Your ticket includes unlimited beverages and food. Reserve your space at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-and-european-networking-event-tickets-32582831125
Proposal submission deadline: May 12, 2017 Please send abstracts to Alessio Filippi and James M. Fortney at afilippi@usc.eduand fortney@usc.edu.
The Keynote Speaker of the 2017 Italian Language Teacher’s Workshop will be Elissa Tognozzi, Senior Lecturer SOE of Italian and Director of the Language Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her paper title is forth coming.
St Patrick’s Day in Rome begins officially on Friday 17 March at 10.00, with the annual Mass for Lá Fhéile Pádraig being celebrated by Cardinal Seán Brady at St Patrick’s Church on Via Boncompagni 31 in the Via Veneto area.
Celebrating the Codex 2017, the sixth biennial book fair and symposium, at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, with the Tallone’s Bookmakers. Tallone’s handmade books on display at SFSU De Bellis Collection.
According to Rick Zullo: “the most interesting discoveries lie just beyond these initial encounters. Italy is a diverse, complex society with enough wonders to keep an inquisitive traveler enchanted for a lifetime.” – He’s absolutely right! Nothing about Rome is better explained to USA visitors by an Ango-Saxon Expat who chose to live there.