Have 5 minutes of fun:
A good old Italian song, good for pronunciation: click on Luglio
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE STRONG $$$$!!
Get ready for your next trip to Italy with our Summer Program. Books $10 OFF.
The Summer Term is here and we are excited to begin our new programs. Make us a part of your plans and meet our new teachers, native professionals with experience in both the Italian and American systems. Recent additions to our syllabus include a course in Business Italian and preparation for our Tuscan trip to SIENA in the Spring. We also are pleased to announce that, thanks to the strength of the American dollar, we were able to lower the price of textbooks (which we only buy in Italy). As a result, we adopted a new book for the 101 Beginners, to make your first Italian language experience a breeze.
Summer Term 2010
July 19 – September 24, 2010
10 weeks, 15 Hours, $ 290
DISCOUNTS: Members: 5% OFF
Members enrolled in the previous period: 10% OFF
NEW CLASSES ARE LISTED BELOW. Please click on the following link for a full schedule and registration-form-summer-2010.
DAILY ITALIAN INTENSIVE CLASSES/ Una settimana italiana
Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., coffee & cookies at 10:30 a.m., 15 hrs in total.
Beginner 13-17 Sept – Intermediate 20-24 Sept, 2010. ALSO ON REQUEST. $ 250 each with 4 or more students.
Experienced and patient native instructors with relevant academic and cultural training establish a relaxed yet rigorous learning environment suited to the needs of the adult learner. Beginner class will involve learning Italian grammar and vocabulary, speaking and listening as much as possible, as well as some reading and writing. Our aim is to develop your ability to understand and communicate in Italian, not just to teach you grammar. In Italian with English explanations. In the Intermediate class, through drills, games, songs, written and oral exercises, and role-playing, instructors guide students through the grammar and syntax and help them on their way towards linguistic proficiency. From the first day of instruction, students are immersed in the sounds and structures of the language. Literature, Arts, Culinary History, Music, (and some grammar) will take you to Italy every morning. Only in Italian.
GRAMMAR WORKSHOP / Grammatica Intensiva (In Italian) 
On selected Mondays, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. $ 50 per session
Grammar workshops are taught in Italian and offer two hours of intense grammar study on different subjects. See below for upcoming workshops.
- August 9: Periodo Ipotetico part 1
- September 13: Periodo Ipotetico part 2
- October 18: Avverbi
- November 15: Posizione degli aggettivi
- December 13: Preposizioni
DISCOUNTS: Members: 5% OFF
Members enrolled in the previous period: 10% OFF
To register please use the following form: registration-form-summer-2010
Fall Term 2010
October 11 – December 17, 2010
10 weeks, 15 Hours, $ 290
Please click on the following link for a full schedule and Registration Form Fall 2010
ITALIAN FOR BUSINESS / L’italiano per gli affari (In Italian at the Intermediate level) 
1st Semester: Wednesday, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. from Oct 13 – Dec. 15, 2010
10 weeks, 20 Hours, $ 290
This course, taught in two semesters, will teach you what you need to know about business in Italy by using authentic business situations and genuine problems encountered in Italian companies. Each unit offers a multi-perspective view of the subjects studied: specific and technical language; grammar; forms and correspondence; overview of Italian and EU business culture and practices. Both units are taught in Italian.
Ogni unita’ propone una visione dell’argomento trattato secondo diverse prospettive: il linguaggio specifico e tecnico; la grammatica; la corrispondenza e modulistica; riferimenti alla cultura aziendale italiana ed europea.
For more detailed information please click here: Syllabus
To register please use the following form: Registration Form Fall 2010
July 29, 2010 at 6: 00 p.m.
Cinema all’italiana
Once You’re Born You Can No Longer Hide/Quando sei nato non puoi piu’ nasconderti 
dir. Marco Tullio Giordana, 2005, Italy, 115 minutes, in Italian with English subtitles
Speaker: Victoria Kirkham, University of Pennsylvania.
Director Marco Tullio Giordana follows his Best of Youth success with a look at another aspect of modern Italy’s social history- the increasing dilemma of clandestine immigration. Italy’s enormous coastline makes it an easy target for refugees: those seeking employment, those seeking freedom from repression, and those whose motives are less scrupulous. Giordana gives us a view of the people who have been apprehended by the immigration authorities from the standpoint of a child who is by chance caught up in their difficulties. Sandro (Matteo Gadola) is the son of a well-to-do factory owner Bruno Lombardi (Alessio Boni) and his wife Lucia (Michela Cescon.) On a yachting trip with his father and uncle (Rodolfo Corsato), Sandro accidentally falls from the boat. His absence is not noted immediately. Sandro is about to sink, unconscious, beneath the waves when he is rescued by Radu (Vlad Alexandru Toma), young Romanian passenger on a rickety barge, crowded with other illegals. The boat is abandoned by the men in charge and is picked up by the Italian coast guard who takes them to a transit site for illegal aliens. Here it becomes increasingly clear to Sandro that there is no easy answer to the immigrant problem, that his childish belief that all refugees should be treated as equals has no place in the adult world of laws and protective restraints. Giordana seems to imply that the only perfect world is that of a child and that once you’re born, you no longer can hide from grim reality.
CHILDREN CLASS
Have your child learn Italian and celebrate Italian culture.
Every Wednesday from September 15 – November 24; from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
$ 200 per child ($ 100 deposit + $100 by the first lesson) 10% OFF 2nd child.
This class is for English speaking children who are 4-6 years old.
To register please use this form: registration-form-summer-2010
For Italian children, please write to Centro Culturale Italiano Scuola Marco Polo scuola.mpolo@yahoo.com
Bring your children: this is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy top quality classical music for free!
Amerita Chamber Players Concert
Beth Zion Temple, 18th & Spruce Street, Philadelphia
Next concert: December 15, 2010
05 Vivaldi-G minor with 2 celli_l Al-1 by the Amerita Chamber Players
Southern Tuscany Grape Harvest & Rome Tour
September 25 to October 2, 2010
The America-Italy Society is a proud sponsor and supporter of Giovanna Chiti’s work. In the past, Giovanna has organized several of our trips with thorough professionalism, integrity, and passion. Her attention to details, quality of work, and 25 years of industry experience make her the ideal (and the only person we trust) to plan tours, vacations and get-aways. Experience. Personal Connections. Insight.
For more information, services and rates, please visit www.discovermyitaly.com/. You can also call 215-586-3476 or email info@discovermyitaly.com.
