Announcing the 2016 Coccia-Inserra Award for Excellence and Innovation in the Teaching of Italian (K-12)
The Director of the Coccia Institute for the Italian Experience in America, Dr. Mary Ann Re, is delighted to announce that, recognizing the importance of acknowledging and motivating excellence in the teaching of Italian, the Coccia family and Lawrence Inserra, Jr., have established this significant award. Our donors will be awarding a very genero...
Lido Civic Club of Washington DC Announces Grant to Support Students Taking AP Italian Language Exam
The Lido Civic Club of Washington D.C. is pleased to announce that it will grant an award of $2,225 to the Casa Italiana Language School/Ente Gestore, to help support and promote the continuation of the AP Italian Language & Culture exam. The grant will be used by the Ente Gestore to award $89, the fee for taking the AP Italian Languag...
Lido Civic Club Announces 2014 Scholarship Winners
At a ceremony held at the Italian Embassy on June 19, 2014, the Lido Civic Club of Washington, DC awarded $50,000 in scholarships to seven outstanding Italian-American college students. In announcing the awards, Francesco Isgro, President of the Lido Civic Club, said that "over the years we have honored prominent Italian Americans, such as...
Italian Culture Society to Host Program on Multi-layered Rome
The Italian Cultural Society of Long Beach Island will take people on a virtual tour of ancient and modern Rome on Monday, May 9 at 6 p.m. when it presents "Rome: City of God(s), City of Man" at the Long Beach Island Branch of the Ocean County Library in Surf City. Guest lecturer Christopher Bellitto, associate professor of history at Kean...
“The Universality of Italian Heritage” Curriculum Presentation May 17 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
The NJ Italian Heritage Commission's lesson plans allows teachers throughout the state to incorporate Italian culture in their curriculum. Join us for a presentation at Ocean County College that will feature testimonials from administrators, teachers, and even students to the effectiveness of the Curriculum. Attendees will learn how to int...
Mott Foundation To Confer 106 Academic Scholarships
The John R. Mott Scholarship Foundation, Inc., (the "Foundation") of Washington, D.C., dedicated to the education of the children of Calabria, Italy, has awarded 106 academic scholarships to deserving students from all over the Region of Calabria. Beginning in 2001, the Foundation has awarded scholarships for higher education to the young...
Italian curriculum teachers promote communication and culture
by Darlene J. Swiger The two educators teaching Italian in Harrison County schools have firsthand knowledge of their subject, thanks to their younger years living in Calabria, Italy. Superintendent Dr. Mark Manchin added Italian to the foreign language curriculum this year after a parent survey showed it was the most popular choice....
Thirteen D.C. Area Residents Receive National Italian American Foundation Scholarships
Thirteen university students who reside in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area have received National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Scholarships. The students from Maryland are: Anthony Bagileo of Laurel; John Bruno of Bethesda; Daniel Evans of Germantown; Anthony Fiora of Westminser; Maria LaVerghetta of Columbia; Zoe Ottaviani of Silver...
Italian-American Cultural & Heritage Society scholarship winners
The Italian-American Cultural & Heritage Society of Washington County awarded scholarships to 10 area students. Students were selected based on the following criteria: a one-page essay expressing their insights as a member of an Italian-American family; high academic achievement with at least a 3.5 grade-point average in a college-bound curricu...
Italian heritage group gives Widener $100K for scholarships
For thousands of Italian immigrants to the United States at the turn of the 20th century, two important priorities were maintaining their culture and making sure their children could pursue a higher education to build a better life in America. The members of the Historic XII October Lodge No. 486 of the Sons and Daughters of Italy and the...
Webinars for K-12 Teachers
The Italian Teachers Association of New Jersey is sponsoring two Saturday morning webinars on Saturday, January 17, 2015 and Saturday, February 21, 2015. Participants will receive two Professional Development Credits for each webinar and certificates will be emailed to you after each webinar. Our featured presenter is Suzanne Brancifo...
The Center for Italian and Italian American Culture offers scholarships
The Center for Italian and Italian American Culture is offering two Peter Cocoziello Sr. scholarships this year, each in the amount of $2,500. The center administers the scholarship monies annually. The Peter Cocoziello Scholarship Fund was established in 2005 by Peter Cocoziello Sr. to be awarded to a deserving high school senior of Italian o...