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Annual Report
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GUGLIELMO MARCONI
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a Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi is the only school in North America that provides a classical, bilingual education rooted in the Italian and European traditions. It was founded in 1977 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to meet the academic needs of Italians living in the New York City area. Thanks to an ever increasing interest from American families, La Scuola has grown into a unique bilingual educational institution, from the Preschool level through Liceo (grades 9-12), reflecting the best features of the Italian and American instruction systems.
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La Scuola is committed to providing a thorough multicultural education to foster international understanding and openness in order to prepare students to become citizens of the world. The challenging bilingual curriculum, deeply rooted in the European tradition, offers an intensive academic program that encompasses both the Italian and the American cultures and is open to scientific and technological innovations.
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La Scuola d’Italia is fully recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York as a private, independent co-educational American school. It is also a member of the New York State Association of Independent Schools and the Guild of Independent Schools.
Rooted in Tradition
open to innovation
Board of trustees
Chairman Stephen Madsen, Esq. Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore Vice Chairman Stefano Acunto President, CINN Worldwide, Inc. Secretary Piera Palazzolo Falzone Senior Vice President Marketing Dale Carnegie Training Treasurer Jason DeSena Trennert Managing Partner, Chief Investment Strategist Strategas Research Partner LLC
Honorary President H.E. Ambassador Alessandro Cortese de Bosis Member Emerita Matilda Raffa Cuomo Founder & Chairman, Mentoring USA Members Ambassador Daniele Bodini Ambassador to the UN for the Republic of San Marino Pascal de Caprariis, MD Medical Director, Pfizer
Prof. Richard Marotta Headmaster, Garden School Marco Martella US Representative of Banca d’Italia Hon. Dominic R. Massaro Justice, Supreme Court of New York Francesca Verga, M.D. La Scuola Alumna Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò Founder, Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò New York University
Ex-Officio Min. Francesco Maria Talò Consul General of Italy Consulate General of Italy in New York Prof. Antonio Benetti Education Director, Consulate General of Italy in New York Prof. Anna Fiore Headmistress, La Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi
Consuelo Di Muccio La Scuola Parent Fabrizio Ferri Photographer
FACULTY AND STAFF
2010-2011
Pia Pedicini Deputy Head of School & Director of Admissions The Teachers Anna Bartocci Federica Berto Selene Candido Salvatore Castronovo Luigi Cavandoli Angela Cavandoli Evelyn Cheung Maria A. Cinquemani Andreina Colarullo Rosaria Crisafi Myriam Dal Dosso Antonia Di Maggio Rosa Di Maggio Jennifer Dionisio
The Staff Jane Elkoff Joan Faughnan Mary Jones Filomena Lavermicocca Deborah Lazarus Leonora McClernan Paola Migani Bari Norman Adriana Rivas Meagan Rueda Ismael Ruiz Paola Serrone Astrit Tena Francesca Vicchio
The Assistant Teachers Brienna Berger Serafina Ferranti Debora Friscira Giovanna Gambino Migena Jonif Giovanna La Mura Laura La Rocca
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Prof. Anna Fiore Head of School,
Aimee Felton Freedman Augusta Fleischer Mary Giaimo Spiro Gouras Giannalisa Klein Andrea Malaguti Petrika Melo Alessandra Montalbano Sara Monea Christine Morga Father Victor Muzzin Marta Pettenella Nels Pierce Ilenia Pitti Michael Prater Linda Randolph José Rubiera Chiara Senatore Ettore Spatola Jeanette Stewart Oriana Stracuzzi Simona Tarchiani Christina Tobajas
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Parent Association (PA)
La Scuola d’Italia warmly thanks the Parent Association for the outstanding program implemented throughout the year: as the coordinator of the efforts enthusiastic parents in 2010-2011, the Parent Association supported many initiatives, organized a number of successful fundraising events and helped the administration develop new projects. A few of the scholastic year’s major successes were: creation of a computerized library circulation and online catalogue system at the 96th Street campus, purchase and installation of a new theater curtain and accoutrements at the Annex, and student tickets to Compagnia della Rancia’s Pinocchio the Musical.
MONTHLY EVENTS September
November
March
May
Donation - 96th Street Facilities Renovation Used Uniform Sales Welcome Breakfast for all families PA Membership Contribution (Approximately 150 families) School Directory (co-sponsored with La Scuola)
Wine Celebration at Trattoria Dell’Arte Donation - Annex Potluck Lunch Dress Down Day Yorkville Common Pantry Thanksgiving Food and Turkey Drive
Used Uniform Sales Dress Down Day Donation - Gala Alumni Ticket Sponsorship Donation - La Farnesina Welcome Party Donation - 150th Anniversary Celebration Party Flowers Donation - Carnevale Chiacchiere for PreK-12 Donation - Progetto Trasversale Workshops Student Performance at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami donation
Used Italian Book Sale Donation - End of Year Recital Videotaping for Pre-school students Mother’s Day Event at Kaia Wine Bar Donation - Middle School Event - Billiards Bash
October
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Columbus Day Parade (collaboration with La Scuola) Donation - Presentation of Pinocchio the Musical Donation - Italian Consulate Event with 4th & 5th grade performances Student Penny Drive Bake Sale Lee National Denim Day
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December
Yorkville Common Pantry Toy Drive Donation - Parent & Staff Holiday Party Donation - Holiday Recital Videotaping January
Dress Down Day Used Italian Book Sale February
Bake Sale Dress Down Day
April
Guy’s Night Out at Tiro A Segno Yorkville Common Pantry Toiletry Drive
June
Donation - 5th Grade Celebration
Parent Association (PA)
President
Patrizia Saglio-Del Gatto Vice President
Vice President – Veronika Balakhovsky 9th grade and 11th grade 2011-12
Veronika Balakhovsky
Communications Directors – Giulia Panciera 1st grade 2011-12 & Bevin Trennert 4th grade 2011-12
Eleonora Corradi-Marchesi & Bevin Trennert
Treasurer – Teresa Tarillo 3rd grade 2011-12
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Major Donations to La Scuola
2010-2011 COMMITTEES
Library Computerization and Books Theater Curtain, Wireless Microphones, Costumes and Lighting Computer Lab Annex Terrace Planting and Furniture
Fundraising Projects (ongoing throughout the scholastic year) Tote Bag Sales Calendar Sales Umbrella Sales Honey Sales
Communications Directors
Teresa Tarillo
Fundraising Projects
Bevin Trennert & Eleonora Corradi-Marchesi Facility
Joanna Delson & Teresa Tarillo Directory
Eleonora Corradi-Marchesi New Parents Welcome Veronika Balakhovsky, Consuelo Di Muccio, Roberta Lamanda & Amy Vitale Project Cicero and Community Service
Raffaella Cardinali Library
Teresa Tarillo, Marina Graziani, Jennifer Pappagallo, Tamara Gaggi & Raffaella Cardinali Parents League Representative
Joanne Borini Arts
Veronika Balakhovsky, Alessandra Ferri, Lucretia Moroni & Nika Leoni Alumni
Eleonora Lattanzi Sports
Susanna McCance
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President – Sheree Sebastiani 1st grade 2011-12
2010-2011 Executive Committee
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LA SCUOLA d’ITALIA IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012
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From the Chairman
of the Board OF TRUSTEES July 8, 2011
Dear Friends
of La Scuola d’Italia:
Dear Friends of La Scuola d’Italia: Enclosed is our Annual Report, covering the 2010-2011 school year. This is our annual communication to parents, faculty and friends of La Scuola d’Italia so that all can see where we are, and how we are doing. The school year just concluded was a good one. We saw continued growth in our liceo, with continued good attendance in all of our other divisions (media, elementare and materna). The graduation ceremony for our liceo class of 2011 was truly a festive occasion for all. As always, a successful school year depends on the efforts of many, including Preside Fiore, Mrs. Pedicini, our resourceful and hardworking teachers, our dedicated staff, the energetic leaders and members of our Parents Association, our friends at the Consulate General and other offices of the Government of Italy, and, of course, our beloved students. Please join me and the other Trustees in congratulating all of the administration, faculty and staff for a job well done. This brings to them, and to all of you, thanks and gratitude from all the members of the Board of Trustees for all of your
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efforts on behalf of La Scuola d’Italia.
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With very best regards, Sincerely yours,
Stephen S. Madsen Chairman, on behalf of the Board of Trustees
From The Headmistress
Families, Faculty, Staff and Friends,
This was truly a very special year for our native country as it represented the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy: we have been very proud to join the Consulate General of Italy along with the other Italian institutions in New York in celebrating this important milestone of the history of Italy. Skimming through the annual report pages, you will find many events dedicated to the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy; in particular we were very grateful to Consul General Francesco M. Talò when he proposed La Scuola to host on its premises a “Risorgimento Day” on March 17th, geared towards the entire New York Italian community. The Unification of Italy was also the leitmotif of our Gala Benefit Dinner where our Liceo students performed a brief and moving performance about the Risorgimento. With more than 500 attendees we broke the record in La Scuola Gala history: this record was made possible thanks to the efforts and commitment of our Gala Committee, of all La Scuola parents, truly demonstrating that we are becoming a strong school community where all the components, Teachers and Staff, Parents and Students, are extremely proud of being part of La Scuola. The increasing visibility of La Scuola in the Italian, Italian -American and American community of New York City, has brought us more students, especially at the high school level, where the number of students has doubled in four years. To better meet the needs of our Liceo students, this year for the first time we have hired a part time College Counselor.
We have also continued to strengthen the relationship with Italian high schools by implementing once again the exchange program with the Liceo Farnesina in Rome and by initiating another project with the State School Office of Lombardy that will lead to an agreement with La Scuola d’Italia. Two exchange programs with The Liceo Farnesina have been implemented throughout the year: in November our 3rd and 4th Liceo students went to Rome and in March, 17 students from the Liceo Farnesina came to New York together with two teachers and Preside Olga Olivieri. We were extremely pleased to welcome the entire group at our Gala Benefit Dinner and our Liceo students were thrilled to participate for the first time, along with the Liceo Farnesina guests, to an important session of the Model UN project that took place from March 9-12. Throughout the year we have worked tirelessly to improve both academics and organization in all our 4 divisions. Our preschool division continued the actionresearch on bilingualism and made further and significant improvements towards the implementation of the Reggio Emilia Metodology. Our Elementary school division worked very hard in implementing the new Indicazioni Curricolari 2007. One of the most significant goals accomplished is the creation of new bilingual report cards for grades 1-5 that better reflect the bilingual curriculum component as well as the new Indicazioni Curricolari. The same project will be completed for the Middle school by September 2011. Another important accomplishment has been the new Behavior Policy and Code of Conduct that we were able to design and implement at the Elementary, Middle school and Liceo divisions at the beginning of the academic year. Together with the Liceo Teachers we have extensively worked in planning academic and cultural activities for our students and devoted special attention and time to the preparation of the challenging 12th grade Italian Maturita` exam. Once again our students, like young ambassadors of the Italian language and culture, have participated in several events implemented in conjunction with the other Italian Government institutions and organizations, such as the Columbus Day Parade, the Week of the Italian Language at the Italian Cultural Institute, and the Week of Remembrance at the Consulate General of Italy. The
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It is indeed a great pleasure for me to share with you this third edition of La Scuola d’Italia Annual Report, which illustrates the richness and variety of activities and projects, both academic and cultural, that we were able to carry out during this very intense and successful academic year.
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Dear La Scuola
July 27, 2011
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From The Headmistress
strong boundaries established with the Italian-American community in New York are clearly demonstrated by two outstanding events organized at La Scuola Middle schoolLiceo Campus: the November conference on Maria Montessori, in collaboration with Coni USA, Cav. Uff. Mico Delianova Licastro and the January event “New York and Naples: Harbors of Dialogue”, on the occasion of the visit to New York of H.E. Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, The Park East Synagogue, the Primo Levi Center and I-Italy. Thanks to the help and guidance of our Board of Trustees, two important projects have been implemented in the month of July: the first one with the University of Foreigners in Perugia, where a group of three teachers and four Liceo students are attending a one month Italian language and culture course, and the second one that allowed two preschool teachers to participate in an international one week workshop on the Reggio Emilia approach in Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia (July 2-7, 2011). I warmly thank our Chairman of the Board Stephen Madsen, Esq. for his enlightened guidance, assistance and constant support throughout the year, our Vice Chairman Stephen Acunto, Treasurer Jason DeSena Trennert, Secretary Piera Palazzolo Falzone and all the other Board members: their help has truly been instrumental for the implementation of several La Scuola projects and activities throughout the year. With deep appreciation, I would like to thank La Scuola Faculty and Staff for their precious and invaluable work as educators. In particular I am pleased to acknowledge our Deputy Headmistress Ms. Pia Pedicini for her indefatigable commitment towards La Scuola and each single family, and our Division Heads for their hard work and their patience and enthusiasm: Maria Cinquemani, Aimee Felton, Augusta Fleischer and Michael Prater.
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I would like to take this opportunity to bid farewell to our beloved Consul General Ministro Francesco Maria Talò, who has concluded his mandate in New York and who will
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be leaving at the end of July 2011. We are all immensely grateful to Ministro Talò for his committment and continuous support to La Scuola d’Italia throughout his four year appointment in New York. Many of La Scuola’s accomplishments over the last four years would not have been possible without the instrumental and tireless work of our Consul General. We wish him and his wife Ornella, who has served as our proactive Honorary President of the Gala Committee, all the best for their future endeavors. We would also like to thank the Educational Director of the Italian Consulate, Prof. Antonio Benetti for his constant guidance and advice. Indeed, we could not have accomplished anything this year without the dedication and support of our tenacious and wonderful P.A., Parent Association, along with all the parents who contributed so much throughout the academic year. I would therefore like to extend my deepest thanks to all of them for their ongoing commitment. Ad Maiora!
Anna Fiore Head of School
Financial Overview
2010-11 Revenues Total School Revenue $5,402,019
ITALIAN GRANT 0.5%
MISC. 0.3%
DONATIONS 7.4%
Tuition and fees: Based on 228 full-year students. Donations (including Gala): Net Gala proceeds and other contributions.
Tuition & Fees $4,964,022 Donations (Including Gala) $398,807 Italian Government Grant $25,254
91.8%
Italian Government Grant: $25,254
Tuition & Fees
Miscellaneous $13,936
Miscellaneous: Includes interest and other income.
ADMINISTRATIVE 6.5% OTHER SCHOOL EXPENSES 2.9% SCHOLARSHIPS FINANCIAL AID 10.1%
Physical Plant: Includes property insurance, building repairs and maintenance, depreciation, mortgage amortization and mortgage interest.
Salaries & Related Expenses $3,365,509 Scholarship-Financial Aid $543,880 Physical Plant $543,483 Administrative $352,806
8.1%
RESERVE FUND
10.1%
PHYSICAL PLANT
62.3%
SALARIES & RELATED EXPENSES
Other School Expenses $157,177 Reserve Fund $439,164
Other School Expenses: Includes various miscellaneous expenses.
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Pre-School =59 Elementary = 99
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Middle School = 30 60
High School = 40 40
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Administrative and General: Includes Annex and gym rent, student transportation, professional fees and other administrative expenses. Scholarships/Financial Aid: Includes scholarships, financial aid and sibling discounts.
Number of students in each level of instruction: 2010/11 100
Salaries and Related Expenses: Includes salaries and wages, payroll taxes and applicable insurance.
Total School Population 228 additional 21 students for limited time Total Population 249
Reserve Fund: Excess revenue over expenses reserved for future use.
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Total School Revenue $5,402,019
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THE ANNUAL FUND CAMPAIGN
Academic Year 2010 / 2011
Why Donate? Record-breaking attendance as well as record-breaking support at our Annual Gala Benefit dinner in March underscored the growing recognition of La Scuola d’Italia’s unique role as North America’s only PreK-12th grade educational institution to provide a bilingual and bicurricular Italian and American international education that trains students to be tomorrow’s leaders in this globalized world. This increased participation also demonstrates the enhanced awareness of La Scuola’s ongoing efforts toward the promotion and preservation of the Italian culture and heritage here in the United States through programming that reflects the brilliance of the Italian language and culture and reaches across multiple communities and generations. As we continually work to improve the overall quality of our institution, we must depend on the continuous support of our wonderful families and of all our La Scuola Friends. The same challenges face La Scuola as do many others, namely bridging the gap between tuition and the costs associated with providing this extraordinary educational programming.
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For the 2010-2011 academic year we set forth five main goals, along with detailed objectives for each one of them. The Technology Fund and the Paolo Boscolo Berto Scholarship Fund were created in the spring to address the most pressing of these needs.
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Art by: Chiara Nilsson-Salvati
Your gifts will help us
accomplish the following goals GOAL 1
GOAL 3
Enhance and improve our technology system in both buildings • Implementation of the technology infrastructure project to improve the overall system in both buildings increasing reliability, internet speed, and providing wireless connectivity;
Create a scholarship fund for the Middle school and Liceo students • Creation of a scholarship fund for our internal Liceo students;
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Computers at the Middle and High School campus for both faculty and students, including up to date software;
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Improved computer laboratory space at the Elementary School.
GOAL 2 Enrich and develop the bilingual and bicultural component of our educational offering in all 4 divisions • Creation of two linguistic labs to help our students master both Italian and English beginning at the Elementary School Division using Sony’s innovative all digital language learning system: “Virtuoso Soloist System Minor”; •
Implementation of the project with the University for Foreigners in Perugia in July 2011 where Liceo students study intensive Italian for four weeks and selected La Scuola teachers study Italian language and culture and the didactics and methodology of bilingual education.
GOAL 4 Promote the financial welfare of La Scuola • Contribution to Personnel Expenses including support for the salaries of our dedicated faculty and staff and to better fund the new positions created this year of part time college counselor for our Liceo students and nurse for the Preschool and Elementary Division; •
Contribution to Financial Aid for La Scuola families who are in need due to the economic climate.
GOAL 5 Contribute academic and cultural projects for students and for La Scuola Families and Friends • Development of cultural programs for our students including workshops about food and nutrition for La Scuola Trasversale project for all 4 divisions; a workshop in collaboration with IACE and the Consulate General of Italy about the “Risorgimento” for the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy; readings and visits with famous Italian writers and protagonists of the Italian culture. •
Continuation of the exchange program with the Liceo Farnesina with La Scuola students in Rome in November 2010 and Liceo Farnesina students in New York in March 2011 for join student participation in the Model UN.
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Desktop computers at the Elementary School, including appropriate software titles;
stablishment of a merit scholarship fund for E external applicants to the Middle School and Liceo for the 2011-12 academic year.
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The Annual Fund
2010-2011 La Scuola d’Italia continues to grow by enriching and enhancing its educational offerings, broadening cultural programming, increasing visibility, and strengthening recruitment efforts. Support garnered from the Annual Fund has been instrumental in this growth. Making a gift to the Annual Fund is one of the ways you can help the school reach its full potential. The Annual Fund campaign raised $68,041.62 in unrestricted gifts while the newly established Technology Fund and Paolo Boscolo Berto Scholarship Fund (details follow on the following page) together raised $48,000 for a combined total of $116,041.62 toward 2010-2011 goals . We extend our gratitude to the following friends and families who have supported our Annual Fund campaign this year.
PRESCHOOL
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borini The Mario P. and Bianca C. Borini Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard Diamond Ms. J. Alexandra Sobell and Mr. Richard A. Leavy
Third Grade Mr. and Mrs. Giancarlo Canavesio Mr. and Mrs. Richard Diamond Dr. Eva Maestre and Dr. Robert Peracchia Dr. and Mrs. Marco Pappagallo Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Smithie Fourth Grade Ms. Anna P. Delson Mr. and Mrs. Massimo Gaggi Ms. Rebecca Moses Mr. and Mrs. David Venderbush Fifth Grade Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borini The Mario P. and Bianca C. Borini Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Edmund A. Debler Drs. Anna and Pawel Dyczek Dr. Eva Maestre and Dr. Robert Peracchia Mr. and Mrs. Marco Oppici
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MIDDLE SCHOOL
First Grade Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Di Leo Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Maroni Dr. and Mrs. Marco Pappagallo Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Smithie Second Grade Mr. John D. Filice Mr. and Mrs. Yevgeny Fundler Mr. and Mrs. Giuseppe Tarillo
Sixth Grade Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Becker Seventh Grade Ms. Debora Derks Drs. Anna and Pawel Dyczek Ms. Rebecca Moses Ms. J. Alexandra Sobell and Mr. Richard A. Leavy Eighth Grade Ms. Kathleen Caronna Mr. and Mrs. Massimo Gaggi
PreK-A Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Di Leo Ms. Angelina Law Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Law Dr. and Mrs. Marco Pappagallo Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wolfenden PreK-C Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bourdain Ms. Diana Lopez and Mr. Anthony Marino Dr. Eva Maestre and Dr. Robert Peracchia Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Smithie
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HIGH SCHOOL Ninth Grade Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Madsen Eleventh Grade Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Curbelo Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Goldenberg Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Rojas Ms. Flaminia Spina-Gleizer
FRIENDS OF LA SCUOLA Alexander Bodini Foundation Drs. Stephanie and Anthony D’Antoni Mr. Massimo P. De Giarde Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graziano Ms. Caroline H. Hyman Mr. Charles Loiodice and Paris Maintenance Co. Mr. Enrico Marini-Fichera Mr. and Mrs. Mario Nigro Mr. and Mrs. Alex Palumbo Mr. Federico Rampini Mr. Leandro P. Rizzuto, Sr. Mr. Salvatore Salibello Mr. and Mrs. Martin J. Sandler Prof. Joseph Sciame Mr. Angelo J. Silveri Mr. Gennaro Turci and Jerry’s Gourmet
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2010-2011 Funds established in 2010-2011: Technology Fund and Paolo Boscolo Berto Scholarship Fund We would like to thank the following Families and Friends who showed their support this spring and on the evening of the Gala Benefit Dinner by making gifts to the newly established Technology Fund and Paolo Boscolo Berto Scholarship Fund. The Paolo Boscolo Berto Scholarship Fund celebrates the memory of an extraordinary young man who graduated from Bocconi University and went on to work in New York leading a brilliant, but all too brief, career as a finance manager and investor. La Scuola Liceo students who will receive awards from this merit scholarship fund will be those who demonstrate similar qualities of discipline, hard work, and academic achievement. Mr. and Mrs. Roberto Berardi Dr. and Mrs. Mario P. Borini Ms. Kathleen Caronna Alessandra Ferri and Fabrizio Ferri Mr. and Mrs. Valentino Gallo Mr. and Mrs. Michael Liotti Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Lorenzo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oughourlian Mr. Giuseppe Trimarchi
Mr. John Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Michael Liotti Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Lorenzo Mr. Louis Manno Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Maroni Ms. Rosana S. Mazzia Mr. and Mrs. Marco Oppici Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oughourlian Dr. Eva Maestre and Dr. Robert Peracchia Mr. and Mrs. Alberto Petochi
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Poncet Ms. Chiara Rodriquez Mr. and Mrs. Alfonso Rojas Mr. and Mrs. Federico Ronco Mr. and Mrs. Gaetano Sallorenzo Prof. Joseph Sciame Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Smithie Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni Spinelli Mr. and Mrs. John Upton Mr. and Mrs. Gary Paul Zimberg Mr. and Mrs. Giovanni Zocche
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Mr. and Mrs. Filippo Arnaboldi Ms. Abake Assongba Mr. and Mrs. Stefano Azario Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borini Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bourdain Dr. and Mrs. Edmund A. Debler Mr. and Mrs. Paolo Del Gatto Mr. and Mrs. Richard Diamond Mr. and Mrs. Olderigo Fantacci Mr. and Mrs. Valentino Gallo Mr. and Mrs. Marco Giacometti
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The Technology Fund was established to address the pressing technology needs for our entire institution including a much needed enhancement of the overall computing technology system for both campuses; renovations to improve computer labs; and the replacement of old computers.
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n Saturday October 8th some representatives of La Scuola d’Italia had the pleasure to attend the reception of the Columbus Citizen Foundation where one of our parents and Board Members, Treasurer Jason DeSena Trennert was honored. This was a wonderful reception with almost one thousand people in attendance. Once again we express our heartfelt thanks to Jason DeSena Trennert who mentioned La Scuola and addressed our institution with words of high appreciation during his outstanding speech, in both Italian and English. Almost all of our Students, our Faculty and Staff along with many parents participated in the Columbus Day Parade. Thanks to the personal involvement of Mr. Lawrence Auriana and, once again, with the precious help of Mr. Jason DeSena Trennert, we were able to truly enjoy the parade, with a 50th position which gained full coverage from the major television channels including RAI International, Channel 4 NBC and the newspaper America Oggi. At the Columbus Day Parade we also had the opportunity to inaugurate the celebrations of the Anniversary of the Unification of Italy, showcasing a banner with the green Logo prepared by the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C. ItaLY@
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We would like to warmly thank all La Scuola families who participated in the Parade and who allowed their children to be part of this important celebration of the Italian Heritage and Culture.
10th EDITION OF THE WEEK OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE
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n Monday, October 18th La Scuola d’Italia students together with IACE students had the honor to inaugurate the 10th Edition of the Week of the Italian Language at the Italian Cultural Institute in New York. Our 4th and 5th grade students performed “TUTTI A TAVOLA” a series of Nursery Rhymes, Poems and recipes about Italian Cuisine. Our 8th grade and Liceo students,dressed in beautiful costumes, performed “L’ITALIANO (visibile) della Citta`, inspired by the book Le Citta` Invisibili by Italo Calvino. Both shows illustrated the richness and variety of the Italian Culture leaving the audience fascinated by La Scuola students’ ability to perform and to master the contents. At the end of the performances we all enjoyed delicious refreshments provided by La Scuola’s P.A.
PINOCCHIO THE MUSICAL
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n Thursday October 21st, our 1st -6th grade students had the pleasure of attending the show “Pinocchio,” an Italian Musical based on one of the most famous and beautiful novels by Carlo Collodi. Our students enjoyed this beautiful and fun presentation of “Pinocchio” and we were all very grateful to La Scuola’s P.A. and P.A. President Patrizia Del Gatto for providing a generous donation that allowed all our elementary school students and the 6th grade class to attend this great show.
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We warmly thanked all the teachers who worked and cooperated for the preparation of these shows: Luigi Cavandoli, Petrika Melo, Christina Tobajas, Rosaria Crisafi, Anna Bartocci, Andrea Malaguti, Niels Pierce, Giannalisa Klein, Ettore Spatola, Michael Prater and Augusta Fleischer.
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Our Students were welcomed and greeted by Consul General Francesco M. Talò, the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Riccardo Viale, the Cultural Attaché Giovanni De Santis and the IACE Director Ilaria Costa.
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ITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE MONTH CELEBRATIONS
Maria Montessori
This year the Italian Heritage and Culture Month Committee of New York selected Dr. Maria Montessori as the protagonist to be celebrated throughout the month. La Scuola d’Italia was highly honored to join the Italian American community in New York in offering a special tribute to Maria Montessori by hosting a conference at the Middle school and Liceo Campus: November 12th : A conference on MARIA MONTESSORI at La Scuola d’Italia 67th street Media and Liceo School Campus
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The Importance of motor activity of the child in the educational philosophy of Maria Montessori”
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L’Importanza dell’attivita’ motoria del fanciullo nella filosofia educativa di Maria Montessori” This outstanding event at La Scuola was promoted and organized by Cav. Uff. Mico Delianova Licastro, US Representative of Coni-Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, in cooperation with La Scuola d’Italia Headmistress Prof. Anna Fiore and La Scuola d’Italia Board of Trustees.
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The event was also organized with the Patronage of the Italian Consul General of Italy in New York, Minister Francesco M. Talò, and under the auspices of the Italian Cultural Institute, Prof. Riccardo Viale, Director
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The conference was introduced by welcome remarks from: Prof. Anna Fiore, Headmistress Mico Delianova Licastro, US Representative Coni Francesco Maria Talò, Consul General Prof. Riccardo Viale, IIC Director Dr. Maurizio Romano, Director Territory and Sport Promotion Coni Cav. Joseph Sciame, President Italian Heritage & Culture Committee of NY.
A panel of distinguished speakers illustrated the work and the methods of Dr. Maria Montessori, an internationally renowned educator and physician: Dr. Richard Ungerer, Executive Director American Montessori Society and panel moderator The Honorable Daniela Montali, Mayor of Chiaravalle; Dr. Lucio Lombardi, Director General Fondazione Montessori di Chiaravalle; Dr. Daniela Drago, Office Sport Promotion Coni Ms. Rita Kramer, Biographer of Maria Montessori. After the speaker’s panel and the Q&A session, diplomas were presented and distributed to the students who participated in the CONI USA “Giochi Sportivi studenteschi”, held in Imperia Italy, in May 2010 and sponsored by the CONI Provinciale of Imperia. Once again La Scuola d’Italia expresses heartfelt thanks to Cav. Uff. Mico Delianova Licastro, US Representative Coni, for organizing this outstanding event.
ITALIAN HERITAGE AND CULTURE MONTH CELEBRATIONS
Maria Montessori August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952
Maria Montessori is best known for her innovative method of educating children from birth to adolescence. Her philosophy is still in use today in a large number of public as well as private schools throughout the world and most of them are in the U.S. The essence of the Montessori Method consists of teaching students ways to develop their own skills at a pace they set for themselves. Maria Montessori was born in 1870 in Chiaravalle, Italy. As the first woman to graduate from the University of Rome La Sapienza Medical School, Montessori became the first female doctor in Italy. She was a member of the University’s Psychiatric Clinic and became intrigued with trying to educate children with special needs in Rome. In 1896 Maria Montessori was appointed director of the Scuola Ortofrenica, an institution devoted to the care and education of the mentally challenged. She was then asked to start a school in Rome, and Casa dei Bambini (Children’s Home) opened on January 6, 1907. By 1917 there was an intense interest in her method in North America. In 1925, Dr. Montessori was invited by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini to introduce her ideas throughout the Italian national school system. But by 1934 Montessori had found the totalitarianism of Fascism incompatible with her sensibility, so she moved to Spain. When the Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936 she moved to theNetherlands. In 1939, the Theosophical Society of India extended an invitation, which Dr. Montessori accepted. She was accompanied on the journey by her only son, Mario Montessori. This trip heralded the beginning of her special relationship with India. With the help of her son she conducted courses called the Indian Montessori Training Courses. These courses laid a strong foundation for the Montessori Movement in India. In 1949 she returned to the Netherlands and died there in1952, after a lifetime devoted to the study of child development.
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In education one must consider the importance of movement. For me, I do not consider it to be a beginning or an integration, but rather a fundamental essence in the development of the child. I am certain it seems strange that I consider it to be fundamental when most consider it to be but a part of development. So, is one saying that body movement is more important than the development of the mind? I’m not saying that one should not be concerned with the mind, I am saying that movement is very important for the development of the personality of the individual. Isn’t it indeed “to act” a practice of human behavior? Isn’t it through such actions that the individual transforms the environment? Certainly we look for the creation of the thinking man, however to date in education no attention is given to movement at all and for intelligence to flourish it needs that the individual develop motor skills.”
Da “Lo spirito del Movimento”, Maria Montessori Roma, March 7, 1931 - La Sapienza, XIV Conferenza
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Io non considero nell’educazione la parte che riguarda il movimento come un inizio oppure come una integrazione, ma la considero come la parte fondamentale. E sembra strano che sia la parte fondamentale questa che da tutti è considerata la parte materiale. Si vorrebbe forse dire che la parte principale e’ di muoversi e non di pensare, l’esercizio dei muscoli e non la costruzione della mente? Non dico che non ci si debba occupare della mente, ma sostengo che la questione del movimento e’ fondamentale, e’ la chiave di tutta la costruzione della personalita’. Infatti, non consiste forse nell’agire la pratica della vita umana? La vita dell’essere umano non è forse quella dell’essere che, con la sua abilità, trasforma l’ambiente? Certo è la creazione dell’uomo che pensa, però ecco il punto difficile nell’educazione e nuovo perché non considerato affatto, anche l’intelligenza per costruirsi ha bisogno dell’attività motrice.”
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During the 2010-2011 academic year we continued the “encounters with the authors” that we inaugurated in the 2008-2009 academic year. Once again our La Scuola Middle school and Liceo students had the great opportunity of meeting Italian contemporary writers and other important protagonists of Today’s Italy. These master classes took place in the school gym and in other locations such as the 92nd Street Y Cultural Center and were possible thanks to the strong cooperation with various Italian and New York institutions, such as the Italian Cultural Institute, the Consulate General of Italy, education office, the IACE organization, Casa Italiana NYU Zerilli Marimo`, Centro Primo Levi, the New York PEN Festival and others.
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On Wednesday, October 20th, Benedetta Tobagi, the daughter of the famous Italian journalist Walter Tobagi who was killed by a terrorist group in Italy in 1980, presented to our Liceo students her book Come mi batte forte il tuo cuore, Storia di mio padre. Tobagi talked about this tragedy in a very intense and sincere way, trying to explain it in the general context of the difficult period of terrorism faced by Italy during the ‘70s and up to the ‘80s. Students participated with great interest and asked several questions demonstrating their attention and sensitivity to the topics discussed and to the recent history of Italy. On Monday November 8th we were very pleased to welcome at our Liceo three Italian writers, winners of the Zerilli-Marimo`/City of Rome Prize for Italian fiction: Helena Janeczek, Sebastiano Nata and Gabriele Pedulla`. The writers were accompanied by the Director of the Prize, Dr. Maria Ida Gaeta, who is also the Director of the prestigious “Festival delle Letterature” in Rome. H. Janeczek presented her book Le Rondini di Montecassino (Ed. Guanda 2010), S.Nata presented his latest novel Il valore dei Giorni (Feltrinelli 2010) and G. Pedulla` illustrated his collection of short stories Lo spagnolo senza sforzo, (Einaudi 2009).
All our Liceo students, gathered in the gym, attended this book presentation and during the question and answer session asked many thoughtful and relevant questions. We warmly thank the Director of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Prof. Riccardo Viale and the Director of Casa Italiana Dr. Stefano Albertini for giving La Scuola this great opportunity to host this event. On Thursday, April 14, the 8th Grade and some Liceo students had the opportunity to meet and speak to Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel, on the occasion of his lecture at the 92nd Street Y Cultural Center. The 8th Grade class just finished reading his award winning memoir called Night which is about his experiences as a 15 year old boy in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. La Scuola d’Italia warmly thanks Massimo Gaggi and Tamara Jadrejcic (parents of Bruno & Alexander) for providing this wonderful opportunity to our students. Our students prepared and handed to the distinguished author a collection of poems inspired by the reading of his book. Shortly after, on May 5th , we were honored with a heartfelt letter of acknowledgement from the Nobel Prize Winner Wiesel.
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3rd Exchange Program
with Liceo Farnesina in Rome November 19-29: Our 3rd and 4th Liceo students went to Rome March 6-14: 17 students from the Liceo Farnesina came to New York and participated in the Model UN and at our Gala Benefit Dinner along with our Liceo students From November 19-29, our Third and Fourth Liceo students participated in the exchange program with the Liceo Farnesina in Rome. This experience was a great success and all our students highly enjoyed not only the various visits to sites of great historical and cultural interest, but also the very warm atmosphere found among each of the hosting families. While in Rome, our students participated in two workshops about the Model UN project, which has been implemented by the Liceo Farnesina over the last 12 years (RIMUN project). From March 6-14, on the occasion of an important international session of the Model UN- NHSMUN project in New York, with students from 3,000 high schools involved, 17 students from the Liceo Farnesina came to New York and participated, along with 20 La Scuola Liceo students, in this 4 day special Model UN project. During this period, thanks to the generosity and kindness of our La Scuola families, we had the opportunity to reciprocate the same wonderful hospitality by hosting this group from Rome.
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The group from the Liceo Farnesina, composed of 17 students, 2 teachers and Preside Olga Olivieri, arrived on Sunday March 6th and left on Monday March 14th. They truly had a great time in New York and with La Scuola community: not only they highly enjoyed the NHSMUN project and the related opening and closing ceremonies at the UN, but they also participated in our Gala Benefit Dinner as special guests, witnessing a unique and moving celebration of our Italian identity, culture and values.
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Prof. RAFFAELLA CRIBIORE
Former teacher at La Scuola d’Italia (1978-1984) and Gala 2011 Honoree
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his year at our Gala benefit Dinner we were proud to honor a former teacher of la Scuola, Raffaella Cribiore, Professor of Classics at NYU, acclaimed author of books and articles about education in antiquity as well as of a book for children, Martina’s Town. It was an immense joy for all our La Scuola community when Professor Cribiore accepted our invitation to come to visit “her school” and read to our elementary children from her book, Martina’s Town on Friday December 10th . The 4th and 5th graders were enchanted and captivated by Raffaella. She graciously answered all of the questions and spoke about her experience in New York and as a writer. We were also very pleased when, shortly afterwards, Professor Cribiore lectured our Middle school and Liceo students about education in ancient times. “Andare a scuola nell’antichita`” was the title and topic her lecture addressed to our Middle school and Liceo Students on Wednesday, February 2nd. Professor Cribiore fully captured the attention and interest of our students during the entire lecture with her powerpoint slide presentation of a Greek school excavated in Egypt. Our students, in particular the youngest 6th graders, asked many questions and were completely mesmerized by all the discoveries illustrated by Prof. Cribiore.
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Honoring Professor Cribiore at our Gala 2011 has been a very special event that marked, we hope, the reestablishment of a long lasting, strong collaboration between her and La Scuola for many years to come.
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Prof. RAFFAELLA CRIBIORE
Raffaella Cribiore, currently a professor of Classics at New York University, grew up in Italy where she earned a Laurea, magna cum laude, in Classics at the Catholic University in Milan. She taught junior high school for four years and after moving to New York in 1976 she taught Italian, history and Latin for six years (19781984) at La Scuola d’Italia’s first location on Bleeker Street. She attended Yale and later earned her PhD in Classics at Columbia University in 1993 with a dissertation on Greek school texts found in Egypt. There she was the Curator of Papyri in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library and took care of Columbia’s large collection of Egyptian scrolls written in Greek and Arabic. At the same time she taught both undergraduate and graduate students in the department of classics for several years as an adjunct Professor. Raffaella Cribiore’s four books and approximately fifty articles deal with the different aspects of education in antiquity, a field of study which fascinated her as a result of her own experience as a teacher. She was also curious to discover if the ancient Greeks and Romans could provide us with advice on how to best educate men and women in modern times.
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Her first book was Writing,Teachers and Students in Graeco-Roman Egypt (Atlanta 1996). It was a collection of over 400 Greek school exercises, including homework, and educational texts that referred to teaching writing in antiquity and to primary education. After the book’s popular release, it was immediately published as an e-book—a privilege reserved for very few texts. She published her second book in 2001—Gymnastics of the Mind: Greek Education in Hellenistic and Roman Egypt (Princeton), which won the prestigious Award of the American Philological Association in 2004 as the best classics book – this publication was also immediately made available as an e-book. In this publication, Prof. Cribiore tried to locate schools in the ancient world, studied the principles that governed upper education, and looked at the role played by families. She also coauthored with R.S. Bagnall, Women’s Letters in Ancient Egypt: 300 BC-AD 800 (Ann Arbor 2006) which investigated the education of women in antiquity. In 2007 The School of Libanius in Late Antique Antioch (Princeton) followed. The School of Libanius was finished during a blissful stay in Princeton as a member of the Institute for Advanced Study in 2004.
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Prof. Cribiore has maintained a close relation with papyrology, her first love, by studying and publishing articles on various subjects. Every year in February, she goes to the Dakhleh Oasis in the south of Egypt and participates in an archaeological excavation of the Roman town of Amheida (ancient Trimitis), which it is now sponsored by NYU. There, a Roman school was discovered, with three rooms, and poetic texts written in red ink on the walls, which Raffaella Cribiore is in the process of publishing. In 2010 she also wrote a book with ten stories for children called Martina’s Town. These were stories she told her daughter, Martina, many years ago when taking her to school. They attempt to look at New York through the eyes of an eight-year-old Italian little girl. Recently, when Prof. Cribiore came to read some of the stories to the children of La Scuola d’Italia, one little boy told her, “You know, you are good. Write more!” She is doing just that. Prof. Cribiore has two grown children and resides in NYC with her husband Alberto.
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his academic year for the first time in La Scuolas’ history, we hired a part time College Counselor Dr. Bari Norman, a former admissions officer at Barnard College of Columbia University; her web site, www.expertadmissions.com, shows many newspaper and television interviews (including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, NBC and others).
We organized a Liceo College Night on September 24th , including an orientation lecture conducted by experts from the Bocconi University in Milan; a Junior College Night took place on January 13th and a Sophomore – Freshman College Night was held on February 3rd . Dr. Norman has worked in particular with our 4th Liceo students during the first months of the academic year; in the spring she began working also with the 3rd Liceo class: a SAT preparation course in collaboration with the Princeton Review took place on Saturdays at La Scuola’s 67th Street location from February 19th to May 7th. 10 students from the 3rd Liceo class registered for this course and attended it regularly. The work done by Dr. Bari Norman this year also includes:
• Completion of School Profile, including our students grade average over the past 3 years • Purchase of software that allows Liceo students, beginning generally during their 11th grade, to create their own Online Portal and navigate the college application process, researching college requirements and tracking their applications.
• Outreach to faculty regarding recommendation writing • Continued Programmatic elements of college counseling process • Increased engagement of parents and students • Increased school visits by admissions representatives to La Scuola • Recognition of some of our curricula as AP programs by the College Board
La Scuola d’Italia has been proud to have Dr. Bari Norman as its School College Counselor this year and looks forward to increasing her hours of appointment for the next academic year.
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• treatment of standardized test scores by admissions committees for our students, and discussions regarding a spring program;
The following are some of the goals set for the next academic year:
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NEWS FROM THE PRESCHOOL
Coming soon at la Scuola … a Reggio Emilia Art Atelier! We are very proud of our preschool and with the results accomplished this year. We have continued our Action Research about bilingualism in all our pre-school classes, under the guidance of the expert Prof. Sarah Michael Luna and with the involvement of all our teachers coordinated by Maria Cinquemani.
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We have also made further progress in the implementation of the Reggio Emilia metodolgy: during the professional days of the academic year, preschool teachers have developed the topics of Documentation and Space organization according with the Reggio Emilia approach, with a special focus on the setting up of an Art Atelier that will highly stimulate children’s creativity.
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We are very grateful to our Board of Trustees who has approved to finance a July 2011 project, allowing two of our teachers, Rosa Di Maggio and Laura La Rocca to participate in a seven day international workshop in Ligonchio, Reggio Emilia on “International Encounters with the Culture of the Atelier”.
BILINGUAL LECTURES The Preschool has also been very pleased to organize this year a series of lectures on bilingualism and early childhood language development, geared to the preschool parents. On January 28th and on April 8th Dr. Sara Michael Luna, Professor of Early Childhood at Queens College, spoke about developmental milestones and how La Scuola Preschool teachers prepare age appropriate curriculum in Italian and English for our youngest learners. At both lectures parents had a lively discussion about how to support both English and Italian at home and in school.
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January 21-28
New York & Naples: Harbors Of Dialogue January 21, 2011 On January 21st, on the occasion of the visit of H.E. Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, La Scuola d’Italia Guglielmo Marconi had the pleasure of hosting a very special event thanks to the initiative of our Consul General Ministro Francesco M. Talò. Students from New York public and private schools joined La Scuola Middle school and Liceo students for this event in our Auditorium-Gym at the Media -Liceo Campus. The main topic was the dialogue on tolerance in the 21st Century, featuring a reading of memories of the deportation of Italian Jews followed by a conversation with H.E. Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Archbishop of Naples, and Rabbi Arthur Schneier (Park East Synagogue). Our Students, Katherine Balakhovsky 10th grade and Giancarlo Garte 10th grade joined actors Robert Zukerman and Antoinette La Vecchia in reading a selection of memories curated by Stella Levi (Centro Primo Levi) based on Il Libro della Shoah in Italia edited by Marcello Pezzetti (2009).
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La Scuola warmly thanked Consul General of Italy Francesco Maria Talò, H.E. Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, Rabbi Arthur Schneier, Dr. Natalia Indrimi, Alessandro Cassin and Stella Levi from the Primo Levi Center, Ottorino Cappelli and Letizia Airos from I-Italy, and our teachers Michael Prater, Rosaria Crisafi, Nels Pierce and Andrea Malaguti for making this event a great success.
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January 21-28 GIORNATA DELLA MEMORIA January 27, 2011
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otwithstanding the “snow day”, on Thursday, January 27th, some of our Liceo students participated in the “Giornata della Memoria” at the entrance of the Consulate General of Italy, the reading ceremony of names of Jews deported from Italy and the Italian territories.
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This moving ceremony was organized by Consul General of Italy Francesco M. Talò. We warmly thanked the following La Scuola Liceo students and teachers for being present considering the weather conditions: Ari Gleizer, Stefano Iaccarino, Marco Risi, Emanuele Boccardi, Miles Gareri Goldenberg, Maria Di Gravio, Andrea Michi, Helena Curbelo, Zeno Benetti, teacher Michael Prater, Liceo coordinator and P.A. President Patrizia Del Gatto along with Preside Anna Fiore.
LICEO PROGETTO TRASVERSALE 2011
The Liceo “Progetto Trasversale”is an interdisciplinary project on a main topic that is analyzed and developed by different points of view corresponding to different disciplines. The project is divided into two parts: the first presented by the Liceo teachers and the second by the Liceo students who prepared specific papers and presentations related to the main topic. This year’s topic was Food, with this specific title
We warmly thanked the P.A. for sponsoring this workshop and Dr. Lucilla Titta for offering her contribution to La Scuola. Liceo students prepared their research projects on the topic presented by the teachers and illustrated them on the occasion of the end of the year performance on June 9th.
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On Tuesday, February 15th, the Liceo teachers presented to the students their papers about the topic. During the week of March 28th we had the pleasure to host a series of four workshops about Nutrition and Food presented by Dr. Lucilla Titta, an expert on nutrition from the Fondazione Veronesi in Milan, addressed to elementary school students, middle school and Liceo students and La Scuola parents.
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Cibo: Nutrimento o Talismano di Felicita`?
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Tuesday February 15th
“Cibo: Nutrimento o Talismano di Felicita`?” Preside Anna Fiore Opening Remarks F. BERTO Fast Physics in the Kitchen: Pressure and Passion, Wild Waves and Molecules to Experiment La fisica va di fretta in cucina, ovvero pressione per passione, onde furibonde, molecolare da sperimentare A. BARTOCCI Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science Behind Traditional Cooking Methods Gastronomia molecolare: esplorare le basi scientifiche delle metodologie in cucina S. MONEA Eating Disorders Disordini Alimentari R. CRISAFI Food in Art: Banquets and Society Il cibo nell’arte: banchetti e società M.PETTENELLA CUM GRANO SALIS: Latin Words and Metaphors for food CUM GRANO SALIS: parole, detti e metafore alimentari del latino S. CASTRONOVO Food, Entropy and Syntropy Il cibo, l’Entropia e la Sintropia A. MALAGUTI Words on the Table: Notes on Food and Fiction Servito in pagina: appunti tra cibo e narrativa italiana N. PIERCE Andy Warhol’s “Happy Meal”: pop art and fast food in post war America L’ “Happy Meal” di Andy Warhol: Pop Art e fast food nell’ America del dopoguerra M.H. PRATER The Value of Food: The American Diet in the 20th Century and Beyond Il valore del cibo: la dieta in America nel ventesimo secolo e oltre
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March 28-31, 2011: Dr. Lucilla Titta – Fondazione Veronesi workshops
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Monday March 28th Workshop for Elementary school students (grades 3rd, 4th and 5th) about International Nutritional Guidelines and Making recipes; Tuesday March 29th Workshop for Middle school students: Healthy Nutrition and unhealthy Food; Wednesday March 30th Workshop for Liceo students: Scientific Research about Nutrition and the relationship between Nutrition and Health; Thursday March 31st Workshop for teachers and parents: “HealtErnatives” at the Middle School-Liceo campus Auditorium/Gym.
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This year la Scuola d’Italia has been very proud to join the Italian institutions in New York for the celebration of the Italian “Risorgimento” and the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy. We were able to host and organize several different events:
February 12th and 14th: We hosted a workshop at the Middle school & Liceo campus gym/ auditorium on the Risorgimento “I Luoghi dell’Unita` d’Italia” organized by IACE (Italian American Committee on Education) in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, Education Office. This workshop was conducted by two experts from the Studio Arcobaleno, Milan Italy and was attended by 50 teachers of Italian from the tri-state area. On Monday February 14th on the occasion of the second “teachers professional day” all La Scuola teachers participated in a seminar about the Risorgimento conducted by the same experts from Studio Arcobaleno. February 16th : Our Liceo students visited the Giuseppe Garibaldi and Antonio Meucci Museum/House in Staten Island, where they met with a special guest, Prof. Giuliano Amato, a member of Italy’s Parliament for 18 years, former Prime Minister of Italy (1992-93 and 2000-2001), a distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law and President of the National Committee for the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy.
March 27th On March 27th our talented La Scuola girl choir performed the National Anthems at the St.Regis Hotel on the occasion of the visit to New York of the President of the Italian Republic the Hon.Giorgio Napolitano. That same day in the evening all our Liceo students sang the National Anthems at a reception at Industria Superstudio in honor of the President Giorgio Napolitano.
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March 17th: On March 17, 1861, King Vittorio Emanuele II officially became the first King of the Italian kingdom which included for the first time Southern Italian regions set free by Giuseppe Garibaldi. On March 17, 2011, La Scuola d’Italia hosted a “Risorgimento Day” celebrating the 150th Birthday of Italy. The event took place at the Middle School & Liceo Campus, with the participation of our Consul General Ministro Francesco M. Talò, other New York schools studying Italian and supported by IACE.
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March 11th : Our Gala Benefit Dinner celebrated in various manners the 150th Anniversary: La Scuola Liceo students presented a brief performance on the topic of “Giuseppe Verdi” and the “Risorgimento”. During the student performance, we showed video slides about “Risorgimento” times and videos produced by the Italian RAI.
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n February 16th, our Liceo students visited the Giuseppe Garibaldi and Antonio Meucci Museum/House in Staten Island, where they met with a special guest, Prof. Giuliano Amato, a member of Italy’s Parliament for 18 years, former Prime Minister of Italy (1992-93 and 2000-2001), a distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law and President of the National Committee for the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy. Students asked several great questions to Prof. Amato and his answers on the topics enlightened them. In particular I would like to thank Benton Madsen, Cherice Nealy, Ari Gleizer and Zeno Benetti for their involvement in the question and answer session. An extended thanks to our Consul General of Italy Francesco M. Talò, who invited La Scuola d’Italia to participate in this event.
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n March 11th, La Scuola Community celebrated the Annual Gala Benefit Dinner with more than 500 attendees breaking the record in La Scuola Gala history.
La Scuola’s guests demonstrated their enthusiasm, dedication and support throughout the evening. The Ambassador of Italy to the United States, Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata, our Honoree Prof. Raffaella Cribriore and guest of Honor Dr. Antonio Monda, spoke highly about La Scuola and wished us future success. La Scuola d’Italia was extremely honored to welcome as a special guest The Honorable Emma Bonino, Vice President of the Italian Senate and a renowned champion of defense for human rights around the world. Another special guest at our Gala was the Olympic Champion Igor Cassina, a renowned gymnast in Italy and internationally, with a gold medal in the men’s horizontal bar won at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
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In honor of the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Italy, La Scuola 8th grade and Liceo students performed some excerpts from the “Risorgimento”. We thank the entire Gala Committee, PA Representatives, Parents, Teachers and Staff of La Scuola for making this evening memorable and a great success.
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GALA 2011
FINANCIAL RESULTS Revenue Source Advertising Dinner Raffle Donations Scholarship Fund Technology Fund Auction
Revenue 11 $ 23,900 $ 254,300 $ 8,286 $ 21,985 $ 21,000 $ 27,000 $ 100,135
Percentage 5% 55% 2% 5% 5% 6% 22%
ADVERTISING 5%
Gala Revenues 11 Total Revenues
$456,606
Expenses
$147,317
Net Revenue
$309,289
22%
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TECHNOLOGY FUND 6%
DONATIONS 5%
55%
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RAFFLE 2%
Dinner $254,300
Auction $100,135
Donations $21,985
Raffle $8,286
Advertising $23,900
Scholarship Fund $21,000
Technology Fund $27,000
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“Risorgimento Day” March 17th 1861-2011 In Honor of the Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification, on March 17, 2011, La Scuola d’Italia hosted a “Risorgimento Day” at our Middle School and Liceo Campus. Our 5th grade, middle school and liceo students opened the celebration by singing the National Anthems followed by welcoming remarks by Preside Anna Fiore who read an excerpt from the Presidente della Repubblica Italiana, Giorgio Napolitano. Consul General, Ministro Francesco M. Talò read the Proclamation written by the President of the United States, Barack Obama on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary celebration expressing his recognition and highlighted the important milestone in Italian history, honoring the joint efforts of American and Italians to foster freedom, democracy, and shared values throughout the world. Professor Riccardo Viale, Director of the Italian Cultural Institute highlighted the values of the Italian “Risorgimento”, which inspired the Italian Republican Constitution. La Scuola 6th graders gave a wonderful performance of “La piccola vedetta lombarda” from the book Libro Cuore, by Edmondo de Amicis, and our 8th graders and liceo students performed several historical pieces from the “Risorgimento”. Special remarks were made from Dr. Silvana Mangione, Vice Segretario Generale del Consiglio Generale degli Italiani all’estero who gave La Scuola the flag of “La Repubblica Cispadana” as a symbol to remember how the tricolor flag of Italy originated. We showed excerpts from the video “Garibaldi eroe romantico e moderno” by Paola Gallo.
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The event ended with a Birthday cake to celebrate the 150th year of the Unification of Italy. We warmly thank all who attended and we also address special thanks to the PA representatives for providing us with the delicious refreshment.
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Following there was a brief performance by Mario Fratti and La Scuola Art History and Theater teacher Rosaria Crisafi, inspired by the life of Giuseppe Garibaldi.
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n Sunday, March 27th, continuing the celebrations of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy and in honor of the President of the Italian Republic the Hon. Giorgio Napolitano, our applauded and talented La Scuola girls choir (grades 8-11) together with 10 students from our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, supported by IACE, all accompanied by Maestro Petrika Melo sang the national anthems at St. Regis Hotel.
The celebration continued into the evening at Industria Superstudio, where all our Liceo students (boys and girls) grades 8-11 attended and sang the national anthems in honor of the President of the Republic of Italy. These events were a great privilege for La Scuola and it was an honor to be able to meet the President of the Italian Republic.
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We warmly thank all of La Scuola community for participating, helping and organizing the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy that extended throughout the month on March.
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La Scuola Technology Project and library project
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hanks to the donations received at La Scuola Gala Benefit Dinner, during the May 11th Board meeting La Scuola d’Italia Board of Trustees approved a complex and thorough Technology Infrastructure Project for both buildings.
Throughout the summer we implemented the computing technology enhancement on both buildings; we expect to complete this complex project prepared by our Technology Company, Derive Tech, by the end of August 2011. As a result, we will have an improved, updated, safer and faster system, including wireless and new computers for our elementary grades. With the help of our school Architect, Anna Thorsdottir, the computer room space on the 5th floor at the elementary school has been completely remodeled and refurnished. 96TH STREET SCHOOL CAMPUS LIBRARY PROJECT La Scuola d’Italia warmly thanks the 2010-2011 Parent Association for their donation of $7,400 to cover the contract price for the Follett Destiny Library Manager Project. This project will include: •
Destiny Library Manager Follett Hosted Solution - which includes Alliance Plus, Destiny Quest, One Search and Titlepeek
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Project Management, Installation of Destiny Library Manager and Technical Administrative Training
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1000 PolyThermal Title barcodes
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1000 Blank Spine Labels
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3800g Image Team Scanner with Stand (5 year warranty)
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days of onsite services with a Follett cataloger and 2 workers 3 adding the Titles into Destiny Library Manager and bar-coding the books.
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The library project this year has been moving along swiftly. With guidance from Teresa Tarillo, library committee leader, and Spiro Gouras, library coordinator, the library has evolved into a great space and will continue to move forward.
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In the 2010-2011 school year, the books have been reorganized and labeled, children in the school have been given temporary library cards for use in library sessions and an interim book borrowing system has been implemented for, both English and Italian books. Now, after many meetings with Follett Library Services, we are able to reach the next stage of our development, which is expected to begin this June. In the 2011-2012 school year, La Scuola library will have an online catalog. All books, Italian and English, will have Destiny library management software that teachers, parents, and students can access from any computer. This will make it easier for anyone in the school community to see what gaps we still have in our collection. We will shift our focus to keeping the library in order, distributing permanent library cards to students for the electronic borrowing system, and adding more high interest books to our library. We hope to have our entire catalog online and new library cards given to students by November 2011.
LICEO TRIP TO BOSTON
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rom May 31st to June 2nd, our I, II and III Liceo students accompanied by the teachers Michael Prater, Anna Bartocci and Andrea Malaguti, took an end of year trip to Boston. While there, the students were guided through a tour of the historic sites of the city as well as its cultural landmarks. They walked the Freedom Trail and learned about the role of Boston in American History through the landmark buildings and what still survived from that era.
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They also visited the Museum of Fine Arts and the New England Aquarium. In addition, the students visited Harvard, where they were able to enjoy a private tour of the prestigious Museum of Scientific Instruments.
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June 2nd- Festa della Repubblica
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n the occasion of the June 2nd National Day Celebration, La Scuola 5th and 6th grade students together with a group of IACE students from the Catholic school Our Lady of Lourdes sang the National Anthems at Cipriani 42nd Street, New York.
We would like to thank our students for representing La Scuola and for their outstanding talent. An extended thank you goes to Maestro Petrika Melo who guided and trained our La Scuola student choir as well the Our Lady of Lourdes school children. The students’ performance resulted in a great success for La Scuola.
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nce again this academic year the soccer season involved both our Middle School and Liceo students. Thanks to the enthusiasm of our Gym teacher and Coach Mr. José Rubiera, our teams competed with many other independent schools and showed their talent and dedication towards the sport.
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In particular, we would like to congratulate 11th grade Liceo student Stefano Iaccarino on scoring the first goal of our season, and for being the high scorer of the team.
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Great accomplishments
of our Middle School and Liceo Students! GIOCHI DELLA GIOVENTÙ 2011 CONI-USA Olimpiadi di Macerata La Scuola d’Italia is happy to announce that 2 students from our Middle school have been selected to participate as Journalist at the CONI USA Olimpiadi di Macerata from June 21st to July 1st . There were many applicants, but only four finalists. Three finalists were from La Scuola d’Italia and were invited by Ambassador of Italy H.E. Giulio Terzi di Sant’Agata to participate in Washington D.C. at the June 2nd celebration: Victoria Becker, Dante Hin Gasco and Pietro Valetto, all from our 6th grade class. The students Victoria Becker and Dante Hin Gasco went to Macerata, Italy, and reported on the 10-day Olympiad, and the tour of the Olympic team. Their reports will be featured in America Oggi magazine, along with International Press-Releases. We would like to warmly thank CAV. Mico Delianova Licastro for providing our middle school students with this great opportunity to participate in the “Giochi della Gioventu`” with all expenses covered by the CONI organization.
Once again this year, thanks to the proposal from the Department of Science at la Scuola d’Italia, prof. Anna Bartocci, 8 of our students were nominated and chosen to participate in the prestigious People to People Leadership Forum, that takes place in Washington D.C. The nominated students are: Francesco Bondi, 7th grade Mattew Dyczeck, 7th grade
Matilde Ferri, 8th grade Isabella Cuda, 8th grade
Nicola Paoli, 9th grade Benton Madsen, 9th grade Risi Federica, 11th grade
Rossellini Maria Beatrice, 11th grade
People to People international is an organization founded by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 in his vision for fostering world citizenship. The nomination is based on outstanding scholastic merit, academic achievement and leadership ability. Each year the finest students from more than 95 countries convene in Washington D.C. for this prestigious summit. Congratulation to our 8 students and to the teacher Anna Bartocci.
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Preschool and elementary
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We would like to warmly congratulate all our preschool and elementary students for their outstanding work and for showing great enthusiasm and talent in both languages during their recitals. We also thank all our teachers and assistant teachers, along with Maestro Petrika Melo for their dedication and hard work in making these recitals a complete joy.
We would also like to warmly congratulate middle school students for their outstanding work during their recital/performance on June 9th . Following the Middle school performance, the Liceo Students presented their End of Year Trasversale Project on Food. The students performed a short play on Latin food and culture in Ancient Roman times; they also demonstrated the physics principles involved in cooking through a series of experiments; they made presentations on the history of the American diet, and the commercialism of processed foods. We thank all the students and teachers for their hard work on this interdisciplinary project throughout the year.
GRADUATION
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or the third time in La Scuola d’Italia history our 8th grade and 12th grade students were honored with a formal graduation ceremony at the Consulate General of Italy in New York. On June 20th, after the opening remarks by Head of School Anna Fiore, the Chairman of the Board Stephen Madsen Esq. , the Director of the Italian Cultural Institute Prof. Riccardo Viale, the Director of the Exams commission Dott.ssa Adalgisa Maurizio congratulated our students and highlighted the very good exams results, showed by three “10 e lode” awarded to 3 of our 8th graders. Shortly after, Consul General Ministro Francesco M. Talò awarded our 8th grade students the 8th grade Italian Diploma. On June 30th , our 12th grade students, after completing their challenging Italian “Maturita`” exam, dressed in cap and gown, received their diplomas by Consul General Ministro Francesco M. Talò. To congratulate the graduates, special remarks were made by Head of School Anna Fiore, the Chairman of the Board Stephen Madsen Esq. and by the Head of the Exam commission, Dott.ssa Adalgisa Maurizio. La Scuola warmly thanks Mr. and Mrs. Settepani for providing delicious refreshments at both celebrations and the Fortunato family for preparing a special “2011 Graduation class cake”.
8th Grade Aquaro Alessia Balakhovsky Marc Bernardini Tommaso Caronna Alessandro Cuda Isabella Fabri Upton Teodoro Ferri Matilde Gaggi Alexander Gruber Sofia
Benetti Zeno – University in Italy Fortunato Marcello- Fordham Business School University Martella Ludovica- Manhattanville College Nordio Gabriele- University in Italy Nordio Federico- University in Italy Pantaloni Benedetta- Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK Peebles Phoebe- Manhattanville College Perrino Massimo- Syracuse University Pirrone Michele- Baruch College
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PROJECT WITH THE
UNIVERSITY FOR FOREIGNERS IN PERUGIA July 1- 31, 2011 On April 9, 2010 an agreement was signed between La Scuola and the University for Foreigners in Perugia. This agreement focuses on common research about bilingual education and teaching in a bilingual setting, on students exchange programs and teachers professional development opportunities. With the help of Prof. Roberto Dolci, New York visiting Professor at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute- Queens College, we have worked on a project, the aim of which is to provide Italian language courses to be held at the University of Perugia for those Liceo students who need to improve their Italian in view of the challenging 12th grade final Maturita` exam. This project was approved by the Board of Trustees and on July 1st a group of three teachers and four Liceo students left to attend a one month Italian language and culture course at the University of Foreigners in Perugia. The students are Benton Madsen and Sabrina Scattoni, 9th grade; Cherice Nealy and Natalia Romero, 11th grade. They were accompanied by teachers Michael Prater, English teacher and Liceo coordinator, Christine Morga, ESL teacher, and Jennifer Dionisio, Kindergarten and 1st grade English teacher.
Last year we received a donation towards this project from Brunello Cucinelli, who is a strong supporter of the University for Foreigners in Perugia.
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The group enjoyed many cultural activities (Umbria Jazz and Spoleto Festival dei due mondi) and participated in field trips in the beautiful region of Umbria.
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9th grade students Benton Madsen and Sabrina Scattoni were hosted by two families from the Liceo Montessori in Perugia, while the other 2 students and the teachers were accommodated at the University’s dorms (Casa dello Studente).
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Images from one of La Scuola’s the first senior yearbooks, 1983, courtesy of Fabrizio Azzolini:
La Scuola Alumni Remember and Reflect
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I attended La Scuola d’Italia from Pre-K through Liceo and never imagined how well it could have prepared me for the challenging college work at the University of Pennsylvania where I was also selected to be part of the honors program -- the Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program. In these seminars, my knowledge of European history and literature has impressed my professors and allowed me to excel academically. In fact, after many years of oral examinations at La Scuola d’Italia, I am able to express my ideas with clarity and confidence. My education at La Scuola d’Italia has really made me feel as a citizen of the world.” James Alexander Falzone
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I went to La Scuola from Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade, for thirteen years. My life revolved around La Scuola’s small classes, navy and white dress code, professors, and homework. I still tend to wear only navy and refer back to my ‘quaderni’, notebooks, which I have endearingly kept, to refresh my memory. I really do prize the knowledge I received and recognize that the environment was very encouraging for learning. Three years after graduating at La Scuola and attending Purchase College School of Art and Design for photography, I decided to return and photograph the environment, the students, and their interactions among themselves and with their professors. It was an eightmonth long enterprise and a revealing experience. I became aware that the feelings I had for the school then were still there, mirrored in the students. I saw a little bit of myself in all of them.” Chiara Marinai
Photographs of La Scuola by Chiara Marinai
In May 2011, I was awarded the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Academic Excellence. I know that the years at La Scuola d’Italia contributed enormously to my success as a college student and I will also cherish the dedicated teachers who helped me grow and learn in such a nurturing and warm academic environment.”
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There is a difference between speaking a language and knowing a language, and La Scuola provided me with the cultural and educational backing to become truly fluent in Italian. As a young child I used Italian as a means of communication with family; after spending middle and high school at La Scuola, however, Italian became an inextricable part of my adolescence because I was immersed in the Italian culture on a daily basis. Here, I also experienced small classroom discussions and developed strong relations with all my classmates and professors. The intimacy of the classroom enabled us to converse with one another, challenging each of us to dig deeper and think critically. This has shaped the way I think and has thoroughly prepared me for life after La Scuola.” Gemma Richardson
Alumni at this year’s Gala Benefit This year’s Gala Benefit Dinner saw a wonderful turnout from our Alumni:
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La Scuola Parent Roberto Costanzo, James Falzone, Jessica Falzone, GianPaolo Gianfrancesco, La Scuola Parent Eleonora Lattanzi, Mickaela Marichal, Chiara Marinai, Giorgia Parodi, Gemma Richardson, Trustee Francesca Verga, MD. Alumnus Maurizio Anglani was our DJ for the evening.
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Alumni News Corner
La Scuola Alumni, we want to hear from you! Please send in your news, announcements, and photos for publication in an upcoming La Scuola newsletter. Submissions should be sent via regular mail to Leonora McClernan in the Development Office at 12 East 96th Street, New York, NY 10128 or via email to develop@lascuoladitalia.org. Leonora can also be reached by phone at 212.369.4433
La Scuola’s Graduates and their schools of choice over the last decade.
1999/2000 Ippolito, Arsenio Università Statale, Salerno, Italy — Modern Languages Mascolo, Arcangelo Michele Università Statale, Rome, Italy — Economics Vezzoli, Greta Università Statale, Padova, Italy — Biology
2000/2001 Chiarini, Francesco Università Statale, Bologna, Italy — Modern Languages Gennarini, Francesco Rutgers University, NJ — Fine Arts Lo Gullo, Arturo Università Statale, Pisa, Italy — Chemical Engineering Lo Gullo, Roberto Università Statale, Messina, Italy — Medicine Mazza, Fabio Richmond American International University, London, England — Communication Spada, Stefano Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy — DIEM, International Economics and Management Tonelli, Adriana Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy — Law
2001/2002 Bove, Anna
SUNY Purchase, NY — Drama
De Leo, Omar
New York University, NY — Business and Economics
Fiorelli, Elizabeth Manhattanville College, NY — Political Science Ippolito, Angelo Università Statale, Salerno, Italy — Modern Languages
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Marinai, Matilde Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy — DIEM International Economics and Management
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Michetti, Gabriele Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy — DIEM International Economics and Management Quaranta, Guja Università Statale, Rome, Italy — DAMS Visual Arts and Music Senni, Nicolo Università Statale, Rome, Italy — DAMS Visual Arts and Music Spalten, Valentina
Boston University, Boston, MA — Psychology
2002/2003 Francesconi, Federico Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy — DIEM International Economics and Management Gallo, Alessandro Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy — CLEA
Business Administration
Garretti, Alice IULM (Libera Università di Lingue e Communicazione), Milan, Italy — Communication and Modern Language
2003/2004 Castronovo, Fadi Polytechnic Institute, NY Conlon, Gabriel Università degli Studi di Bologna, Italy — Political Sciences Modabber, Venus Università Bocconi, Milano, Italy — DIEM International Economics and Management Gennarini, Giuseppe Columbia University, NY —
School of Engineering
Luongo, Marco Università LUIS, Roma, Italy — Political Sciences Smith, Hilary C. Università Statale di Milano, Italy — Mathematics
2004/2005 Gennarini, Carmen University of Southern California – Liberal Arts Padovano, Valentina Universita` degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy – Business Administration
2006/2007 Falzone, Jessica
Binghamton University, Scholars Program, NY
Marichal, Mickaela
Boston University, Boston, MA
Marinai, Chiara
SUNY Purchase, NY
Minoli, Stefano Universita’ di Roma, Italy Parodi, Giorgia Accademia di Belle Arti, Milano, Italy Richardson, Gemma
Bristol University, England
2008/2009 Cioci, Anthony Universita` degli studi di Bologna- Medical School Di Muccio, Elio University of Birmingham, UK – Joint Honours in Media Cultural Studies and Philosophy Fortunato, Bruno Pace University Iaccarino, Monica Fordham University Lasalandra, Luca Universita` degli studi di Roma- La Sapienza Longobardi, Stefano Macaulay honors program at CITY College Rapetti, Chiara Universita` degli studi di Roma- La Sapienza
Tonelli, Renato
John Cabot in Rome
2009/2010 Aquino, Aanandi Manhattanville College Barabino, Aimone University of Southern California Falzone, James University of Pennsylvania Sagastiverza, Jazmin Manhattanville College Zappia, Tommaso Università Bocconi, Milano, Italy
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Shedrinsky, Maria Antonia Hunter College, CUNY NY
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Russo, Angelo Hull University, UK
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS In recognition of their leadership and support during the 2010-2011 academic year:
La Scuola d’Italia gratefully acknowledges
THE ALEXANDER BODINI FOUNDATION For donating new desks and chairs and new computers for La Scuola Middle School and Liceo campus classrooms Roberto Berardi and Giorgiana Magnolfi for creating the Paolo Boscolo Berto Scholarship Fund The Parent Association Committee 2010-2011 and all La Scuola Parents for their efforts toward the Elementary School Library project and for their ongoing support throughout the year SPECIAL THANKS TO
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Teacher Marisa Lo Magno, who retired this year from La Scuola after 14 years of dedicated and committed work with our Preschool and Elementary children.
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Prof. Salvatore Castronovo who will retire beginning September 1 2011 after 14 years of dedicated work at our Liceo as Mathematics and Physics teacher.
Extended Thanks to Eligio Sgaramella Iperdesign, Inc. www.iperdesign.com Paola Serrone Assistant to the head of the School For her help and support in the organization and creation of the Annual Report Project
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