PLIDA Certification Ceremony

Ciao a tutti!

We would like to congratulate all our brilliant students who successfully passed the  PLIDA exams and took the PLIDA certification!

Congratulazioni a Joe Castro, Nevila Dhima e Kris Adams per la certificazione PLIDA A1, Maxwell CoenJean Locicero Shankle per la certificazione PLIDA A2, Brooke Chamberlain Cook e  Carl Iovanni per la certificazione PLIDA B1,  Scott Sminkey, Henry DeBenedetto, Krysten Modrzejeski per la certificazione PLIDA  B2, Katherine Rao per la certificazione PLIDA B2 e C1!

Siamo orgogliosi di voi, siete studenti BRAVISSIMI!!!!

Here are a few pictures of the PLIDA certification ceremony during the last Open House, December 1st 2015.

Also, we would like to warmly thank our President, Mr Anthony Cassano for his support, Prof. Cecilia Mattii, Director of the PLIDA program, Sal Bramante, VP of the Dante Alighieri Society and Language Coordinator Maria Cristiano for overseeing the PLIDA Certification Project!

Congratualazioni a Katherine Rao per il conseguimento della certificazione PLIDA B2 e C1! Da sin. Emanuele Capoano, il presidente Anthony Cassano, la prof. Cecilia Mattii, la Language Coordinator Maria Cristiano e Katherine Rao.

 

Congratulazioni a Joe Castro per il conseguimento della certificazione PLIDA A1!! Da sin. Joe Castro, il presidente Anthony Cassano, la professoresssa Cecilia Mattii e la Language Coordinator Maria Cristiano.

Bravissima Kristen Modrzejeski per il conseguimento della certificazione PLIDA B2!!!

Congratulazioni a Henry DeBenedetto per il conseguimento della certificazione PLIDA B2!!!

Bravissimo Maxwell Cohen per il conseguimento della certificazione PLIDA A2!

Bravissimo Scott Sminkey per il conseguimento della certificazione PLIDA B2!

Congratulazioni a Jean Locicero Shankle per il conseguimento della certificazione PLIDA A2!

Da sin. Katherine Rao, Emanuele Capoano e Henry DeBenedetto.

La cerimonia della consegna dei diplomi di certificazione PLIDA.

A NEW EASY ITALIAN PODCAST AND A PHOTO CONTEST

Cari studenti e studentesse,

there is a great new podcast for Italian learners. And it’s for free! It’s recorded by the Educational Office at the Italian Consulate in Boston. You can listen to the easy news in a slow pace and it is for all levels. You can also download the transcript under each clip.

BUON ASCOLTO! LISTEN HERE THE EASY NEWS IN PODCAST.

Also, there is a photo contest  issued by the Italian Embassy in U.S. Take a picture that creatively showcases what you’re most thankful for about Italy and its culture. The picture, which can be taken in either the United States or Italy, must be an original image. 

When you have your photo ready, submit it here and/or through Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ItalyinUS by October 21st, 2015.

Monumenti e simboli italiani

Once submitted, Facebook users will have the chance to vote for their favorite photo. On October 22nd, 2015, the photos with the most votes will be deemed the winners, and each user will be rewarded with their appropriate prize.