Fondazione Italia is a non-profit organization that promotes teaching Italian language and culture courses in Southern California. They work closely with the Italian Consulate and offer programs for K-12 schools, extracurricular classes for children and adults, and support for Italian language teachers.
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Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Join Geronimo Stilton and his team in a new adventure throughout the Thousand Wonders (Le Mille Meraviglie) of the regions of Italy! This camp presented in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles and San Francisco, is based on a special edition of Geronimo Stilton, "Viaggio alla Scoperta Dell'Italia," that was created for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the aim of bringing kids closer to the many artistic and...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Italiani Famosi (Famous Italians) is a new course that give Beginning 1 & 2 level students the opportunity to broaden their vocabulary and work on their listening, comprehension and pronunciation skills while learning about moments in the lives of Gianni Versace, Federico Fellini, Lucrezia Borgia and several other famous Italians. Through engaging Storytelling and interesting activities, students will immerse themselves not only in the Italian...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Italiano in Cucina is a conversation course designed for Beginning 2 to Pre-Intermediate students that promises to ‘spice-up’ your engagement and interest as lessons are centered around guided conversations on Italian food and cooking . Each week students will be introduced to a typical Italian recipe, its history and vocabulary through dialogues, stories and various activities geared towards learning Italian in a fun and frustration-free way!...
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Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
In our Italian Conversation class students will further develop conversational skills and expand their Italian vocabulary through role play and by using authentic materials such as: magazines and newspapers’ articles, news, books, TV shows, movies, songs and videos. The class will develop around students’ personal interests: sports, art, music, travel, cooking etc.
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
In this course intermediate level Italian language students will further develop conversational skills and expand Italian vocabulary using authentic materials such as: magazines and newspapers’ articles, news, books, TV shows, movies, songs and videos. The class will develop around students’ personal interests: sports, art, music, travel, cooking etc.
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
This series of four grammar workshops reviews key grammatical structures that can give pre-intermediate to intermediate level Italian students the most trouble. The workshops will go over the passato vs. the imperfetto, pronouns, prepositions and idiomatic expressions.
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
This series of four Italian conversation workshops promises to be fast-paced, entertaining and definitely fun! The workshops are designed to increase a student's vocabulary and conversation skills. The first half of each workshop will be dedicated to discussing a pre-assigned story or article with a focus on analyzing new vocabulary and expressions and hearing the student's opinions and questions about the story or article. The second half of the...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Cinema e Chiacchiere (Film and a Chat) is back by popular demand! In each of the six classes, Intermediate to Advanced level students are asked to watch a short original Italian film and then discuss it together. Idiomatic expressions, grammar structures, and vocabulary are highlighted and reinforced through several exercises and class activities connected with the short film. Conversation and comprehension are the core objectives of this fun course...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Italia Amore Mio is a conversation course for Intermediate to Advanced students who want to get to know Italians and their culture. If you are interested in learning about Italy while enhancing your Italian language conversational skills, enriching your vocabulary, and expanding your comprehension then this course is for you! You will discuss Italy’s regions, superstitions, the appeal of "Made in Italy", and much more! This course also uses entertaining...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Make Friends! Have Fun! All in Italian! All Levels Welcome! Our campers enjoy language arts, singing, food tasting, music, outdoor fun, interactive games, arts & crafts and dance-all in Italian! Our passionate and experienced native speaking teachers serve as counselors as they lead campers from one great activity to the next. A week or more of our camp will definitely increase your child’s language ability! For children ages 4-10. Sample...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Leave your kids with Fondazione Italia and go do some holiday shopping! Led by Italian art teacher, Ylenia Mino, children ages 4+ will be inspired to create holiday art and make arts & crafts gifts. Activities will be presented in Italian and English (if needed). Your kids will be learning Italian through creativity! Materials included in workshop fee. Note: A minimum of 6 students is required to open a class. If the number of students...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
The Etruscans were the most important civilization in the Italian peninsula prior to the Romans. Their sophistication greatly contributed to the formation of Roman civilization and culture. This 1-hour virtual workshop will explore aspects of Etruscan culture not covered in Part 1 such as their view of the afterlife and the legacy they left behind. There will also be a virtual tour of what was once part of Etruria in Italy. Please note presentation...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Join Maestra Patrizia as she prepares your incoming Franklin Elementary Italian dual-immersion kinder student for their first day of school! Through songs and fun interactive class activities, students will begin to learn the essential Italian phrases and vocabulary needed to make their transition into the Italian dual-immersion program easier. Space is limited.
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
The Book Club this summer will be reading "La Dolce Vita." During this 6-week course Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate level students will read, "La Dolce Vita." This story that takes you back into 60's Italian lifestyle as you follow Paolo and Nadia on a mysterious adventure during the period of Fellini's film, La Dolce Vita. Our Book Club course focuses on strengthening reading in Italian, but students will also listen to audio versions of the...
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Italian Essentials is a series of four workshops that focus on teaching the essential basics of Italian phrasing, numbers, grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation that all students need to know when learning Italian. Please note: A minimum of 4 students is required to open a class. If the number of students enrolled does not meet our minimum requirement, the class will be reduced to one hour or cancelled.
Learn Italian with Fondazione Italia
Join Maestra Patrizia as she prepares your incoming Franklin Elementary Italian dual-immersion kinder student for their first day of school! Through songs and fun interactive class activities, students will begin to learn the essential Italian phrases and vocabulary needed to make their transition into the Italian dual-immersion program easier. Space is limited.
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