November offers: Italian Conversation and Intensive course

Paestum by Italian Cultural Experience

Do you know in 9 weeks it's Christmas. Are you thinking to go to Italy for Christmas?


For the month of November I offer you these options: 

1) New Italian conversation classes in Ponsonby: every Tuesday morning, at 10am, only $20 a person for hour - CLASS LIMITED TO 4 PEOPLE. 

2) Intensive crash course: 8 hours for the price of $240 for the one-to-one or $120 if shared with a friend. Two hours a week to be ready for your Christmas shopping and holiday in Italy.



To register your interest please contact Simona:

simona@italianculturalexperience.com

Italian Celebration Day

Every year the Italian language is celebrated in all the world during the Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo (Italian week in the world) by all those people who have an Italian background, speak Italian and live overseas or love the Italian language and culture.

To commemorate the event today we have decided to organise an Italian Celebration Day in Ruma 2 at Richmond Road School in Ponsonby with a pizza, Italian songs and words.

Early in the morning the teacher, Miss Nina, has set up the table for the class, so as soon as the bell rang we have started our adventure. First of all, we have sung a classic Italian lyric:

Ciao buon giorno

Ciao buon giorno

Come stai?

Come stai?

Molto, molto bene!

Molto, molto bene!

Grazie a te

Grazie a te

Good Morning!

Good Morning!

How are you?

How are you?

Very well thank you.

Very well thank you.

How about you?

How about you?

...and then, after talking about the pizza and the ingredients (in Italian and in English) we have all taken turns rolling the dough....

Lorenzo and some friends

Elliott and her friends

Some more rolling

  ....then we have waited for the pizza setting the plates on the tables and making funny jokes !!!

Lorenzo and Leo are waiting for the pizza to be cooked

  ...and finally, when all the pizza was gone, I have taken a photo of all the class!

Ruma 2 at the end of our adventure

 ....some of the girls have made pictures for me!

     

Believe me the children had lots of fun! 

A presto!

Italian for kids (6-9 years old) at Richmond Road School

Learn while having fun!  Italian for kids is based on incorporating simple phrases, numbers, colours, games and craft as integral elements of the language learning process.  The children not only benefit in the area of language but also in their academics, social skills, thinking and confidence. (minimum 5 students – max 10)

When: Wednesday (free trial on Wed. 18 July- lessons start on Wed 25 July for 7 weeks)

Where: Richmond Road School (Ruma 2)

Time: 3:15pm to 4pm

Cost: $ 85 (7 weeks).  The first lesson is free

Instructor: Simona Albanese

Something about the teacher: Simona Albanese is Lorenzo’s mum in Ruma 2. She is a native of Rome, Italy. In the last fifteen years Simona has worked between Italy, New Zealand and Australia as lecturer, curator and public speaker. She loves to share with others, as much as she does with her family and children, her passion for language and culture.

For info or to enrol contact Simona at:
simona@italianculturalexperience.com

Time flies: the Auckland Art Gallery!

Time flies, moving around as always to make life more interesting!

Here a mix of photos from the refurbished Auckland Art Gallery

Since the gallery has reopened the doors in early September so many people have gone to visit this new amazing place, therefore if you have occasion, go and visit the gallery!

You can find a very big variety of artworks.....

A presto!

Rugby World Cup 2011: Auckland and New Zealand

A Haka in Auckland!

                                                   

Auckland is a wonderful city and a fantastic place to live, there are galleries, museums, shopping and much much more....but this year there is the Rugby World Cup 2011. It started yesterday in Auckland, the opening ceremony was wonderful and obviously the All Black have won the match against Tonga.

Tomorrow the Italian team will play vs Wallabies (Australia) in Albany on the North Shore at 3.30pm, New Zealand time! Many matches will be in Auckland, but others around New Zealand, so wherever you are be a supporter.....

Now for me...which team I should support?

A presto!

Simona

When in Auckland

A view from the other side of the bridge by Simona Albanese

I spent quite a long time in Auckland. Here I met many lovely people, I taught Italian and art history courses, plus I have presented quite a few lectures at the Auckland Art Gallery, which possesses several Italian artworks. (that was back in 2007!!)

As many big cities around the world, Auckland has all of the large-scale attractions you would expect: museums, galleries, zoos and family amusement parks. 

It is amazing how you travel and you see beautiful things everywhere!!!

If you want to know what happen in Auckland have a look to the link below:

Auckland  

                                                                                                                          SkyWatch Friday

Chiara Corbelletto

A friend and an artist with an Italian background....a new exhibition in Auckland starting on November 10th.

Chiara Corbelletto is an established artist with a strong record of exhibitions, sculptural installations, public commissions and collaboration around New Zealand.