NYC schools
Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) provides grants via New York-based Italian American Committee on Education (IACE). Click here to find out.
InItaliano has each year provided support to the schools and families by donating books and resources and participating in school initiatives and enrolment campaigns. Get in touch if you wish to help or have resources to redistribute.
È arrivato il momento di ultimare l'iscrizione scolastica e non sai da dove iniziare... ricordati di segnalare correttamente le lingue che si parlano a casa anche se da uno solo dei genitori. È importante al momento dell'iscrizione, perché è solo in questo modo che il DOE comprende l'effettiva presenza di madre lingua italiani. Ugualmente non avere timore di segnalare che tuo figlio non parla l'inglese anche nei vari sondaggi del CENSUS (che sono totalmente anonimi e che puoi fare anche se sei a NY temporaneamente). Anche noi di InItaliano abbiamo bisogno di queste informazioni!
L'iscrizione alla scuola va ripetuta ogni anno, anche nel passaggio dal pre-k al k. Quando si è interessati al programma bilingue italiano, bisogna cliccare "Italian dual language" che dà l'accesso alla prima classe del DL, ossia il k. Cliccare su "kindergarten" significa richiedere l'inserimento alla classe k del GenEd (vedi foto sottostante).
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With the support of COMITES, CONI USA and of a group of other organizations, InItaliano is promoting wellness and health at school and at work.
Vademecum Comites NY.pdfVademecum has been published by COMITES with the purpose of offering some guidance to those who have recently moved to New York or are planning to.
The school has two Italian teachers who teach reading, music, songs, maths in two languages. This means that the children are all exposed to the Italian language and that they participate in cultural events or commemorations (i.e. Carnevale italiano or Festa della Repubblica).
Manhattan public school PS242 was given the go-ahead by the DOE to start an Italian bilingual program in 2018. PS242 is the only elementary public school with an International Baccalaureate. Read about the school's IB philosophy.
PS242 Principal Denise Desjardin receives the Italian flag from Italy's Consul General Genuardi and the consular team.
The school is located at Lefferts Park, Bensonhurst (Brooklyn). Further details on the curriculum, teachers and the Italian program can be found on the website.
Broooklyn-based public school PS112 launched its Italian bilingual program in 2015. Since then, the program has expanded by adding a class each year.
The goal of this program is "to raise awareness of Italian culture and encourage diversity, while simultaneously providing instruction in both English and Italian".
Celebrating carnevale in Venetian masks!
Principal Louise Verdemare (on the right) discusses the challenges and the accomplishments of the Italian program during a meeting with InItaliano, parents and staff from .
Diversity and multiculturalism are the core focus of PS132 of Williamsburg (Brooklyn), which provides an early immersion program in Italian which is further expanding. Check the DOE link and get in touch with the school.
