Blog Posts

XIX settimana della lingua italiana

15/10/2019

Teachers of Italian are invited to participate in an afternoon workshop hosted by Co.As.It. to celebrate XIX settimana della lingua italiana. This year’s theme is L’italiano sul palcoscenico – Italian on stage.

Date: Wednesday 30 October 2019
Time: 4:00-5:30pm
Venue: Italian Bilingual School, 30-32 See St Meadowbank
Guest speaker: Vincenzo Diglio
Topic: Il palcoscenico scuola di vita – l’esperienza scolastica italiana
RSVP: 29 October 2019 by emailing Learning@coasit.org.au

Vincenzo Diglio, from Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia in Rome, is an actor, assistant director and teacher of Italian theatre. Some of his works/films include I ragazzi del muretto, Songbirth and Nuovomondo. Vincenzo Diglio is presenting at the national Italian teachers’ conference in Melbourne and will be joining us in Sydney for this special and unique presentation.

Learn Italian at the Saturday School of Community Languages in 2020

11/10/2019

Enrolments for 2020 are now open at Saturday School of Community Languages for Italian Stages 4, 5 and Stage 6 Continuers.

Venue: Strathfield Girls High School
Times
Stages 4 and 5 8:30-10:30am
Stage 6 Continuers 8:30-10:45am

For enquiries, please contact Sana Zreika on 9244 5748.

Week of Italian Language in the World – 21 October 2019

10/10/2019

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in collaboration with secondary and tertiary education institutions all over the world, have organised the upcoming 19th Week of Italian Language in the World. Taking place between 21-27 October 2019, the Italian Cultural Institute have arranged a series of events throughout Sydney and New Zealand which can be viewed below.

DaVinci Global Literary Prize – closing soon

18/9/2019

Celebrating the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, the Marco Polo Community Language School is looking for entries to the DaVinci Global Literary Prize from competitors aged 10 to 17. This year the theme is 'the Italian contribution to the human progress'.

Submissions close midnight on Tuesday 1 October 2019 (Rome time).

For full prize rules please visit the official CNA - Italian Australian Services website, check the DaVinci prize Facebook page, or alternatively send an email inquiry.

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Annual Co.As.It. competition for students of Italian

11/9/2019

Co.As.It is organising the annual competition for students of Italian. There are 2 categories, Primary and Secondary. Please see attachments for further information.

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Seeking Italian teacher – Governor Phillip King PS

9/9/2019

Governor Phillip King PS is seeking an Italian K-6 teacher to start immediately on a short term basis with the possibility of extension.

For more information, please contact the Principal, Jason Corcoran on 9610 8955.

National Italian teachers' conference 2019

31/7/2019

This year's national Italian teachers' conference is organised as a collaboration between the Italian Embassy, Italian Institute of Culture Melbourne and Co.As.It Melbourne.

This year’s theme is L’Italiano sul Palcoscenico.

To register:
Send an email to: iicmelbourne@esteri.it
Subject: CONFERENZA 26 OTTOBRE 2019
Please include your full name, title, work place, city and contact details.
Registrations close 14 October 2019.

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Italian migration to Australia – book launch

10/4/2019

Co.As.It. and the Department of Italian Studies, University of Sydney are holding a book launch on Friday 12 April. The book is "Italians in Australia: History, Memory, Identity" by Dr Francesco Ricatti, Monash University, and documents Italian migration to Australian over the past 150 years.

The launch is at the Italian Forum in Leichhardt at 6.45pm. Everyone is welcome.

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Seeking Italian tutor – Concord area

15/3/2019

A tutor is required for an accelerated Italian Continuers student in the Concord area.

If interested, please contact Carla Cinque at carla.cinque4@det.nsw.edu.au

Seeking Italian/Japanese teacher for 3 week LSL position – Birrong Girls High School

22/2/2019

Birrong Girls High School is seeking a Japanese/Italian teacher to fill a long service leave position for 3 weeks. The position begins in the last week of Term 1 and continues for the first 2 weeks of Term 2. The teaching load consists of Year 7 Italian, Year 8 Italian and Japanese, as well as a combined Year 11 Japanese Beginners and Continuers class. The successful applicant will have departmental approval.

The closing date for applications is 15 March 2019. Please contact Joanne Zoras for further information or to submit your application.