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  • Art & Culture

    Bringing Italian to NYC's Public Schools

    Roberta Cutillo(February 10, 2020)
    Parents, teachers, institutional representatives all gathered in Harlem’s cozy neighborhood pizzeria Sottocasa to celebrate the progress of Manhattan’s first dual language Italian program at the local PS 242. Together they discussed the benefits of bilingualism, shared their experiences and planned for the future of the program.
  • Art & Culture

    Celebrating Manhattan’s First Italian Dual Language Program

    Roberta Cutillo(April 12, 2019)
    A flag ceremony was held this morning, April 12, 2019, at Harlem’s Public School 242 to celebrate the launch of Manhattan’s first Italian Dual Language Program, an achievement carried out by the “In Italiano” parent association and supported by IACE, the Italian Consulate, and the local Italian community at large.
  • Art & Culture

    "Italian is Cool" in America

    MTC(April 04, 2018)
    The number of American students who take Italian classes in the schools of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut has doubled in the last five years
  • Fernando Destefanis, HR director at Diesel, greets students and introduces the lesson.
    Life & People

    A Classroom in the Fashion Industry: Diesel Teaches American Students

    Alex Catti(March 15, 2017)
    Italian clothing maker Diesel is known for its denim and chic fashion designs; however, for some students in New York City—supported by the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE)—the Diesel name will take on a whole other meaning.
  • Events: Reports

    Samantha Pugliese Named Winner of Eataly-IACE Photography Contest

    B. S.(June 15, 2016)
    Celebrated food photographer Francesco Tonelli, in collaboration with Eataly and IACE, awarded Samantha Pugliese winner of this year’s Food in Focus IACE Photography Contest at Eataly New York. Hennessis Veras and Gilian Marinoof were awarded second and third place respectively.
  • Art & Culture

    Italian Language and PIZZA!

    I. I.(March 30, 2016)
    The art of pizza craft used to deepen understanding of both the Italian language and lifestyle. The workshop is organized by the Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) and it is part of a series of fun and interactive outside-the-classroom educational events (‘Mangia Sano e Parla Italiano’) for American students of Italian aimed to expose learners to the full flavor and richness of Italian language and culture.
  • Events: Reports

    Design the Car of Your Dreams and Learn Italian!

    (February 05, 2016)
    American students of Italian American Committee on Education (IACE) visit the Ferrari showroom in Manhattan to learn Italian while designing the car of their dreams
  • Art & Culture

    AP Party at the Consulate. Italian is Getting Cooler

    i. i.(March 26, 2015)
    IACE annual assembly and award ceremony for the teachers who have brought the largest number of students to sustain the Italian AP exam. The goal was reached one year ahead of schedule: the number of American high school students enrolled in the Italian AP (Advanced Placement) exam this coming Spring has already surpassed 2,500, the minimum that had to be reached by 2016 to keep the test alive. And 60% out of the 2.993 students who signed up to take the exam come from the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, where IACE operates.

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