{"id":211420,"date":"2023-08-21T14:47:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/?p=211420"},"modified":"2023-08-21T14:47:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T18:47:46","slug":"summer-italian-intensive-course-for-college-credit-july-10-27-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/chss\/2023\/08\/21\/summer-italian-intensive-course-for-college-credit-july-10-27-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Italian Intensive Course for College Credit (July 10-27, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Quante cose in cos\u00ec poco tempo (so many things in such a short time)! As in previous editions, the 2023 Summer Italian Intensive Course for College Credit<\/a> for high school students (a one-of-a-kind program in the US) was packed with learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom…. all in Italian! The cohort of 17 students this year (of which 14 were residential students living on campus for a full-immersion experience) was involved in a variety of activities coordinated by Patti Grunther, original developer of the program, with the support of 2023 intern Frankie Irvin. Morning classes taught by Teresa Fiore, program director, were devoted to the Italian K-16 education system, inclusive\/eco-sustainable fashion in Italy and the USA, immigration and citizenship in Italy, the history of Aztec-derived Sicilian chocolate, the notion of wellbeing from an Italian perspective, the connection between sport and national identity, and Made in Italy product certifications.<\/p>\n

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Lunch speakers usually shared their personal stories linked to Italy and their professions, often focusing on select works (songs, films, food products, magazine articles). Interestingly, this year many speakers emphasized the importance of giving ourselves second and third chances in life, “because one’s passion may become clear at a later time and not as early as the end of high school and the beginning of college, which does not decide our course forever,” as late bloomer chocolatier Federica Heiman remarked. Whatever we choose is part of a much longer path that gets transformed by new circumstances and transforms us in the process, several of them seemed to suggest.<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n

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The first week, lunch speakers included Brazilian-Italian blogger and journalist Giulia Baldini (recently published in Vogue Italy!) who addressed her family story of inclusion versus incidents of racism in Italy, and in the afternoon, a brief history of fashion from the antiquity to the present, with an emphasis on “sprezzatura” (nonchalant style). Award-winning directors Marylou and Jerome Bongiorno presented their in-progress film \u201cOur Return to Italy\u201d about Italian descendants relocating to Italy, and later guided students through the technicalities of making a video on the topic, as part of their final project.
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The second week, lunch speakers brought their personal experiences to the class to explain how they intersected with their profession: rapper and writer Amir Issaa discussed his trajectory from rapper to rap educator; Rossana Dell\u2019Armellina her move from teaching Italian to mastering yoga; and Federica Heiman her switch from hospitality agent to chocolate expert.<\/p>\n

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