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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

    Long Live the Italian Language in America's Public Schools

    Letizia Airos(June 18, 2018)
    In the 2018-19 school year two Dual Lan-guage Program will take off: one at PS242 in Manhattan (West Harlem) and the other one at PS132 in Williamsburg. This was made possible thanks to the work done by to Moth-ers: Stefaia Puxeddu and Benedetta Scardovi-Mounier. Their efforts have opened a path and created hope for other parents. At an in-stitutional level, their initiative has the full support of the Italian General Consulate in New York and the Italian American Commit-tee on Education
  • Stefania Puxeddu Clegg and Benedetta Scardovi-Mounier. Photo by Maria Grazia Facciolà
    Facts & Stories

    Dual Language Programs are Riding High in New York City

    Giada Gramanzini(June 14, 2018)
    The event at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York on June 13, dedicated to the presentation of DLP in NYC schools by In Italiano – Bilinguismo a New York, was an amazing success. It was made possible thanks to the hard work of the Italian institutions, NYC public schools and two incredibly strong women