LdM Rome Language Exchange! Monday, November 9th 3-5pm @ LdM
Meet students: practice your Italian and make new friends!
LdM Roma would like to create a friendly environment conducive to the practice of language, without judgment or grades, and this is why the language exchange would be an optional activity for the students.
Both the Italian and the American students will benefit from learning Italian not only in the classroom and through the text books but moreover applying it to everyday life and conversation.
Why Conversation Exchange?
Why learn a language via conversation exchange?
Here are some great reasons:
1. It’s fun and you can make new friends from different cultures
2. You learn slang and colloquial expressions you don’t usually learn in a language class
3. It’s free
4. There is no homework or boring grammar books to study
5. You practice both listening and speaking at the same time. If you also want to practice writing and reading, you can do so by exchanging emails with your language exchange partner
6. It’s a very fast and effective language learning method
Daytrip to Umbria! October ‘09
Chad, Emily, Stefano, Rosanna and Anna enjoying a field trip to Umbria, learning to cook Parmigiana!
nice pool in a nice landscape
Charlotte frying melanzane! (aubergines/eggplants)
Emily and the layers of the parmigiana! Thank you Charlotte for the beautiful Picture!
some Basil leaves will go perfectly with it!
The countryhouse
Students learnig how to make the perfect parmigiana. Thank you Charlotte for the Beautiful picture!
Rosanna pretending to be offering her slice of delicious chocolate cake at Eurochocolate (Perugia)
free climbing on a chocolate wall!
Anna, definitely enjoying the trip!
huge chocolate bar!
Rome…a few pictures of the eternal city
Bakery on Campo de' Fiori square
view of Castel S.Angelo - location of the movie Angels and Demons!
Colosseum
view of Colosseum from the via sacra
Roman Forum
Pantheon
Piazza Farnese
Piazza Navona
LdM Rome Campus and Classes Pictures
ancient rome on site class at the ara pacis
Intro to Art Therapy class
Recording session at Eco Radio
Internet Lab
Intro to International Marketing class
Library
Foundation Oil Painting
Students Lounge
Activities Pictures
cheese making in Abruzzo
Hiking in Abruzzo
Pizza night!
Hiking the Vesuvio, near Naples
Hiking in Abruzzo
Into the Wild
Practicing Tarantella (traditional Italian folk dance)
Italian Club activities Fall 2009
Slow Down day!
21st September – all day long
This is the opportunity to get back a more human rhythm of life, enjoying the several activities which will go on all day long in school: listening to music, watching a movie, having lunch together and moreover learning something about what we could do everyday to help the planet in a group lecture. Finally a group activity will emphasize the aspects of the socializing.
Walk of Rome
Wednesday 30th September – 9.00
A walking tour, to discover the many stories and legends, which have populated the streets and the the squares of Rome, between talking statues, poets, the island in the river, ghosts and a penniless prince in love
LDM Rome Fall 09 Extra Curricular Activities
Thursday September 3- Morning
LDM Orientation, Neighborhood walk and welcome Lunch.
After your Orientation at the school, we will take a walk around the neighborhood followed by a delicious buffet lunch of Roman specialties.
Monday September 7- Afternoon
Introduction to wine culture
Learn to drink like an Italian; by savoring the flavors and distinctive qualities of fine Italian wines. Professor Heather Hanson will introduce you to wine tasting basic techniques while exploring several types of Italian wine accompanied by complementary food tasting.
Wednesday September 9 – Evening
Santa Maria in Trastevere and the view from the Gianicolo Hill
Gianicolo Hill, with arguably the best view of Rome, is one of the most romantic places in the city. We’ll walk through the charming neighborhood of Trastevere, home to one of the oldest churches in Rome, Santa Maria in Trastevere, which dates back to 340’s AD and it is the home to the relic of Saint Apollonia’s head, a portion of the Holy Sponge, as well as numerous 13th century mosaic masterpieces. Then we will have a social aperitivo in one of the trendiest bar in Rome in this famous area.
LdM Rome helps the population affected by the earthquake in Abruzzo
if you would like to help, here is what you can bring to the school and that will be delivered to to Italian Red Cross:
Blankets, Water, Pasta, Canned food, Biscuits, Milk, Coffee, Olive Oil, Salt, Flour, Sugar, Soap, Plastic Gloves, Diapers, Sanitary Napkins, Tampoons, Toilet Paper, Kitchen Paper, Plasters, Pet Food, Antibiotics, Medicines.
Without Borders! May 09
Now on air the new edition of Without Borders!
recorded at Eco Radio
click to listen : without-borders-May
Film Spray Festival 7-9 May 2009
We are happy to announce the first edition of the Film Spray Festival.
The festival will take place from Thursday May 7th until Saturday, May 9th , from 5 pm to 10pm. It will happen at the same time in Florence, Rome, Tuscania and Vicchio nel Mugello, and is promoted and sponsored by Lorenzo de’ Medici Institute.
Through the FilmSpray festival, tenItalian films and five short films (the majority will be subtitled) excluded from the main distribution circuits will be presented to an international audience. The selection will be based on the artistic, cultural and social value of the films and upon their capacity to represent Italian regional diversity.
The films will be projected in non-conventional venues, such as churches, museums and prisons. In Rome, for example, the festival will be hosted at Rebibbia prison and in the Museum of S.Giovanni de’ Fiorentini in via Giulia. The Church and the museum will become the extraordinary venue of the festival, symbolizing the Roman Renaissance, representing an ideal link with Florence, cradle of the Renaissance, and renewing the ancient tie between the two cities.
Our main goal is to promote “invisible” films, and through them to promote Italian culture worldwide.
For a list of films and venues, visit the website www.filmspray.it
