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2021 In-Home Small Italian Groups
Create your own groups: Choose who you want in your group, i.e. family, friends, up to 6 campers in a group Choose your own location: Which family is willing to host? Choose your time and frequency, i.e. every day for 2 weeks, once a week for 8 weeks, every other day, etc. email or call […]
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Fall Classes Adults – Italiano by Carolina
Buon’autunno! We are offering our adult Italian courses over Zoom this fall, same great material, but just virtual; We get that this format might be new for you, but we have mastered it over the past 6 months, and we will guide you through everything without a hitch. As always, we are also available as […]
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5 Reasons to Enroll in Italian Camp this Summer!
Summer camp is always a great option for your kids, but have you ever thought about a language learning camp? Not only does La Piazza di Carolina’s summer camp offer all of the fun of an ordinary day camp, but it incorporates learning the Italian language. Your child will gain all of the benefits of […]
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Il presepio napolitano
Molto sentita soprattutto nel meridione d’Italia, la tradizione del presepe che la rappresentazione scenica della nativita’ di Gesu’ Bambino e in quasi tutte le case accanto dell’albero di Natale, lo si prepara con molta cura. Tutta la famiglia partecipa allla sua realizzazione dove oltre alla grotta in cui insieme al bue, all’asinello, a San Giuseppe […]
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Che gelo!
Brrr! Il freddo ci ha tenuto in ostaggio! Non si esce di casa in temere di gelare. Qui a New York si subiscono le temperature real-feel sotto 0° F, -16° C.
(The cold has taken over! We can't go out of our houses in fear of freezing over. Here in New York we are experiencing "real-feel" temperatures of below 0°F.)
Ma se si dovreste uscire per forza, si ¨ consigliato vestirsi con strati di vestiti. Io per esempio mi metto prima pantaloni e camicia termici di seta, poi pantaloni e maglietta con maniche lunghe.
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Granturco, Maize, or Pannocchia?
Corn is a human invention, believed to be originally cultivated in Central Mexico, where it is referred to as maize. The Indians througout North and South America depended upon this crop for most of their food. It eventually reached the Eastern part of North America about 1000 years ago. When the first Thanksgiving was held […]
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Ylenia Mino; painting for peace and joy
Ylenia Mino is an Italian artist who has exhibited her art at La Piazza di Carolina. She was born in a small village at the foot of the Italian Alps, and had a strong inclination towards art at a young age. This artist developed her talents working with an Egyptian oil painter and broadened her horizons through classical studies.
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I burattinai della Piazza di Carolina
Our last day of Italian Camp was completed with the premier of our puppet show! For two weeks, our 6-11 year old campers worked very hard memorizing copioni (scripts) and practicing with i burattini (the puppets). The performance told the story of una bella principessa (a beautiful princess) who was loved by three different men; […]
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Il giorno del gelato!
For our final day at Italian Camp we celebrated our hard work with some gelato! Our wonderful gelataio (ice-cream man) Michele pulled up to La Piazza di Carolina in his vintage, 1960’s stylecamioncino del gelato(ice cream truck) delighted to serve our campers. But before we ate our frozen treats we all had to learn how to […]
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Il Corpo Umano!
Wednesday at Italian camp we learned about Il Corpo Umano (the human body)!! We started learning new voabulary through song and dance with the Italian version of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” (Testa Spalla Ginocchia e Piedi), watch it here and view the lyrics here! At craft time we practiced these new words by constructing and labeling […]
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FORZA AZZURRI!!
In honor of the 2014 World Cup, our 3-5 year olds spent Tuesday morning learning all about soccer in Italy! We created our own jerseys to support the national team, known as Gli Azzurri for the traditional color of their shirts. We also found some wonderful videos on Italy’s history in the World Cup, and learned […]
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10 Reasons Your Little One Should be Bilingual
Many parents see raising a bilingual child to be a very daunting task. They fear that their child will become confused between the two languages and will have trouble communicating in the future. The truth is that raising your child to be bilingual can provide them with a tremendous mental and individual growth lacked by […]
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Benvenuto all’anno nuovo!
December 31st marks La Festa di San Silvestro, followed by Il Capodanno the next day, and Italians have many ways to commemorate the New Year! Read on to learn about some of the most common ones: Food. Of course, it wouldn’t be an Italian celebration without food! On New Year’s Eve, Italians tend to eat […]
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Italian Camp Update
For the past two weeks at Italian Camp w’ve been divided into two groups, younger kids ages 3-4 and older kids 9-11. We participated in some activities together like le canzoni del mattino (the morning songs), merenda (snack), and giorno della pizza (pizza day), but for more advanced activities the older kids worked separately. One […]
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E il camp italiano in corsa di nuovo
La Prima Settimana della Piazza di Carolina: Questa settimana cominciava l’ottava estate del camp estivo in italiano per prescolari e giovanotti alla Piazza di Carolina. Abbiamo fatto molte cose! Luned, a causa della pioggia, abbiamo giocato dentro. Abbiamo imparato della cultura d’Italia, poi abbiamo guardato un po’ del film Muzzy. Abbiamo cantato molte canzoni, per […]
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Sotto il mare
Friday at Italian Camp our tema della giornata (theme of the day) was sotto il mare (under the sea). We began the day reading a story about the different types of animali del mare (sea animals) along with coordinating pictures. We then followed with a song. Singing along with the music helped the kids understand […]
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E` arrivata l’estate!
Amo l’estate. E` la mia stagione preferita senza dubbio. L’aspetto tutto l’anno. Mi piace non dover mettermi vestiti pesanti. Mi piacciono le lunghe serate dove il sole non tramonta fino le nove. Mi piace girare in bici nell’aria fresca e calda. Mi piace cenare alla terrazza al fresco con un dissetante bicchiere di vino biano. […]
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Tanta neve!
Abbiamo sopravvissuto la prima tempesta di neve del 2013. Cio il monster storm chiamato “Nemo” dal servizio meteorologico nazionale. Ora nominano le tempeste di neve! Accidenti! Non abbiamo ricevuto quanta neve come aspettavano, ma comunque abbastanza come 12″ (un piede) e abbastanza per fare chiudere le scuole and cancellare gli avvenimenti come la nostra festa […]
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I tre porcellini
Fra le pi belle favole per bambini c’ i tre porcellini, il nostro tema del giorno oggi. In caso non vela ricordate vi faccio un breve riassunto: Ci sono tre porcellini che lasciano la casa e vanno a costruire tre casette. Il primo la costruisce in paglia, ma il cattivo lupo la soffia via e […]
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Le collane di pasta! (Pasta necklaces)
Ciao a tutti! Today was a busy day at La Piazza di Carolina. We beat the rain and celebrated our italian pride, and a birthday! Instead of eating pasta today, we painted it (“abbiamo dipinto la pasta”)! The campers got right to work with green (verde), white (bianco), and red (rosso) paint that they used […]
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Apparecchiare la tavola
Summer camp at La Piazza di Carolina is beginning to wrap up and in order to properly sit down and enjoy some of our delicious italian meals, the campers perfected their skills on how to set the table “apparecchiare la tavola”. With the help of our favorite “La Fata Italiana” (Italian Fairy, DVD and CD) […]
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Facciamo la pizza!
“Oggi abbiamo fatto la pizza!” (Today we made pizza!) It was the best day of camp at La Piazza di Carolina, well that’s not true because everyday is the best day! But, I am so excited to share this post and the photos with everyone! Our little “cuochi” (chefs) were working on their masterpieces from […]
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Buon giorno Pinocchio!
Imagine if Pinocchio came to camp?! Well, today at La Piazza di Carolina he did! The children watched the “burattino” (puppet) come to life and sang along as he danced on his strings. It was both amusing and fun, especially once the campers got to color their own pictures of Pinocchio to be created into […]
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Il Gelateria
On thursday La Piazza di Carolina became “il gelateria” (ice cream parlor). The hot weather was surely motivating for a fun day filled with “gelato” (ice cream)! Not only did the children receive a visit from “il gelataio” (the ice cream man), craft their own paper ice cream cones with real sprinkles, hear “una racconta” […]
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A perfect day to go to the beach!
Today we took advantage of the hot weather and had a day “alla spiaggia” (at the beach). Before going in the pool to cool off and play in “lo spruzzo d’acqua” (the sprinkler) the children learned about the different things we may see at the beach or during the summer time. A great story that […]
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Lo spazio! (space)
We finally took off in our “disco volante” (flying saucer) to “lo spazio” (space)! All of the campers at La Piazza di Carolina created their own “marziani” (martians) to take with them on our adventure through space, learning about the nine planets (nove pianeti) and the stars (le stelle)! With our fun craft involving clay, […]
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Le parti del corpo! (parts of the body)
Oggi abbiamo imparato delle parti del corpo umano! (Today we learned about the human body parts!) The campers at La Piazza di Carolina learned that although everyone can be different we all have the same parts such as “la testa, con gli occhi, le orecchie, il naso, e la bocca” (the head with eyes, ears, […]
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Gli insetti sono simpatici!
To go along with the summer atmosphere the theme at La Piazza di Carolina today was “gli insetti” (bugs). We learned about the bugs we see all around us each day living in the grass and the trees. The children became friendly with insects such as “la coccinella” (ladybug), “le formiche” (ants), “l’ape” (bee), “il […]
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Il Castello di Carolina
Today La Piazza di Carolina became “il castello” (the castle) instead. Through play, stories, songs and more, the children learned about all of the different people who live in the castle such as “la principessa” (princess), “il principe” (prince), “il re” (king), “la regina” (queen) and even “il drago” (dragon). By creating their colorful and […]
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Tutta la frutta e` perfetta!
The campers at La Piazza di Carolina had a refreshing day learning about “la frutta” (fruit). With a fun game and coloring pictures, the children were able to become familiar with the names and colors of each fruit in italian such as “l’ananas” (pineapple), “la mela” (apple), “l’anguria” (watermelon), “la susina” (plum), “l’uva” (grape), “l’arancia” […]
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Red light… Green light… 1,2,3!
Well our mission to outer space today was aborted, so instead at La Piazza di Carolina we learned about the methods of transportation here on earth! With another interactive song the children moved around the room making sounds like the different “cose che vanno” (things that go) such as “la macchina” (the car), “lo scuolabus” […]
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Here comes the sun-… flower!
Ciao a tutti! I am sitting outside enjoying the beautiful weather and “tutti i fiori” (all of the flowers). Today one of the most popular summer flowers sprouted ten times at La Piazza di Carolina- “il girasole” (the sunflower)! Thanks to their large “petali gialli” (yellow petals) each camper was able to create their own […]
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Sotto il mare! (Under the Sea)
Put on your swim gear because yesterday at La Piazza di Carolina the campers took a deep sea dive “sotto il mare”(under the sea)! Dalle meduse agli squali (from jelly fish to sharks) the kids experienced interactive entertainment learning and acting like the different sea animals. Before getting in the pool to live and play […]
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Andiamo al circo!
Okay so we didn’t actually go to “il circo” (the circus)… but today La Piazza di Carolina was the circus! The campers learned about each of the different animals and people seen at the circus in italian. Through stories, songs and crafts the kids were able to feel the circus experience and have a blast […]
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Buona Festa del quattro luglio!
Happy fourth of July everyone! Yesterday the kids blended their Italian pride with their American spirit. They lit up the room with sounds like “boom!” “sizzzzz” and “pop!” coming to life as “fuochi artificiali” (fireworks). With paint, stories, songs and more, the campers experienced the 4th of july in which they created and brought home […]
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La Bandiera Italiana
Ciao a tutti! Fa caldo oggi (it’s hot today)! However, the campers at La Piazza di Carolina spent their first day of italian camp keeping cool with water fun and italian pride. As an introduction to the italian- style summer, we sang songs and played games while learning our “alfabeto” (alphabet), “colori” (colors), “numeri” (numbers) […]
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Summer Italian Style (for kids, anyway)
Ciao a tutti! My name is Jenna Crispo and I am extremely excited to begin as the summer 2012 intern at La Piazza di Carolina! I will be working at the summer camp during my break from the University of Delaware, where I am studying Italian Education and preparing to study abroad in Florence, Italy […]
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Una bella italiana
Ciao, everyone! Italy is a place where people are well aware of how they look, and people definitely put effort into their appearances. Just take a look at how people are dressed (pardon my blurry photography). Pink pants and a denim jacket (not to mention that handbag)? I pretty much applaud any woman who can […]
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La sagra del carciofo
Ciao! I’m particularly excited about this blog post because I think the topic is interesting and quirky: la sagra del carciofo (the artichoke festival). I heard about this through my school, and I immediately knew I had to go. A *festival* for *artichokes*?! It’s not that I’m weirdly obsessed with artichokes, but I do like them, […]
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Ostia Antica
One of the reasons I love study abroad (studiare all’estero) is because I get to travel to all sorts of places, both within and out of Italy. But one thing that’s great about Rome in particular is that there are so many possible day-trips from the city so I still get the feel of going on […]
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Il Portico d’Ottavia
Ciao, everyone! As you may recall from my last post, I had been experiencing a whole myriad of technological problems (aka my computer died), but I am pleased to report that it is back and better than ever so it should no longer take as long in between blog posts! The only thing is that […]
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Carnevale di Venezia!
Ciao, everyone! Sorry it’s been so long since my last blog post! Long story short, I’ve been experiencing all sorts of technical problems, ultimately ending with my computer crashing, so I’m here in my school’s computer lab typing this up for you all right now. But fear not! My computer has been shipped away to […]
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La Neve!
So I’ve been in Rome for about two weeks now. Late last week, people started talking about how it was supposed to snow. But wait a minute…I didn’t think it snowed in Rome. Well apparently, it doesn’t. At least not that often. But all of a sudden I wake up this weekend and see this! […]
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Benvenuto a Roma!
Ciao! For those of you who don’t know, this is your intern, Tyne. I post on Facebook and Twitter and this blog about all things Italian, and this semester I just so happen to be studying abroad in Rome! For the next couple of months, I’ll be keeping you up-to-date on all of my Italian […]
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L’Epifania e la Befana
Sure, Christmas and New Year’s are in the past, but you didn’t think that the holiday season was over, did you? We told you a little bit about the Feast of Epiphany (L’Epifania) and la Befana in our , but the holiday season and Befana are so popular in Italy that we thought we’d tell […]
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Benvenuto nuovo anno!
December 31st marks La Festa di San Silvestro, followed by Il Capodanno the next day, and Italians have many ways to commemorate the New Year! Read on to learn about some of the most common ones: Food. Of course, it wouldn’t be an Italian celebration without food! On New Year’s Eve, Italians tend to eat […]
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Christmastime in Italy!
The holiday season is in full force yet again! Hopefully you’re getting all of your Christmas shopping done (if you need some suggestions, click here and here!) and have been able to enjoy all the seasonal decorations and activities. But what about all of the holiday activities and celebrations in Italy? Well, that’s what we’re […]
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We just couldn’t stop at 10…
Last week we posted our top 10 Italian Christmas picks, but afterwards, we realized 10 just weren’t enough, so here we are with round two! Take a look at 10 more spectacular items perfect for all your Italy-loving friends and family (and as usual, you can find all items on our store website!). 1. Ferrari […]
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Our Top 10 Italian Christmas Picks!
Just like last year, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite gifts you can snag for your Italy-loving friends and family (or just as a treat for yourself!). And we’ve made it easy on you – you can find all of these products on our online store in the “Natale – Christmas” section, […]
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Buon Compleanno, Italia!
In 1861, Italy was unified into the country that we know and love today, meaning that Italy is officially 150 years old! Celebrations and festivals honoring the unification have been going on the entire year, but it’s never too late to celebrate! Therefore, we thought we’d honor the anniversary by providing you with some facts […]
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