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Beginner/Intermediate Track

The beginner/intermediate track is designed for children with little to no experience with the Italian language. The 60 minute weekly lessons are conducted in Italian by university-educated instructors with native or native-like fluency and emphasize the gradual acquisition of basic reading, writing and grammar skills as students advance through the four levels. Students may enter the curriculum at any point. Please contact the Youth language school curriculum coordinator, Anna Maria Jaker, with questions regarding curriculum and/or placement.

Parent volunteers organize informal opportunities for students and their parents to meet and interact with other families in more casual social settings. Previous outings have included a trip to the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, sledding and an authentic Italian winter meal at Powderhorn Park, a trip to the Caponi Art Park and Learning Center and making pizzas as guests of the Uptown Punch Pizza.

Fall trimester (9 weeks): September 25 - December 5, 2010; no class on October 17 (MEA weekend) and November 27 (Thanksgiving). The holiday party will take place on December 11, 2010 (follow the silent auction catalogue as it develops!).

Refund Policy

Students will receive a full tuition refund prior to the start of the first lesson in the trimester, minus a $5 registration fee. Students can withdraw from the course prior to the second week of class, however an administrative fee of $25 will be retained. No refunds will be issued after the second week of class.


For information on social events for children click here.

Listing of beginner/intermediate courses:
Beginner/intermediate A: 3-6 years
Beginner/intermediate B: 6-9 years
Beginner/intermediate C: 9-13 years
Beginner/intermediate D: 14-18 years

Thank you to our generous scholarship sponsors:




To learn more about becoming a scholarship sponsor contact children@theitalianculturalcenter.org

Upcoming events

  • Beginner/intermediate A: 3-6 years

    • September 25, 2010
    • 09:30 AM
    • December 05, 2010
    • 10:30 AM
    • Room 500
    • 8
    Register
    A 60 minute full-immersion lesson followed by a snack for pre-school to early elementary school students. Students will prepare for reading and writing (becoming familiar with the sounds of the Italian alphabet and practicing morphology) and develop vocabulary and basic oral communication skills through interactive songs, stories, games and imaginative play that introduce aspects of contemporary Italian culture. 

    Students will use the Raccontami 1 textbook and a series of workbooks developed by Anna Maria Jaker for the course of the two to three year cycle. The workbooks are included in the tuition, but the textbook should be purchased by parents before the first day of class.

    No     class on October 16, 2010 (MEA weekend) or November 27, 2010 (Thanksgiving).

    Please note that if you are registering for more than one class/child, you must go through the registration process separately for each class/child.
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  • Beginner/intermediate C: 9-13 years

    • September 25, 2010
    • 09:30 AM
    • December 05, 2010
    • 10:30 AM
    • Room 502
    • 6
    Register
    A 60 minute full-immersion lesson followed by a snack for advanced elementary to junior high school students. Students will develop basic reading skills and write sentences and paragraphs using basic grammar as well as continuing to expand vocabulary and oral communication skills through age-appropriate interactive activities and games that introduce aspects of contemporary Italian culture. 

    No class on October 16, 2010 (MEA weekend) or November 27, 2010 (Thanksgiving).

    Please note that if you are registering for more than one class/child, you must go through the registration process separately for each class/child.
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  • Beginner/intermediate B: 6-9 years

    • September 25, 2010
    • 09:30 AM
    • December 05, 2010
    • 10:30 AM
    • Room 501
    • 8
    Register
    A 60 minute full-immersion lesson followed by a snack for early to mid-level elementary school students. Students will develop basic reading, writing and grammar skills and continue expanding vocabulary and oral communication skills through interactive songs, stories, games and imaginative play that introduce aspects of contemporary Italian culture. 

    Students will use the Raccontami 2 textbook and a series of workbooks developed by Anna Maria Jaker for the course of the two to three year cycle. The workbooks are included in the tuition, but the textbook should be purchased by parents before the first day of class.

    No class on October 16, 2010 (MEA weekend) or November 27, 2010 (Thanksgiving).

    Please note that if you are registering for more than one class/child, you must go through the registration process separately for each class/child.
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  • Beginner/intermediate D: 14-18 years

    • September 25, 2010
    • 12:45 PM
    • December 05, 2010
    • 01:45 PM
    • Room 502
    • 9
    Register
    A 60 minute full-immersion lesson for junior high school to high school students. Students will develop basic reading skills and write sentences and paragraphs using basic grammar as well as continuing to expand vocabulary and oral communication skills through age-appropriate interactive activities and audiovisual media that introduce aspects of contemporary Italian culture. 

    No class on October 16, 2010 (MEA weekend) or November 27, 2010 (Thanksgiving).

    Please note that if you are registering for more than one class/child, you must go through the registration process separately for each class/child.
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