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Dante Alighieri Society of Washington Your Door to All Things Italian Italian Language Classes Class Descriptions & Schedule Language Program Staff Italian Language Certification – PLIDA Register for a Class Italian Language Classes FAQ Contact Dante Society Gatherings Upcoming Events and Announcements About the Society Join La Voce Newsletter Resources Contact Select Page Italian Language Classes Class Descriptions & Schedule Language Program Staff Italian Language Certification – PLIDA Register for a Class Italian Language Classes FAQ Contact Dante Society Gatherings Upcoming Events and Announcements About the Society Join La Voce Newsletter Resources Contact We Embrace All Who Enjoy All Things Italian and Desire To Expand Their Knowledge of a Beautiful Country, Its People and Its Language The Dante Alighieri Society of Washington promotes Italian language and culture. Our English and Italian programs are open to the public. We host an annual Christmas party and Wine Dinner featuring wines from throughout Italy. The Society sponsors an Italian Language program with beginner to expert classes. About the Dante Society Italian Language Classes About the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington The Società Dante Alighieri, with headquarters in Rome, is the leading institution in Italy and abroad for the teaching and promotion of the Italian language and culture. Since 1984 the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington State, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, has offered classes in Seattle on Seattle University campus in the heart of the city. Classes are small and taught by qualified native speakers. Membership Email List Gatherings Calendar News Italian Language Classes in Seattle Interested in learning Italian or improving your current languages skills? If you are, you have come to the right place. For over 30 years, the Italian language program of the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington has been the ideal place to learn Italian in the Seattle area. Our classes are small, curriculum is rigorous and yet entertaining, high-tech classrooms are hosted by Seattle University and our teachers are qualified native Italian speakers. Learn About Classes Upcoming Events Executive Board Meeting Wednesday, August 6, 2020 @ 7 pm via Zoom Agenda TBD Executive Board Meeting Agenda Approval of Minutes from last 2 Board Meetings – April 6 and May 20 Old Business Festa di Natale per i Bambini not taking place this year; Festa being postponed New Business Language School Director’s proposals for summer courses and 2020-2021 school year... Festa di Carnevale 2020 – Il Punto Il Punto Festa di Carnevale 2020 Saturday, February 8, 2020 from 6 – 10 PM Mercer Island Congregational Church 4545 Island Crest Way, Mercer Island, WATickets are now on sale and are available for purchase until February 5, 2020. The cost is $50 per person, $20 for... Announcements Club Alpino Italiano – Pacific Northwest by Andrea Aldrich | Jun 4, 2020 CAI Update We hike - usually together. But in these days we hike solo and not on week-ends. We have monthly hikes or other activities (except during this pandemic) and usually an international trip or exchange with Italy or another country each year. In 2019 we had a... The European Response to COVID-19 – May 28 @ noon by Harry Reinert | May 26, 2020 The University of Washington Jackson School of International Studies is hosting a virtual event addressing the European response to COVID-19 with former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, in conversation with Jackson School Director Reşat Kasaba. Date, Time: May 28,... Annual General Meeting – May 13 by Dan DeMatteis | May 1, 2020 Ciao a tutti - The Dante Alighieri Society of Washington will hold it's Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 7:30 PM on Wednesday, May 13. It This will be an online meeting with both video and audio. The Agenda for the meeting consists of the President's, Treasurer's and... « Older Entries Sign up for our email list Receive announcements of Dante Society events and activities. Success! First Name Last Name Email Subscribe Become a Member The Dante Alighieri Society is a IRS 501(c)(3) organization. Membership is open to anyone who supports the objectives of the organization. We embrace anyone who enjoys all things Italian and desires to expand their knowledge of a beautiful country and its people. Dante memberships and donations are tax-deductible Membership provides discounts at some attractions in Italy Opportunity for free tickets SIFF’s Cinema Italian-style film festival Come to our annual wine dinner for members and guests Learn More Join Facebook © 2019 Dante Alighieri Society of Washington | site by Zolé Laura Ciroi Laura Ciroi has been teaching with the Italian language program of the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington since 2003. She was born in Palmanova, in Northern Italy, a star shaped fortress built by the Serenissima Republic of Venice to protect the territory from the invasions of the Hapsburg and the Ottoman Empires. She was raised speaking Italian, French and Friulano (her native Northern Italian dialect). Laura received a Laurea in Linguistics from the Università di Udine where she specialized in Spanish and English literature. Since then she has lived and worked in Holland, Switzerland, Spain, England, America, and Italy. Giuseppe Tassone moved to Seattle from Italy in 1993. He has been the director of the Italian Language Program of the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington since 1998 and the PLIDA coordinator since 2011. He is a language educator, coordinator, and advocate of Italian language and culture. He has a background in economics and finance (B.A. in Economics), but chooses to specialize in Italian language and culture (M.A. in Italian Studies). He has 20+ years of experience teaching, developing curricula, coordinating, testing, and assessing in public and non-profit organizations (e.g. Seattle University, University of Washington, Shoreline College). Giuseppe reviewed and/or contributed to several Italian language textbooks, such as Da Capo , Oggi in Italia , Avanti , Piazza and Sentieri . He is the author of Ricordati di me , Buongiorno Notte – Italian Films Series by Edizioni Farinelli and Un buon Affare – I talian for Business by Hackett Publishing Company available in print (2016) and e-book (2019). Giuseppe teaches at Seattle University and heads the Italian Section in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures. Personal interests are: reading, traveling, cinema, economics, politics, playing and listening to music, swimming, biking, gardening and cooking. E-mail: tassone@danteseattle.org Francesca Giambartolomei Francesca is an Italian native, born in Cremona, northern Italy. She holds a laurea in Biology from the University of Padua and Masters of Biology from Eastern Michigan University. She left Italy in 1994 and has lived in New Zealand and the United States. She has a passion for teaching her native language, as a way of maintaining and exploring the Italian language and culture with different eyes. She has taught privately and in many institutions to students of different proficiency levels groups. Francesca is interested in literature, art and design, and in her free time, she likes reading, cooking, and making jewelry and ceramics. Email: francesca@danteseattle.org Damiano Pinton Damiano is a native of a small town in the Northern Italy countryside, about 17 miles away from Padua, a city famous among other things for its university, the fifth-oldest surviving in the world. He received his B.A. and M.A. Cum Laude in Japanese language and culture from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, while specializing in linguistics and translation. He lived in Japan for three and a half years, where he continued his studies and his sociolinguistic research on (im)politeness in language. While in Japan, he also started working as an Italian teacher, discovering his passion for conveying the beauty of the Italian language and culture abroad...