ITALIAN Mrs Eliza Knapman
It has been another busy year in Italian at Trinity College with many things happening. The languages area continues to grow and develop which should see a growth in numbers over the next few years. In Term 2, the McGrath family hosted an Italian Assistant through the Western Australian Association of Teachers of Italian (WAATI) for the duration of the term. Sara Pizzelli from Lake Como spent the term at Trinity College, assisting with all year levels. She was from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Milan and was of great assistance while she was here. At the end of Term 2, Matteo Francescucci arrived for a two-month exchange from Pescara in the Abruzzo region. He came as part of a joint program between WAATI and AFS-Intercultura and stayed with the Bonwick family. He attended school and experienced life in Western Australia while improving his English. The Italian Department looks forward to hosting more overseas students next year and, hopefully, sending some Trinity students on exchange at the end of the year.
Ms Nadia Tati
has continued to grow and there were some fantastic events throughout the week. It kicked off with bocce in Centenary Park on Monday followed by many events, including learning the tarantella in Year 8 Dance, gnocchi making for the Year 6s and a gelato van from Tuesday to Thursday. The biggest event of the week was when Centenary Park became an Italian piazza on the Thursday with food vans, Italian cars and an Italian motorbike. There was pizza, pasta and gelato available and a beautiful display of Italian cars thanks to the Fiat Lancia Club of Western Australia. On the Friday, a multicultural morning tea for the staff was held where staff members brought in food from their own cultural background to share. The final event of the week was an Italian assembly in the Junior School where some Years 4, 5 and 6 students showed off their linguistic skills. It was a fantastic way to finish the week and we look forward to making this event bigger and better next year! Ms Eliza Knapman and Ms Nadia Tati Italian Specialists
In Term 3, the Years 11 and 12 students sat the WAATI exams. These external exams are written and marked by experienced WACE examiners and give the students the opportunity to sit independently written and marked exams. Several Year 11s performed exceptionally well in these exams.
TRINITY COLLEGE ANNUAL 2018
The highlight of the year for Italian, is the annual Italian Week celebrations in Week 4 of Term 4. This event
Italian cars on display from the Fiat Lancia Club of Western Australia
Joshua Horgan (9.6) enjoying gelato at Italian Week
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