WELCOME TO THE ITALIAN SCHOOL NJ

Your First Stop for Effective, Fun and Fast Italian Education

Youth Programs Description

Youth Programs Description

We believe in teaching Italian from an early age.
Italian School NJ’s mission is to create a community where Italian language and culture is revived and celebrated for generations to come. Italian School NJ has developed its own sequential curriculums following the requirements of the Common European Frameworks so that children will learn the language through the years through age appropriate activities.

Attention is given to 4 skills: listening and comprehension, ability to speak, read and write Italian (when applicable for the last two). Our goal is to create an encouraging environment to learn the Italian language by providing small classroom sizes and individual attention to all students.

What to know about our Children Programs

Our programs and curricula are based upon the Italian method, and thus incorporate the style and course work one would find if their child were attending school in Italy. All of our textbooks and materials come from Italian “asili”, Italian preschools, and “scuole primarie”, Italian elementary schools. Our native and native-like Italian teachers speak strictly Italian, and ensure that students do the same.

Italian School NJ is home to an established program for bilingual children who stay with us year after year. For these particular students, one or both of their parents is a native Italian, and our program provides them with the opportunity to keep their cultural and linguistic connection to Italy alive, while being able to share in both Italian and American culture equally.

It is our goal to use various play activities, written exercises, and reading activities to develop each child’s existing ability to express themselves, as well as to keep them on track to return to school in Italy, should they ever decide to.

Course description

Group classes and private instructions are available for children all levels from 3 years old and up.
Many options to choose from for group classes: 1-hour weekly, 1.5 hour weekly & 2 hours weekly. For children kindergarten and up online options are also available. Italian School NJ has many highly qualified instructors, some of whom currently teach or have taught at the high school (public and private) or College level, that can assist with Italian tutoring for all levels of Italian, including AP Italian test preparation.

ISNJ offer classes for children 3 years old and up and all levels as follow:
Pre-K and Kindergarten students: Cuccioli (3 to 5 years old, pre-K) and Coccinelle (kindergarten)

Elementary school students: Scoiattoli (1st and 2nd grade), Farfalle (3rd to 5th grade)

Middle school students: Fringuelli (6th, to 8th grade), and

High school students: Giraffe (19th to 12th grade)

ISNJ has three levels of instructions, beginner, intermediate and bilingual:

Beginners and intermediate classes are open to everyone.

Bilingual classes are for those children who understand perfectly Italian and have at least one native Italian speaker in the household and for those children who have transferred to America from Italy and are looking to continue their Italian language education.

Please note that at the Italian School NJ we divide the students based on:

age, class grade, skill levels, and knowledge of Italian language.
Placement in a different level and age group can be made by our staff based upon individual skill levels.

In details by age group

Cuccioli (Pre-K)

Coccinelle
(Kindergarten)

For Pre-K and Kindergarten students: Cuccioli (Pre-K) and Coccinelle (Kindergarten) the focus is the listening and comprehension and ability to speak.
ISNJ has developed a play-based curriculum that evolves around age-appropriate activities and “full immersion”. It has been shown that students of this age in particular benefit from activities and lessons conducted solely in Italian, as it encourages them to express themselves and think in the language.

Lessons are “theme based”, focusing on vocabulary-building activities such as songs, pretend plays and show and tell, visual aid games, art and crafts, etc.. “Themes” include greetings, numbers, colors, body parts, foods, seasons, family, animals, holidays and more. Children will be introduced to the Italian alphabet.

Scoiattoli
(1st & 2nd grade)

Farfalle
(3rd to 5th grade)

Elementary School Age: Scoiattoli (1st & 2nd grade), and Farfalle (3rd to 5th grade)

Scoiattoli and Farfalle will also follow a very structured, “theme based” curriculum, that will the focus is not only in the listening and comprehension and in ability to speak but also to read and write in Italian. Students will start to explore the very reach and complicated Italian grammar in 1st grade.

ISNJ offers three main levels for these age groups. Beginner for those students who don’t know Italian at all or have had little exposure to it, Intermediate for those students who have understanding of basic Italian and know how to construct small phrases and Advanced (or Bilingual) for those children who have a perfect understanding of Italian and have at least one parent that speak Italian to them in Italian.

Our students will also learn about geography, history, art and literature and general “usi e costumi”, based on their preference. We have created an interactive way of presenting these topics through slide shows and even student essays. The students will learn new things about Italy every lesson!

Fringuelli
(6th – 8th grade)

Middle School Age: Fringuelli (6th – 8th grade)

Fringuelli follow a very structured sequential curriculum that incorporates listening and comprehension, ability to speak, read and write Italian.

Our students will also learn about geography, history, art and literature and general “usi e costumi”, based on their preference. We have created an interactive way of presenting these topics through slide shows and even student essays.

Giraffe
(9th to 12th grade)

High School age: Giraffe (9th to 12th grade)

Italian School NJ is excited to announce the introduction of both group and private lessons for high school students interested in bolstering their Italian skills outside of the classroom. This particular program is best suited to the high school student who is interested in transitioning into higher-level Italian classes, improving their grades in their current Italian class, or to those who need extra assistance outside of a classroom setting.

As lessons take place exclusively in Italian, each student will have the opportunity to practice their Italian conversation skills, while expanding their vocabulary and knowledge of Italian grammar. These particular preparatory sessions would also include a range of listening activities, writing prompts and responses, and conversational response activities that comprise a large portion of the exam.

High School Tutoring
&

AP Test Preparation

ISNJ offers High School tutoring and AP Italian test preparation. Our team of highly qualified instructors, some of whom teach or have taught at the high school and College level, is also excited to assist in preparation for the AP Italian exam.

Italian School NJ takes a particularly spherical approach to instruction, which allows students a unique opportunity to engage in every aspect of the Italian language.

If your student is interested in an intensive prep course and a 4 or a 5 on the AP exam, a small group can be arranged.

For information about high school tutoring, click here

La Scuola Del Sabato

La creazione di una comunità Italiana è alla base de La Scuola del Sabato: un nuovo programma organizzato dall’Italian School NJ mirato a creare una comunità italiana dinamica e interattiva.

L’Italian School NJ intende lavorare su due fronti attraverso la scuola del Sabato:

-Far lezione di Italiano ai bambini e ragazzi figli di genitore/i Italiani affinché’ mantengano e migliorino la conoscenza dell’italiano e della cultura italiana.

-Creare gruppi di amici che possano crescere insieme, parlando italiano.

La Scuola del Sabato e’ aperta a tutti i bambini e ragazzi che capiscono perfettamente l’italiano e lo parlano a casa.

La Scuola del Sabato è indirizzato specificamente ad incentivare l’uso dell’italiano come lingua viva nella comunità, specie tra i giovani. Prevede attività culturali e motorie coinvolgenti, destinate a incoraggiare i bambini e ragazzi ad usare l’italiano nella vita di tutti i giorni.

L’Italian School NJ basa l’insegnamento della lingua non solo sulle lezioni in classe, ma soprattutto sulle attività ricreative, come per esempio il calcio, tenute rigorosamente in italiano con la collaborazione di Vincenzo Bernardo della Morris Elite, per creare opportunità effettive per gli studenti per esercitarsi a parlare ed integrare vocaboli. Le attività, infatti, daranno agli studenti un vocabolario più ampio e specifico, arricchendoli con termini tecnici e un bagaglio culturale che solo chi vive in Italia può vantare di avere.

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49 Ridgedale Ave, East Hanover, NJ 07936, USA

Our location:

As a 501(c)3 not-for-profit Italian language and culture school, we are proud to serve many surrounding New Jersey Counties to our East Hanover office.

Online and offsite options also available

49 Ridgedale Ave., East Hanover, NJ

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