School Amici

02/20/2022

This is a gentle reminder that registration for our spring session closes in just 3 days! Spring classes will begin on March 2nd and 3rd.

We currently have availability left in the following classes:

* Beginner (Wednesdays 6:00pm-7:30pm)
* Beginner plus (Wednesdays 7:30pm-9:00pm)
* Intermediate (Thursdays 6:00pm-7:30pm)
* Advanced (Thursdays 7:30pm-9:00pm)

Reserve your spot today! All classes held via Zoom and taught by native Italians. Small class size for optimum learning. All times are held in EST.

Class fee: $280 for a 9 week course

PM or email us today for more information or to sign up [email protected]

02/16/2022

Do you have any summer travel plans to Italy or are just wanting to indulge in the Italian language? Now is the perfect opportunity to kick start (or continue) your journey of learning this beautiful language!

Reserve your spot today! All classes held via Zoom and taught by native Italians. All times are held in EST.

Spring classes begin March 2nd! Only 7 more days to sign up.

Class fee: $280 for a 9 week course

Email us today for more information or to sign up [email protected]

01/28/2022

We are excited to announce that School Amici will start our spring semester MARCH 2, 2022. All classes will be held via Zoom on Wednesday and Thursday evenings in 1.5 hour intervals. We will offer the following classes this semester:

* Beginner (Wednesday 6:00pm-7:30pm)
* Beginner plus (Wednesday 7:30pm-9:00pm)
* Intermediate (Thursday 6:00pm-7:30pm)
* Intermediate plus (Thursday 7:30pm-9:00pm)
* Advanced (TBD)

The spring semester will cost $280 which will be broken down into 9 classes over 9 weeks. You will need to purchase the book we use in our classes which is not included in the $280 fee.

If you are interested in signing up or have any questions, please email us directly at [email protected] as our website is currently down.

We hope to see you (virtually) in March!

01/12/2022

Ciao amici,

My name is Arianna Alonzo, I am Michele Alonzo’s daughter. Last month I had posted on here about the passing of my father. I would like to extend a huge thank you for all the kind wishes, condolences, and support during this difficult time.

As many of you know Michele was very proud to be an Italian which showed through his love for School Amici. Many of you have been asking about future plans for School Amici…and I am excited to announce that I will be continuing School Amici in my dads honor. I think this is the ultimate way to live out his legacy.

I have many ideas and plans for the school that I am excited to get going. In the next few weeks I will be coordinating classes for the spring to hopefully start in either February or March. All classes will most likely be held on zoom for this upcoming spring semester. More information to come.

Please excuse the website as I am in the works of getting it up and running again. As for now, all updates will be posted on this page, our new Instagram page (please follow), and via email. If you are interested in spring classes please be sure to PM your email address or post it in the comments as well as keeping up with our social media pages.

12/13/2021

Ciao friends and family,

My name is Arianna. I am Michele Alonzo’s daughter. Michele was the executive director of School Amici. As some of you may or may not know, he has been battling multiple myeloma for the past 4.5 years. And it is with my deepest regret to say he passed away on December 1, 2021. He truly fought so incredibly hard against this terrible disease. So hard that even his primary oncologist said he has never seen someone fight so hard in his entire career. He received numerous amounts of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and 2 stem cell transplants. Unfortunately he was not able to safely receive the recently FDA approved CART therapy we all had high hopes for.

I know my papa was loved by so many people all across the world. He truly was an inspiration to many people including myself and my brother Fabio. Not only was he an inspiration but he was the smartest, most selfless, humble person I have ever met. Everything he did was for Fabio and I. We were truly blessed with the best father.

In the last 2 months of his life he was able to attend and give me away at my wedding which is such a blessing in itself. I will cherish those memories forever. He will be so dearly missed and remembered by many.

Please feel free to share any photos or memories you may have with my papa.

A celebration of life in honor of the passing of Michele will be held on December 17, 2021 from 5 PM - 7 PM at the Western Hills Country Club located at 5780 Cleves Warsaw Pike Cincinnati, OH 45233

There is no formality of this event. Please feel free to come and go as you please or stay the entire time. There will be light snacks and refreshments provided. There will be a time where we will open a mic if anyone would like to share a few words, memories, or any stories. I will also be putting together a slide show of photos and videos, so if any of you have any that you want included please be sure to attach them to this post or send them to my direct email at [email protected]

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine's Hematologic Malignancies Fund to support Multiple Myeloma Research c/o The UC Foundation PO Box 19970 Cincinnati, OH 45219; 513-556-6781 or http://giveto.uc.edu/give

Please feel free to share the information regarding the celebration of life as I am trying to reach everyone I possibly can who knew my father.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Ciao a tutti amici e familiari,

Sono Arianna, la figlia di Michele.
Come alcuni di voi sanno, ma forse non tutti (dico cosi' perche' mio papa' e' sempre stato una persona molto riservata che non voleva disturbare nessuno), mio papa' negli ultimi 4 anni e mezzo ha combattuto una battaglia contro il mieloma multiplo. E' con grande dolore che vi annuncio che papa' e' venuto a mancare il primo dicembre del 2021. Ha veramente combattuto con grandissima forza e tenacia contro questa terribile malattia. Con cosi' tanta forza che anche il suo oncologo ha detto che non ha mai visto nessuno combattere cosi' in tutta la sua carriera. Papa' ha ricevuto numerosi cicli di chemioterapia, radioterapia e due trapianti di cellule staminali. Sfortunatamente non e' riuscito a ricevere la nuova terapia CART che e' stata recentemente approvata dalla FDA e sulla quale avevamo riposto grandi speranze.

Lo so che mio papa' era amato da tantissime persone in tutto il mondo. Era una grande fonte di ispirazione per molte persone, inclusi mio fratello Fabio ed io. Non solo era una fonte di ispirazione, ma era anche la persona piu' intelligente, altruista e umile che io abbia mai incontrato.Tutto quello che ha fatto l'ha fatto per me e Fabio.Siamo stati veramente fortunati ad avere un padre eccezionale come lui.

Duranti gli ultimi due mesi della sua vita e' riuscito ad unirsi a noi nella celebrazione del mio matrimonio e ad accompagnarmi all' altare, che gia' di per se' e' stata una gioa immensa. Manchera' profondamente a molte persone che lo ricorderanno per sempre.

Ci farebbe piacere se volete condividere foto e ricordi che avete di mio papa'.

La cerimonia per celebrare la vita di Michele si terra’ il 17 dicembre 2021 dalle 17 alle 19 al Western Hills Country Club in 5780 Cleves Warsaw Pike, Cincinnati, OH 45233.

Non sara’ un evento formale. Sentitevi liberi di andare e ve**re quando volete o stare tutto il tempo. Ci sara’ un semplice rinfresco. Ci sara’ per un certo periodo di tempo un microfono disponibile per dare l’ opportunita’ a chiunque di dire due parole, scambiare ricordi o memorie. Sto preparando una presentazione di foto e video da mostrare durante la cerimonia. Se avete foto o video che volete includere, mandatemeli in allegato a questo post o direttamente alla mia email [email protected]. Vi ringrazio anticipatamente e fatemi sapere se avete bisogno di ulteriori informazioni.

https://www.springgrove.org/obituary/michele-alonzo/

Since its founding over 150 years ago, Spring Grove's mission is to honor, celebrate, and remember life by providing superior end of life services to our families.

07/23/2021

Do you already speak good Italian? This may be a good job opportunity for you!

An important local Italian company is looking for a person who would employ as a hybrid figure of Sales Analyst / Executive Assistant.

Here are the necessary requirements:

• Good knowledge of the Italian language
• Degree in economics / engineering / other scientific faculties
• Familiarity with cost controlling
• Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and Office suite

The role of this person is to work in direct contact with the CEO and the Sales Manager for price vs cost analysis, profitability reports, presentations for the sales force, occasional management of the CEO ‘s agenda and travel.

The job is full-time (from Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm), but open to evaluating a part-time job at the request of candidates.

The company offers a 401 (K) pension plan with generous match, two very competitive health insurance plans (PPO and High Deductible), five weeks of paid vacation after three years with the company, paid holidays, sick days.
The company requests that you are eligible to work in the USA, either by having a green card or a work visa.

If you are interested, please send a resume to [email protected]

06/05/2021

We have completed our official 30th school year of Italian teaching. Several hundreds of students have taken our classes during these three decades. We have grown from a small group to a consistent community of people who enjoy activities related to Italian language and culture. We wish you a great summer and will be back soon. Grazie!

04/13/2021

Two Italian verbs are often interchanged with their equivalent in English: to teach and to educate.
A good clarification is on the board: "Teaching is easier than educating, because in order to teach, it is necessary to know, while in order to educate, it is necessary to be" 🙂

04/02/2021

For our 30th anniversary of Italian language teaching, we are offering a $30 discount on all online courses. Sign up at schoolamici.com and pay only a $250 fee. This offer is valid until April 6th. Hurry up! 🙂

Why sitting alone with a book, listening to CDs or watching a video by yourself when you can learn this romantic language in the company of people with the same interest? We have taught Italian this way for over 30 years: it's effective and fun!

03/17/2021

Today is the 160th anniversary of the unification of Italy. Honor this historical event by learning Italian language. 😊🇮🇪
Registration is open for classes starting on April 7th. Visit schoolamici.com for details.

03/05/2021

Italy as seen from the space shuttle. Let's hope that we can return soon to the land of love, history, art and food. 😍

02/25/2021

Anybody with passion for genealogy? 😆