21st Century Italy: Looking Backward to Face Forward in partnership with the Department of Education Delaware Educators' Seminar, July 6-21, 2008 Seminar Essential Questions: What does it mean to be Italian today? What does it mean to be an Italian-American? What are the contemporary challenges facing each society?

Day 7 Saturday, July 12 (Ripatransone overnight 3) 8:00 – 9:00 Italian Lesson 4 9:00 – 10:30 Trip to Market in town 10:45 – 12:45 Introduction to Italian-American Experience Dr. Jules Chametzky #1 After Lunch Open Time (trip to beach; late afternoon shopping in San Benedetto) Music/Theater Event Day 8 Sunday, July 13 (Ripatransone overnight 4) OPTIONS Go to Sybilline Mountain Park or Study in Morning Also, visit local museums Event (film?) in Teatro Mercantini (opera house) Day 9 Monday, July 14 (Ripatransone overnight 5) 8:30 – 9:30 Italian Lesson 5 10:00 – 12:00 Fascism and Its Legacy Dr. Michael Contarino #3 3:30 – 5:00 Contemporary Italian-American Literature Dr. Jules Chametzky Evening Cultural Activity Day 10 Tuesday, July 15 (Ripatransone overnight 6) 8:00 – 1:00 Trip to Ascoli Piceno Private, English-language guided tour of city · Introductory presentation on city history Small group work; Post reflections to Blog; Self-directed time AFTER DINNER Panel Discussion on Election 2008 - Paolo D’Erasmo, Mayor - Dr. Alberto Giannetti Cultural Event? Film? Day 11 Wednesday, July 16 (Ripatransone overnight 7) 8:00 – 9:00 Italian Lesson 6 9:30 – 11:30 Italy in Europe I: Post-war period and the First Republic Dr. Michael Contarino #4 Small group work; Post reflections to Blog; self-directed activity; evening cultural activities 3:30 – 5:00 Group Discussion: The Prince Dr. Michael Contarino; Dr. Jules Chametzky AFTER DINNER Cultural Event? Film? Day 12 Thursday, July 17 (Ripatransone overnight 8) 8:00 – 9:00 Italian Lesson 7 9:30 – 11:30 Italy in Europe II: Electoral Alignment; The Second Republic and Beyond Dr. Michael Contarino #5 Small group work; Post reflections to Blog; self-directed activity; evening cultural activities Evening—Vineyard Visit; Closing reception at the Polidori Home Day 13 Friday, July 18 8:00 – 9:00 Italian Lesson 8 9:30 – 11:30 Italian-American Experience Dr. Jules Chametzky #3 AFTER LUNCH Travel to Volterra EVENING Farewell dinner and Discussion Day 14 Saturday, July 19 Return to United States

Proposed Itinerary Day 1 Sunday, July 6 Gather and depart from U.S. airport to Italy airport; joint group departure required Day 2 Monday, July 7 (Volterra overnight 1) Arrival in Italy – travel to Volterra; Tuscan campus of Scuola Sant’Anna – Welcome to Sant’Anna; Tour of the School Introduction to Etruscan Art? Welcoming dinner and discussion/orientation Day 3 Tuesday, July 8 (Volterra overnight 2) 8:30 – 9:30 Italian Lesson 1 10:00 – 12:00 Paradox of Modern Italy Dr. Michael Contarino #1 Visit to Etruscan Art Museum? Bus trip to Pisa; Private, English-language, tour-guided visits to Miracle Square (Tower and Cemetery) Day 4 Wednesday, July 9 (Volterra overnight 3) Italian Lesson 2; OPEN DAY— Bus trip to Florence; Private, English-language, tour-guided visits to Medici Palace and Uffizzi Museum Day 5 Thursday, July 10 (Ripatransone overnight 1) Travel to Ripatransone via Urbino – early morning departure; mid-day tour of Palazzo Ducale (Regional Museum of Le Marche) Early evening arrival in Ripatransone – Private, English-language tour of town and initial dinner and discussion/orientation Day 6 Friday, July 11 (Ripatransone overnight 2) 8:30 – 9:30 Italian Lesson 3 10:00 – 12:00 Italian History and Politics; 1861-1922 Dr. Michael Contarino #2 After Lunch Discussion in small groups; Blog writing Welcoming Reception and Dinner Mayor Paolo D’Erasmo Italian Partner Teachers

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna Historical notes SIAF Campus, just outside Volterra, lies on the hills dominating the valleys of rivers Cecina and Era. Volterra is one of those few towns which has played a leading role in the economic, politic and cultural life of the Italian peninsula since its founding by the Etruscan in the VII century B.C. After the Roman period, the city of Volterra probably reached its apex when it became an independent "Comune" during the Middle Ages. The unfortunate war against the city of Florence and the Medici family in the XV century caused the end of the independent "Comune" and of this period of magnificence.

Etruscan art was the form of figurative art produced by the Etruscan civilization in northern Italy between the 9th and 2nd centuries BC. Particularly strong in this tradition were figurative sculpture in terracotta (particularly life-size on sarcophagi or temples) and cast bronze, wall-painting and metalworking (especially engraved bronze mirrors).

By Cerveteri Etruscan Art Villa Giulia National Museum, Rome, Italy

High on a ridge above the northern slopes of the attractive valley of the Tesino river stands the small hill town of Ripatransone The town's uniqueness, comes in the form of a tiny alleyway - it is only 43 centimetres wide and the narrowest in all Italy. And there are plenty of other tight lanes to explore

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