SCRAPS OF LIFE by ”-Professore-” Anthony D’Alessandro
May the 12t: the Mother’s Day. For this occasion we have republished a poem by Prof. Anthony D’Alessandro, a Sicilian-American about his sainted Mazzarese mother. The following poem,”Scraps of Life,” was…
The International School Palermo now has IB Accreditation
We are very pleased to announce that CEI International School Palermo (ISP) has achieved IB accreditation (International Baccalaureate). As parents of one of the younger students…
Sicily: The Best Kept Secret
By Onat Claypole We met Professor Gaetano Cipolla in March 2011 at an Arba Sicula event on the campus of St. John’s University in Queens, New York. The event…
La nuova passegiata? To what extent do Italians participate in cyberspace?
Italy has inspired and influenced the world for over two thousand years. It has generated composers, sculptors, and poets. It has awed the known Western world with its military…
Sicul-English: the National Defense Institute Sicilian Textbooks: a Disservice to Sicily
By Gaetano Cipolla As president and editor of Arba Sicula, a non profit international organization that promotes Sicilian language and culture, I am always looking for materials that can help…
Control Your Child in Public
“Obedience is the foundation of all learning.” Benjamin Franklin In our busy lives we ignore many things as we pass through on the way to our destination. We usually…
A Dream Realized: A Modern Grammar of Sicilian Is Now Available
One of the most important objectives of Arba Sicula, indeed the reason for which it was founded, has finally become a reality. A comprehensive and interactive Grammar of the…
Turdo’s Maricchia Film Enters the Classroom of an American School
A class of 13 year-old American girls sleepily arrived to first-period filmmaking class, happy not to start the day with a “real” subject, like science or history. The professor…
The First Romance Language
I was the ‘baby’ of nine children, the eldest of whom, like my parents, was born in Serradifalco, Sicily. My father died when I was a child. Two of…
Each Child Has a Unique Personality: Mold it!
The hands-off policy of modern parents towards their children is either blissful ignorance or insanity. Throughout the ages parents have not only helped their children survive but have assisted…