The Dante Alighieri Society of Denver
Italian Language Classes
Winter 2012 Schedule
$75 per 10-week course for members; $100 for non-members
Each class consists of 10 90-minute sessions that meet once a week that start January 16th.
All materials for the Italian Culture class will be providedby the instructor.
All classes at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church 3549 Navajo St. Denver, CO 80211
TUESDAY: 6 - 7:30pm : LEVEL II (INTERMEDIATE) - For those who have completed Level I or have instructor permission.
7:30 - 9pm : LEVEL I (OLD BEGINNERS) - This class is for those who have already taken beginning Italian.
WEDNESDAY: 6 - 7:30pm : ITALIAN FOR TRAVELERS - This class is for those who plan on traveling to Italy.
You will learn about the area you are traveling to and some basic
language skills to help you while you are there plus much more!
7:30 - 9pm : INTERMEDIATE CONVERSATION - This class is for those who have completed Level II
or have instructor permission.
SATURDAY: 9:30 - 11am : ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS - This class is for those just beginning to learn Italian and want to learn
sentence structure, how to conjugate verbs and learn grammar.
11am - 12:30pm : FLUENT CONVERSATION - For those with a good understanding of the language and grammar
and instructor's permission.
NEW- ITALIAN COOKING CLASSES:
Have you ever wanted to learn to make gnocchi? Tiramisu? Now is your chance to learn!!
These classes will be held every other Saturday beginning Saturday Jan. 28th. 1:15 pm - (for 1.5 hours to 2 hours depending on what we are making)
A comprehensive list of what we will be cooking will be available January 7th.
Each class will be $20.for non-members and $15 for Dante members plus a fee for supplies. We must have a minimum of 5 students per class. You must sign up for the class 1 week prior to the class and it must be payed for at that time. If there is a snow day you will be notified and the cooking class will be held the following week. Cooking classes will be held in the Parish Hall outside of the church.
To register please contact Lori Roluti at lori.roluti@gmail.com or call 303-420-7141. If you have any questions you may
contact Lori Roluti at lori.roluti@gmail.com or Biagio Clemente at clemente.biagio@yahoo.com. Class are held at
Mt. Carmel Parish (in the office area) in North Denver at 35th and Navajo. Class size is limited and there is a
minimum of 5 students per class. Each session of classes is $100.00 for non-members and $75.00 for Dante
members. Payment is due by January 6th to Lori Roluti, 13837 West 59th Place, Arvada, CO 80004.
*****
Please welcome Dante's new Italian teacher Biagio Cemente.
Biagio was born in the Italian Southern region of Puglia. After high school, he joined the Naval Academy
in Livorno and was in active duty for two years. During this experience he travelled almost every weekend to the
near city of Florence and followed his passion for the arts and the architecture. In 1991, he decided to resign
from the Naval Academy and enroll the Università di Firenze at the faculty of Architecture.
In the meanwhile, he enjoyed studying foreign languages and cultures, travelling worldwide: Iran, Egypt,
United States and several European Countries.
In Florence he had the opportunity to work with American Study Abroad Programs and started his passion to teach
Italian Language and Culture and, in collaboration with Loescher® and Einaudi®, he has created a handbook
and exercises program still in use in a variety of study abroad programs.
In 2001, after he earned the doctorate degree in Architectural Advance Structural Technologies at the Università
di Firenze, he started working as project manager in different Architectural firms and as language analyst
and consultant for major Italian Companies which gave him the chance to travel around Italy and emphasized
the beauty for the culture, people and different form of dialects of “Il Bel Paese”.
His experience with other cultures and his knowledge of Art, Architecture, History and culture of Italy make
him a unique teacher who transmitted such passion to the students and make them active part of the class.
In 2009, he moved to Colorado, with his wife Jeanette (she’s from Colorado) and their two little
daughters Vivian Sofia and Liliana Josephine.
In his free time he joined and coaches a soccer team (he’s Italian what do you expect?) and travels oversea
to Italy to visit his family and friends when time allows.
