The Italian Cultural Society
Italian Language Incentive

The Italian Cultural Society is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization which serves the community and works to promote and preserve the study of Italian Language and Culture. Our programs provide unique opportunities to strengthen our Italian American community and celebrate Italian Culture. The Italian Cultural Society welcomes people of all backgrounds to learn Italian and participate in Italian Culture.

Funding Available to Public and Private
Schools for Italian Language

Northern and Central California, Sacramento, Stockton, San Francisco and Bay Area Schools can offer their students the opportunity to study Italian. Thanks, in part, to a contribution from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) more children in Northern California, the Central Valley and the entire San Francisco BayArea have the opportunity to study Italian. The Italian Cultural Society and the Italian Consulate in San Francisco are working together to encourage the study of Italian in the United States. Directors Patrizia Cinquini and Tonia Prencipe administer this incentive funding program for elementary Italian instruction in California schools for children from preschool to ninth grade. All schools within this very large region are strongly encouraged to apply for incentive funding and give students the opportunity to learn Italian. There are so many important reasons to teach a second language in the early years of a child's life, and Italian is arguably the easiest language for children to learn. The latest research in language aquisition attests to the benefits of exposing children to even one hour a week to foreign language. This incentive funding allows schools a unique opportunity to provide their students with the benefits to learning Italian.

Opportunities for Teachers of Italian

The Italian Cultural Society is looking for teachers! Native/native-equivalent Italian speakers, who possess a university education and experience teaching children or adults, please contact us. (All candidates must be authorized to work in the US).

We encourage all persons interested in teaching Italian to send their resumes and contact information to to the Italian Cultural Society PO BOX 189427, Sacramento, California 95818 or to contact their area director so that they may be included in meetings, reunions and mailings. We also would like to create a pool of teachers for schools adopting Italian programs. Follow this link for application forms or contact the program directors:

San Francisco and Bay Area please contact Tonia Prencipe at 415-734-1968 or email tonia@sonic.net

Greater Sacramento and Central Valley please contact Patrizia Cinquini at 916-482-5900 or e-mail italy@winfirst.com

For other States in the jurisdiction of the Italian Consulate of San Francisco (Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Alaska) please contact directly Professor Marco Salardi, Director of Education at 415 292-9203 or email him at marco.salardi@gmail.com