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Italian - Many Levels Available - Keep Scrolling!
Reminder: Advanced registration and payment is required.
Classes are listed below. For Summer 2025, classes are in person. Ocassionally we have a Zoom option for classes above the beginner level. Please note location for each course below.
If you are interested in teaching an in-person class please email ridgefieldcontinuingeducation@gmail.com or
phone (203) 431-2812.
Click here to view several European History and Ridgefield History and Archaeology classes.
Italian: Summer Conversation
This multi-level class is for people who have completed Beginner 1 and 2 or higher or have a comfortable command of the language is available in Ridgefield Continuing Education. This course is focused on practical conversation geared towards the individual level and vocabulary build up, plus individual projects open for discussion. Instructor: Sylvana Serravezza is a native of Venice and teacher of Italian for many years at local universities and in Ridgefield Continuing Education. She has also been a marketing representative for an Italian company.
5 Sessions (7.5 hours) $ 109 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 97)
Mon., 7/7, 14, 21, 28; 8/4 from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. at the Annex
Italian: Beginner, Part 1 - Evening
This course, for people new to Italian, focuses on practical conversation and basic language structure. It is a must for people traveling to Italy. Please obtain the text, Italian Made Simple by Cristina Mazzoni for class. Other handouts provided. Instructor Sylvana Serravezza is a native of Venice and teacher of Italian for many years at local universities and in Ridgefield Continuing Education. She has also been a marketing representative for an Italian company.
Please call (203) 431-2812 or email ridgefieldce@gmail.com for Fall schedule.
Italian: Beginner, Part 2 - Evening
This course is a continuation of the Part 1 class. Newcomers with a little experience are welcome. Focuses on practical conversation and basic language structure. Please
obtain the text, Italian Made Simple by Cristina Mazzoni for
class. Other handouts provided. Instructor Sylvana Serravezza is a native of
Venice and
teacher of Italian for many years at local
universities and in Ridgefield Continuing Education. She has also been
a marketing
representative for an Italian company.
7 Sessions (10.5 hours) $ 152 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 135)
Please call (203) 431-2812 or email ridgefieldce@gmail.com for Fall schedule.
Italian: Intermediate, Part 3 - Evening
A continuation of Intermediate, Part 2 from Winter 2025. Newcomers with some background in Italian (Beginner, Parts 1 and 2 of Intermediate, Part 1 or equivalent) are welcome to join. This class is a must for people traveling to Italy. Please
obtain the text, Italian Made Simple by Cristina Mazzoni for class.
Other handouts provided. Instructor Sylvana Serravezza is a native of Venice and teacher of Italian for many years at local universities and in Ridgefield Continuing Education. She has also been a marketing
representative for an Italian company.
6
Sessions (9 hours) $ 130 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 116)
Mon., Please call (203) 431-2812 or email ridgefieldce@gmail.com for Fall schedule from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at East Ridge Middle School. NOTE: No class 10/13.
Italian: Advanced - Evening
Prerequisite: A continuation from last session. Newcomers with some background in the language's basic structure are welcome. The course will cover vocabulary and basic grammar of this beautiful language, plus culture, food, travel, and topics of interest. Continue developing skills in listening, comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Reading of a short story and independent weekly assignments to be presented and to be discussed by the class. Please obtain the text Advanced
Italian Step-by-Step by
Paola Nanni-Tate. Handouts provided. Instructor Sylvana Serravezza is
a native of Venice and teacher of Italian for many years at local universities
and in Ridgefield Continuing Education. She has also been
a marketing representative
for an Italian company.
Please call (203) 431-2812 or email ridgefieldce@gmail.com to be on a notification list for Fall 2025 dates.
Why Learn a Foreign Language?
in Person? or Online with active Instruction and Participation?
Step away from a rote computer program and into live, active learning
of a foreign language.
Absorb news as heard in another country.
Visit another country
to see the sites, converse, eat, and enjoy the culture.
Use original genealogical
sources.
European History, Meso Armerican Archaeology and More!
The Creation of Italy
A visitor to Italy today travels freely about to explore the prized cities of Florence, Naples, Rome, and Venice. But it was not always so easy: Italy is a relatively new country, and the fabled cities may indeed be regarded as prizes, because they did not all join Italy willingly! It took a combination of the wily statesman Camillo Cavour, the political activism of the secret revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini, and the romantic nationalism of Giuseppe Garibaldi – none of whom wanted to work together - to draw disparate “Italians” together. And even that wasn’t quite enough. Napoleon III and Bismarck had something to add. This presentation will look at the remarkable personalities and events that led to the emergence of a unified Italy in 1871. Instructor: Nancy Maxwell weaves the story and makes the historical personalities come to life.
1 Session $29 (Ridgefield Seniors and Disabled pay $25)
Tue., 6/10 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom.
The Rise of Civilization in Meso America ~ the Olmecs and the Zapotecs
3 Sessions $ 77 (Ridgefield Sr./Disab. $ 65)
Wed., 10/15, 22, 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Annex (66 prospect Street) + Zoom (hybrid)
The Rise of Civilization in Meso America ~ the Teotihuacan, Mayans, Toltecs, Aztecs
3 Sessions
Winter / Spring 2026. Contact us to be on a notification list or visit website.
Diego Velazquez – The Painter’s Painter
1 Session $29 (Ridgefield Seniors and Disabled pay $25)
Wed., 6/11 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom.
The Wives of Henry VIII
1 Session $29 (Ridgefield Seniors and Disabled pay $25)
Wed., 7/30 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom.
Hans Holbein - Painter to the King
1 Session $29 (Ridgefield Seniors and Disabled pay $25)
Wed., 8/6 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom.
Click here to view the European History and Local History and Meso American Archaeology classes above.
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