italian heritage - Center for the Biology of Natural Systems - CUNY

Cristoforo Colombo Visits Baylis School
October 11
Colombo will greet the students as they arrive to
school. For students only.
J. Irving Baylis School
580 Woodbury Road, Plainview, NY
Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maietta (516) 364-5798
Conosciamo Dottoressa Maria Montessori
October 12 – 15 11:45 am
Italian 3R Regents classes will explore the life
and legacy of Dr. Maria Montessori. Power point
presentations and Montessori theories in action will
be the cornerstone of the classes, to be conducted
principally in Italian. The event will culminate with
the development of a hands-on art project that will
be implemented later in the academic year with
Ms. Theresa Gervasi’s classes in Child Psychology.
Students will display photographs, art work, and
critiques of the project will be discussed, recorded,
compiled and available for review.
Bethpage High School
10 Cherry Avenue, Bethpage, NY
Admission: free; not open to the public
Contact: Jacqueline Jill Rito (516) 644-4100
jjill-rito@bethpage.ws
Lecture on Italian Explorers:
Colombo, Vespucci, Caboto, and Verrazzano
October 13
Presented by historian Devon LaRosa from Stony
Brook University to fourth grade students who are
studying about Italian explorers as part of their
fourth grade curriculum. For fourth graders only.
J. Irving Baylis School
580 Woodbury Road, Plainview, NY
Contact: Cav. Josephine A. Maietta (516) 364-5798
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