CO.AS.IT.’s Language Services staff have created engaging content for all students, with the aim of enhancing the language initiatives already available, such as the ‘Story time per Bambini’ program, the ‘Out of School Hour’ program, lessons for adults, and the Italian Bilingual School.

CO.AS.IT. Sydney worked with its Melbourne counterpart to align the new program’s content with the VCE curriculum.

“Thousands of students are learning Italian from home and we are doing everything possible to guarantee that they can receive the necessary education,” CO.AS.IT. Sydney’s general manager, Thomas Camporeale, said.

“This educational radio show will integrate the curriculum of Italian studies currently offered across Sydney through our online lessons.”

Carefully curated educational content will be offered during segments running from 25 to 50 minutes, and the initiative includes six specialised programs throughout the week, involving students from three years old to adults.

“Learning from home is becoming the norm, and as CO.AS.IT. is an innovative educational institution, we must stay at the forefront of these developments,” Camporeale said.

“We are proud to collaborate with Rete Italia for the expansion of educational programs for the Italian community.”

Led by teachers, the lessons will ensure that students, parents and teachers have access to a multitude of quality content to explore the Italian language and culture.

Il Globo, La Fiamma and Rete Italia believe this new initiative will further enrich the monthly ‘In classe’ insert published in the newspapers to support and promote Italian studies.

For this reason, we are more than happy to collaborate with CO.AS.IT. and provide a media platform for the educational initiative.

CO.AS.IT is recognised as the main organisation for Italian studies in Australia, while we are the primary Italian media outlet in Australia.

Therefore, we are the perfect match for this program.

To access “Ascolta e impara!”, tune in to Rete Italia, stream online or download the Rete Italia app from the App Store or Google Play.

To continue your Italian studies online, visit CO.AS.IT.’s website.

CO.AS.IT. offers a wide range of Italian courses for all ages, to allow you to continue learning the Italian language during this difficult time.

The weekly schedule for “Ascolta e impara!” on Rete Italia

Monday, 11:00 am

Story time per bambini (for students aged between three and six)

Tuesday, 11:00 am

Amici in palestra (for students aged between nine and 11)

Wednesday, 11:00 am

Bilingual Express (for students aged between 10 and 11)

Thursday, 11:00 am

Support for HSC (NSW) and VCE (VIC)

Friday, 11:00 am

Ragazzi, via! (For students aged between 12 and 16)

Friday, 12:00 pm

In giro per l’Italia (For adults)

Tune in to Rete Italia on the following frequencies:

Victoria

  • 1593AM Melbourne
  • 1629AM Shepparton
  • 87.6FM Swan Hill
  • 1620AM Wangaratta

New South Wales

  • 1539AM Sydney

Queensland

  • 1620AM Brisbane
  • 1620AM Sunshine Coast