355 days ago

Italian Language Lessons

Jan Tedesco from Società Dante Alighieri di Christchurch

Our Scuola Dante will begin the new year of Italian Language Courses on 31 January. There is no enrolment form to complete, but for 2024 there is a small change to the enrolment process.
NEW STUDENTS
Please indicate the class you would like to join and the class number as the reference. e.g. "Ab beg no. 2"
If you are a new student, it would also be helpful if you could send an email to scuoladante@dantechch.com telling us you have made payment and which course (day and time) you wish to be enrolled in.
The course fee for 16 classes is $270.00 and payment can be made by internet banking into our Dante Scuola account: 11-7800-0054463-20
ENROLMENTS CLOSE ON 26 JANUARY – it would be appreciated if you could enrol and pay asap. Classes may be cancelled if a sufficient number of students are not enrolled. For more information about the courses go to www.dantechch.com... and click on the Italian city images.

We are pleased to offer three new Absolute Beginners classes in 2024 for those who have not previously learnt Italian:

Class no. 1: Thursdays 10.00-11.30am. Tutor: Brunella Olivieri. Held at St. Albans Community Centre, 1049 Colombo Street, St. Albans
Class no. 2: Thursdays 7-8.30pm. Tutor: Francesca Marisa. Held at Rārākau: Riccarton Centre, 199 Clarence Street, Riccarton
Class no. 3: Mondays 7-8.30pm. Tutor: Brunella Olivieri. Held at St. Albans Community Centre, 1049 Colombo Street, St. Albans
New students will need to purchase their own textbook.
For any questions please email Peter at: scuoladante@dantechch.com

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More messages from your neighbours
2 days ago

Worst Xmas ever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.

Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...

Share your Christmas mishaps below!

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14 days ago

⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️

The Team from SPCA New Zealand

It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:

👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️

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6 days ago

Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.

If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?

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Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
  • 61.7% Summer
    61.7% Complete
  • 36.7% Winter
    36.7% Complete
  • 1.6% Other - I'll share below
    1.6% Complete
1356 votes