We Embrace All Who Enjoy All Things Italian and Desire To Expand Their Knowledge of a Beautiful Country, Its People and Its Language
The Dante Alighieri Society of Washington promotes Italian language and culture. Our English and Italian programs are open to the public. We host an annual Christmas party as well as other special events throughout the year. The Society sponsors an Italian Language program with beginner to expert classes.
About the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington
The Società Dante Alighieri, with headquarters in Rome, is the leading institution in Italy and abroad for the teaching and promotion of the Italian language and culture. Since 1984 the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, has offered Italian language classes in Seattle on the Seattle University campus. Classes are now offered online and are taught by qualified native Italian speakers.
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Italian Language Classes
Interested in learning Italian or improving your current language skills? If you are, you have come to the right place.
For over 30 years, the Italian language program of the Dante Alighieri Society of Washington has been the ideal place to learn Italian in the Seattle area. Now, thanks to the online offering, anybody can access our classes.
Announcements
Festa Italiana Quiz – Pasta of Italy
When: September 9, 2020Speaker: Domenico MinottiTopic: Virtual Festa Italiana Quiz About the Speaker: In the late 1920s, Nick’s parents emigrated from Sant’Angelo, Limosano, a small hilltop town in Molise. The population at that time was about 1000 but is now 345 as...
Learning Italian through Art – Dante Society Member Interviews
Fall Quarter Class Opportunity Annalisa Bellerio, an Italian journalist and writer currently residing in Redmond, gave the last in person presentation at our Italian language meeting in February 2020 on Leonardo da Vinci. In the upcoming Fall quarter she will be...
Socially Distanced Goodbye to Nancy McDonald
Hopefully, each of us can say that there are one or two friends in our lives who always made you smile, always told you the truth and who were always there to step up when things were falling apart. For the women of Dante who have been loving this Society for the last...
Summer Greetings from Joyce Rameé
Ciao a Tutti! I’m very honored to hold this office, following the long tenure of our beloved Dan. It’s my pleasure to send midsummer greetings to everyone. I hope this finds you, your “bubble family,” your extended family and anyone you hold dear in Italy in good...
Summer Quarter Classes
New Online Review Classes starting on July 7th & July 11th The Dante Alighieri Society of Washington - Italian Language Program, after the positive experience of our spring quarter online classes, is offering for the first time two summer online review sections....
Language Program News
Language Program Director Giuseppe Tassone Jeffrey Freiberg is one of the students in our Italian Language Program. He joined the Italian Language program in the fall of 2020 with the beginning level A1 and successfully completed his first year of Italian. Last...
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The Dante Alighieri Society is a IRS 501(c)(3) organization. Membership is open to anyone who supports the objectives of the organization. We embrace anyone who enjoys all things Italian and desires to expand their knowledge of a beautiful country and its people.
- Dante memberships and donations are tax-deductible
- Membership provides discounts at some attractions in Italy
- Opportunity for free tickets SIFF’s Cinema Italian-style film festival