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
November 20, 2019 Italian Language Program
Ciao a tutti - A SPECIAL ITALIAN PROGRAM - MILANO - SPONSORED by the DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY and Il PUNTO THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 at St. Patrick's Church, Social Hall, 815 East Edgar Street, Seattle 98102 Federica Gabardi, a Milan native and a Women’s...
November 13, 2019 English Language Meeting
Ciao a tutti - MAKE YOUR RESERVATION FOR THE NEXT ENGLISH MEETING of the 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, NOV 13 at St. Patrick's Church - Social Hall, 815 E Edgar Street, Seattle Our November presenter is Chris Kelly who will speak about his book on...
November Events
Ciao a tutti - Exciting things are happening this November for lovers of things Italian. First of all, the lineup for SIFF's Cinema Italian Style, November 7-14 has been announced. I've included some info below as well as a link to their website for more information:...
October 23, 2019 Italian Language Meeting
Ciao a tutti - THE NEXT ITALIAN MEETING of the DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY'S 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR IS THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23 at St. Patrick's Church, Social Hall, 815 East Edgar Street, Seattle 98102 The speaker will be Dr. Claudio Mazzola. Many of you will...
October 9, 2019 English Language Meeting
Ciao a tutti - MAKE YOUR RESERVATION FOR THE NEXT ENGLISH MEETING of the 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, OCT 9 at St. Patrick's Church - Social Hall, 815 E Edgar Street, Seattle Our October speaker is the ever-popular, Rob Prufer, who once again will...
September 25, 2019 Italian Language Meeting
Ciao a tutti - THE FIRST ITALIAN MEETING of the DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY'S 2019-2020 PROGRAM YEAR IS THIS COMING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 at St. Patrick's Church, Social Hall, 815 East Edgar Street, Seattle 98102 The speaker is Robert Thomson from Victoria, Canada who...
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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