{"id":64,"date":"2020-04-25T03:16:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T03:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2023-07-25T10:15:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T14:15:56","slug":"our-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/our-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"64\" class=\"elementor elementor-64\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e7c07c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e7c07c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-447d191\" data-id=\"447d191\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f6577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7f6577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Impact\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86b69c3 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86b69c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Italian Language Foundation Impact\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfabfb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfabfb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ILF-2022-23-Annual-Report-Final-072523.pdf\"><strong>2022-2023 Annual Report<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-09df731 elementor-section-boxed 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data-id=\"c32e998\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Italian Language Foundation has worked diligently to allow interested American students to earn college credit or receive advanced standing for high school coursework while saving college-bound students tuition fees for beginner-level Italian language classes. We encourage and motivate high school students to enroll in Advanced Placement courses in Italian and reward them for taking the AP Italian exam. We also offer internships for high school and college students of Italian with companies providing an Italian language experience.\u00a0Enrollment in Italian language classes in U.S. public high schools is growing 15-20% faster than enrollment rates for other foreign languages like Spanish, French and German. This progress is encouraging and in fulfillment towards the Italian Language Foundation mission to support and promote AP Italian Language &amp; Culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697b505 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"697b505\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>The Advanced Placement Program in Italian Language and Culture<\/strong>\u00a0is an incentive for students to apply themselves to the study of a great language and culture at a time of globalization and increased cultural and commercial exchange between two great countries and during a period when governmental support of world language studies is under attack.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><cite>Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D., President of The Italian Language Foundation<\/cite><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4b1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a4b1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-background\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Italian Language Foundation works closely with the College Board to continue to increase student participation in AP Italian Language &amp; Culture coursework and exam throughout the United States.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-30e6b19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30e6b19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e46dca9\" data-id=\"e46dca9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8556fab elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"8556fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-graduate\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStudent Members\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Italian Language Foundation helps its Student Members become proficient in the Italian Language and competitive for college admissions to a 4-year and\/or selective universities. By providing the necessary academic resources needed to successfully pass the AP Italian Language & Culture Exam, Student Members broaden their language skills and opportunities for employment especially with Italian industry sector companies within the U.S., Italy and around the world.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b1445d\" data-id=\"3b1445d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e3806 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"26e3806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-reader\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTeacher Members\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Italian Language Foundation provides Teacher Members with free professional development workshops and curricular resources needed to help prepare students for the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam. The Italian Language Foundation has developed an effective network of Italian language educators throughout the United States to teach and develop the AP Italian Language Curriculum. The Teacher Recognition Awards honor and reward those teachers who demonstrate a commitment to excellence in the teaching of Italian at the high school and college level.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Impact Italian Language Foundation Impact 2022-2023 Annual Report Advanced Placement (AP) Italian Language &#038; Culture Course and Exam Impact The Italian Language Foundation has worked diligently to allow interested&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/our-impact\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read More\" >Read More <i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"{\"coblocks-hero-32642953150\":{\"padding\":{}},\"coblocks-hero-3264445120\":{\"padding\":{}}}","_coblocks_responsive_height":"{\"coblocks-shape-divider-428182529158\":{\"shapeHeight\":{\"height\":20}}}","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_genesis_hide_title":true,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15004,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions\/15004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}