North End Boston has released Part 3 – “A Letter From Anna,” from a six-part story by Jan Maguire recounting her family’s North End immigration experience. Here is how Part 3 continues: Mercifully, the sea was calm so Anna’s voyage was bearable. By early 1921, the stream of Italian immigrants from southern Italy and Sicily Read More…
North End Boston has released Part 2 – “A Letter From Anna,” from a six-part story by Jan Maguire recounting her family’s North End immigration experience. Here is how Part 2 continues: As with many of the Italian immigrants, the first stop would be with relatives or friends from the town who had immigrated earlier. Read More…
North End Boston is featuring a six-part story by Jan Maguire recounting her family’s North End immigration experience. Here is how it starts: Michelangelo Anzelone was born with a song in his heart and music in his fingers. From his earliest days, the nuns from Saint Anthony’s Church recognized his talents and insisted that Michelangelo Read More…
I had the opportunity to interview Dom Capossela, who recently published “Dom’s, An Odyssey” asking the question, “Why did it take 6,000,000 Italians 100 years to assimilate into the American Mainstream?” The book illustrates the arduous, often tortuous road that the immigrants from Italy’s southern region, the Mezzogiorno, traveled to find a functional identity in Read More…
The prestigious Italian Navy training ship San Giusto docked in Boston this weekend and open to the public. On Saturday, Cardinal Sean O’Malley said a Mass aimed at Boston’s Italian community. The amphibious ship is making a four-day port visit during a training cruise that has taken second-year midshipmen from the Italian Naval Academy to Read More…
It was a “North End Salute,” at Christopher Columbus Park last night, featuring Lirica Italiana and Adam Herbert. The concert included classic arias, Neapolitan songs and a tribute to Frank Sinatra. Photo courtesy Friends of Christopher Columbus Park See more pictures at the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP) Facebook page.
Festa Della Repubblica – Italian Republic Day There was serious bocce at the May 30th tournament at the North End bocce courts on Commercial Street. The following day, an Italian style “piazza” was set up at Christopher Columbus Park with food, espresso and music. Bocce trivia: When I stopped by the tournament, the teams were Read More…
FESTA NAZIONALE DELLA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA May 29-30st, 2010 Celebration of Italian Republic Day at Langone Park and Christopher Columbus Park in the North End! Saturday, May 29, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM – Bocce Tournament – Langone Park (North End) Boston. Sunday, May 30, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM – “La Piazza Exhibit” – Christopher Read More…
Ciao a Tutti!! There are 3 separate courses being offered at Caffe Paradiso on Hanover Street beginning soon that are dedicated solely to “Independent and Proficient” speakers of Italian. The courses are as follows: 1. Intermediate (B2) – Literature and Advanced Grammar 1 (Thursday evenings) 2. Upper Intermediate (C1) – Literature and Advanced Grammar 2 Read More…
Dr. Carlo Cipollone, the Educational Director of the Italian Consulate, presented the following article, Galileo’s Educational Legacy, at a recent symposium at Harvard University. The event was in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the invention of the telescope. Many thanks to the author for his permission to republish it and North End resident, Nancy Caruso, for the submission.
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In occasion of the Week of Celebration of the Italian Language in the World, the Consulate General of Italy in Boston in collaboration with Harvard University and the Italian Space Agency present a symposium.
Galileo’s Telescope and the Beginning of the Scientific Revolution and Space Exploration
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Galileo’s Educational Legacy
by Dr. Carlo Cipollone
Educational Director of the Italian Consulate
As an educator, I can confirm that Galileo continues to generate great curiosity today, even among the youngest members of our society. A few days ago I received an email from a nine year-old student. With her mother’s help, young Ashley asked to address some simple questions to scientists and experts on Galileo. She also requested to meet with me for a chat about this icon of scientific discovery. While reviewing Ashley’s questions I realized that children, in their ingenuity, manage to raise complex topics and queries – challenging most adults to give a suitable answer.
The question that struck me the most was probably the most difficult to answer: “Why is Galileo so important today”?
I hope that I can give an answer to Ashley’s question. I will aim to give the best response I can, trying to offer a perspective based on the man behind the telescope, the man who influenced countless disciplines.
Galileo’s ideas not only sparked a scientific revolution, they initiated a large-scale revolution in human thinking. He changed the way we see the world and more importantly, how we perceive ourselves within it.
Everything began four hundred years ago…