American Association of Teachers of Italian

We encourage you to invite your students to participate in the National AATI High School Contest Examinations. This contest serves many purposes:

it assesses language learning
it evaluates the effectiveness of Italian curricula
it increases the enrollment in Italian
prepare students for the AP Italian Language and Culture Exam
it rewards excellence in Italian (monetary prizes and National Honorable Mention)
it allows students to become recipients of the Società Onoraria Italica scholarships. This year SOI will offer $1,200 dollars. Twenty-four (24) students from the National Honorable Mention List will be selected by the exam committee and each student will receive a monetary award of $50. The twenty-four recipients will be selected using a lottery system.
it prepares students to take the SAT II in Italian

As Italian instructors, we are enthusiastic about the future of our language and culture programs and, of course, elated by the return of the AP Italian Language and Culture Course/Exam . Let's continue to be dedicated, creative, and committed to our students and to our profession.

Please note that in order for your students to participate in this contest, you must be a member of AATI. Membership forms can be found on the AATI website.

For more information about the National AATI High School Contest Examinations, including the the students' questionnaire, click here.

To apply for the HS Contest application; to order the HS Practice Exam and Cultural Review Package click here.

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to tennisadict@cox.net For further information, please contact Bruna P. Boyle at tennisadict@cox.net.

AATI National Italian High School Contest Examination