Connetquot High School’s World Language Honor Society hosted Dantedì, a day of Italian culture, celebrating Dante Alighieri, the father of the Italian language. 

Juniors and seniors in the World Language Honor Society hosted the event while freshman, sophomores and even middle schoolers came to visit and experience the various cultural and educational stations. In the library, students played an Italian version of “The Price is Right”, received Italian temporary tattoos and face painting, played Italian slang trivia and built replicas of the Leaning Tower of Pisa using LEGOs.

In the auditorium, students entered gladiator school, learning how to fight like a gladiator, and learned traditional moves from “la tarantella”, a famous southern Italian dance.

One classroom transformed into “la cucina Italiana” where students prepared food demonstrations and tastings of traditional Italian cuisines. In another, students made brightly colored masks in preparation for the Italian celebration of Carnevale. Lastly, students made their way to a station of student-performed skits, honoring “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri.

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Date Added: 3/26/2024