International Spouses and Partners are welcome to meet up, share activities, information, and friendships. The OISS encourages you to get involved and make your stay at Yale a positive and enriching
experience. As part of such a diverse and culturally rich community, we have much to
offer one another and there is much offered to us.
See the many ISPY events listed below and feel free to contact the group organizers for more details. If you don't see a group that interests you and would like to start one of your own, please send an email to oiss@yale.edu.
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Mondays and Fridays
10:30am-12pm
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Babies @ Yale
International Center, 421 Temple Street
This playgroup is an ideal opportunity for little ones to begin socializing and learning about group play. This is also a great meeting place for parents and caregivers looking for opportunities to practice speaking English, and for everyone to share experiences, tips and ideas.
As the International Center does not offer a child-proof setting, Babies@Yale is recommended for babies and toddlers that will be content playing together behind the glass partition (up to approximately one year). The OISS has a limited number of toys and books available to the group. Donations are always welcome and families are invited to bring their own activities to share with the group.
If you are interested in joining the group, please contact the group coordinator, Annika, annika81@arcor.de, for more details.
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Will resume in September!
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Baby Signing Group
International Center, 421 Temple Street
Very young children can learn to use ASL (American Sign Language) signs before they have the facial dexterity to produce clear spoken words. This group is for parents or caregivers who are interested in learning and sharing ASL signs. The organizers are not trained in ASL. If signing is something you are interested in doing or already doing with your little one, please join us! Please contact the group coordinator, Zaneli Gomez, gooz0117@yahoo.com.mx.
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Will resume in September!
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Mah Jong Club
Meeting locations vary
This group is open to anyone interested in the game of
mah jong (those new to the game or "experts"). For more
information, please contact the group coordinator, Delvinia
Phee at delviniaphee@gmail.com.
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Next meeting: Monday, April 30, 7:30pm
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Book Club
Next meeting: 26 Bassett Street, Milford
If you enjoy reading and discussing novels, you might want
to join this group.
Contact Heather Knowles, hknowles85@gmail.com for more information on the book club or to be added to the e-mail distribution list, and check the OISS Events Calendar for information on each month's book selection, meeting time and place. For April, the group will be reading Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James as well as any selected passage (reader's preference) from Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris.
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Tuesdays
9:30-11:30am
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'Round-the-World Women ('RWW)
First Baptist Church, 205 Edwards Street
'Round-the-World Women brings together women of all nationalities and ages living in the New Haven area. Members organize weekly meetings with various international and local themes, ranging from casual cooking and handcrafts to formal lectures on cultural adjustment and local childcare. Visit www.rww-international.com for more information.
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Tuesdays
1:30-3:30pm through June 26
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Knitting/Crocheting Circle
International Center, 421 Temple Street
Come together with fellow knitters (or those who crochet and do other needlework!)
over a cup of coffee or tea at the IC. For more information, please contact the group coordinators, Audrey Campos at audrey.campos43@gmail.com or Erika Kido-Kumah at eekido@gmail.com. All are welcome, even if you don't know how to knit or crochet.
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Tuesdays
4-5pm through June 26
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French Conversation Group
International Center, 421 Temple Street
Practice speaking French
with others; led by native French speaker, Audrey Campos. All levels welcome. E-mail audrey.campos43@gmail.com for more information.
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Wednesdays
2-4pm
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Traditional Chinese Painting and Calligraphy
International Center, 421 Temple Street
Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world, dating back to the Neolithic Period. This group is open to anyone interested in Chinese painting and calligraphy. Pleace contact group coordinator, Xiaoxing Cao caoxiaoxing0@hotmail.com, for more information or visit the group website.
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Foodies @ Yale
Meeting locations vary
Are you interested in food and cooking? Do you have a signature dish
that you would like to share with others? Are you looking for
inspiration to enrich your family's daily menus? Would you like to taste
international cuisines, and learn the most authentic recipes from native
cooks? Do you want to explore New Haven restaurants with your fellow foodies?
Contact the group leader, Astrid Kirchmair, astrid.kirchmair@gmail.com, for more information and to be added to the group list.
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Will resume in July
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Walking/Jogging Group
Meet at the International Center, 421 Temple Street
Feel free to join if you want to start fast walking or jogging - even if you never did before, we will adapt ourselves to each other and we will talk and chat and try to make it more fun. Walking and jogging together will give us lots of motivation and you will also meet new people! Contact Dena Motevalian,
dena_lena@yahoo.com, for details. The group is currently taking a break and will resume in July.
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