Our partner school, founded in 1976, is centrally located in Florence, in a quiet street next to the main railway station. The school occupies three storeys of a 19th century building and has 17 comfortable, well-equipped and air conditioned classrooms with audio and video equipment.

The students can relax in the small garden and have free Internet + WIFI access. The Italian language courses are attended by international students from more than 60 different countries, thus creating a very stimulating international atmosphere. There is a social activities programme.

Students have the possibility to study Italian and to communicate in this international context. Study Italian in Florence, in the heart of the Italian language: the best way to learn it.

Our partner school is authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education to teach Italian language and culture to foreign students, has obtained the International quality assurance Certificate ISO 9001 and has every year inspections to ensure that high standards are maintained.

Moreover the school is member of ASILS, the professional Association of Schools of Italian as Second Language an in Sweden, it is accredited by CSN (National Board of Student Aid). Please follow this link to see all accreditations of our partner school.

Work is in a small group and covers all aspects of the language with a particular emphasis on developing communicative skills in speaking and writing.

Each group is taught by two teachers a day in order to ensure more varied and stimulating instruction.

As no translation is used in the classroom you will be quickly able to understand and express yourself in Italian.

Each level can be completed in 4 weeks. At the end of each course after successful completion of a test you can progress to the next level.

• 20 lessons per week, Monday - Friday
• Schedule: 9.00 - 12.30 or 13.30 - 17.00 (incl. 30 minutes  break)
  
• Duration: min 2 weeks
• Levels: from absolute beginner to advanced
• Starting dates: any Monday except for 100% beginners (see start dates)
• Also available as a Long Term Course at discounted prices (Trimester: 12-23 weeks / Year: 24-48 weeks)

This course is divided in 20 group lessons and 10 one-to-one lessons per week. Individual lessons allow you to concentrate on improving specific aspects of the language and on developing the abilities and the vocabulary needed in the professional life.

Details:

• 30 lessons per week, Monday - Friday , 20 group lessons in the morning and 10 individual lessons in the afternoon per week
• Schedule: Group Lessons 9.00 - 12.30 (incl. 30 minutes break) and One-to-One Lessons from 13.30 – 15.00
  
• Duration: min 2 weeks
• Levels: from absolute beginner to advanced
• Starting dates: any Monday except for 100% beginners (see start dates)

You will be working with two or more teachers, each with a special programme suited to the your needs.

Particularly suited to professionals and executives, this course is tailored to meet the needs of the participants with special requirements in specific language areas.

Details:

• 20, 30, 40 lessons per week
• 1 lesson = 45 minutes
• Duration: min. 1 week 
• Levels: from absolute beginner to advanced
• Starting dates: any Monday 

Details:

• 25 (10 weeks) or 30 (04 weeks) lessons/week, Monday - Friday
• Schedule: 9.00 - 13.15 or 13.00 - 17.15
• Duration: 10 weeks (Italian for Academic purposes + Academic subjects) or 04 weeks (Academic subjects only)
• Textbooks are included
  
• Level: intermediate level of Italian required
• Specific Starting Dates (see below)
  

Our Italian language school partner runs an international Junior summer school in Lignano, a peninsula stretching into the Adriatic Sea, situated between Venice and Trieste. Lignano is a popular holiday resort with a mild, healthy climate and outstanding facilities for sport and entertainment.

The school is located in a pleasant residential village – Villaggio Adriatico – which hosts holiday programmes for teenagers in the mid-zone of Lignano between the deep blue of the sea and the peaceful green of the luxurious pinewood.

Our partner’s junior centre has an extensive pinewood park, a wide private beach and numerous sport facilities such as swimming pool, basketball, volleyball and soccer courts.

Details:

• 20 lessons per week, Monday - Saturday (except Thursday)
• Course Schedule: 9.00 - 12.15 (incl. 15 minutes break) 
• Duration: 2 - 4 weeks 
• Class size: max. 12 students 
• Levels: from absolute beginner to advanced 
• Starting dates: specific dates

• 20 Italian lessons + 6 cooking lessons per week
  
• Duration: 2, 3 or 4 weeks
• Schedule: Monday to Friday 9.00 - 12.30 + 2 weekly afternoon sessions of 3 hours each
• Level: Elementary level of Italian required
• Starting dates: any Monday

On the first day you will be given a detailed schedule that fills every day and weekend with different activities.

You can listen to afternoon lectures on Italian customs and current events or watch Italian films and learn how to prepare delicious dishes of Italian cuisine.

Moreover, you will have many occasions to practice some sports and to enjoy evenings out for dinner or at a disco with your new friends.