The School

The school in Rome was opened in 1984. The school welcomes around 1500 students each year.

Location: The school is located in an elegant, central Art Nouveau neighborhood of Rome, near "La Sapienza" University of Rome and the historic "Villa Torlonia" park.

Facilities: The school has 10 classrooms, a student room with internet access, a cafeteria, a lovely garden and wifi access throughout the school and in the garden.

Students: The school welcomes students of all ages from 16 years old to students in their 80ies. The average age is around 25 (depending on the chosen course). The majority of the students come from Europe, the rest come from America and Japan.

Bank Holidays: There are no lessons on Bank Holidays. Missed lessons are neither rescheduled nor refunded.

The school has the following affiliations or memberships:

Italian Ministry of Education, Tandem, ASILS, ALTO, FIYTO, ELITE, Bildungsurlaub

Lessons

The group lessons take place from 9am to 12.30 or 2pm to 5.30pm Monday to Friday. They are organised by levels (specific dates for beginners) and comprise a maximum of twelve students. The lessons integrate the four main language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing.

Students can choose to have one or two private lessons each day. The private lessons take place from 12.45 to 1.30 or from 12.45 to 1.30pm. The individual lesson offers the chance to personalise the material of the rest of the course.

During your stay, the school can put you in contact with a local Italian speaker who is learning your language so that you can help each other improve in the other's language. This system of exchange allows you to discover more about Italian culture one-on-one, and at the same time to practice what you learn in class.

First day: You will need to be at the school between 8.30 and 9am. After the placement test, students are given an introduction to the school as well as the staff. Each student receives a guide that the school has prepared to make their stay in Rome easier and more pleasant.

Activities

The school organises many social and cultural activities each month. All students are invited to register and pay on site (some activities are free, others have a cost). If you want to do an activity which is not on the programme, don't hesitate to ask the school to help you organise it!

Activities in Rome include guided tour of the Roman Forums and the Colosseum with the school's art history expert, Italian movie with presentation, cooking seminar, introduction to the Italian opera, dinner in a typical Roman Trattoria with the teachers and excursions outside Rome at weekends (Florence, Orvieto, the Castelli Romani towns in the Alban hills, Tivoli, etc).

In the summer months, Rome hosts the celebrated "Estate Romana" arts festival, which offers numerous outdoor events such as concerts, dance, ballet, theatre, cinema, etc. During this period, the school organises evenings with the teachers accompanying students to the various events.

Accommodation

The course can be booked with or without accommodation. Types of accommodation include host family with breakfast only or half board, flatshare, hotels and private apartments.

Practical Information

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