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  Language and activities program for school parties

Idea

The aim of this program  is to spend a week or more with your own class surrounded by Italian daily life, practising the language and exploring the many aspects of Italian culture and society. The programme is on offer both in our school based in Florence, and in affiliated schools in other towns such as Orbetello, Lucca, Bologna and Naples, with whom we have close professional links. In our didactic methodology and free time activities we cater specifically for school parties by setting up communicative activities and real-life encounters with Italians to enable students to quickly learn to speak the language in the limited time they have available. Students are lodged with specially chosen families, with half-board, while teachers may opt to stay in a family home, a hotel or an independent flat. Our didactic and administrative staff have years of experience in this area and can, on request, provide references from other schools and teachers abroad who have taken our courses.

Duration 1 week or more by request

Language 3 hrs/day,  Monday-Friday  9 – 12,   totalling 15 hrs/wk  (or 9 - 13 =  20 hrs/wk by request)

Classes                 maximum 15 students

Levels                    all levels

Minimum age      15

Programme       sample program for 1 week’s afternoon  activities :

Sunday: arrival and settling into different family accommodation

Monday:  tour of the town

Tuesday:  visit to an Italian school, meeting Italian students and guided conversation, or visit to a company in the professional field relevant to the party

Wednesday:  half-day excursion by train or coach to Siena, Pisa or another Tuscan town

Thursday:  visit to  Piazzale Michelangelo and the church of San Miniato al Monte 

Friday : free afternoon or other activity by request

Saturday : departure

Dates                    any time of year by request
Locations            Florence, Bologna, Lucca , Orbetello or Naples
Accommodation  double rooms with half-board in selected families (students), single rooms in hotels, independent flats or families (teachers)
Prices                   per person – based on a group of approximately 15 students

Programme

Course times  9-12.00 (3 hrs/day)

Course times 9-13.00 (4 hrs/day)

Language course without afternoonprogramme

120

150

Language course  with afternoon programme as described above

155

185

Included in price didactic material, Italian tax, attendance certificate, brochures on course location

Accommodation

                                 for 6 nights

double room in family with half-board

216

 single room in family with half-board

234

Single room in 2 star hotel for teachers

420

1 in every 15 students free (course and accommodation)
Lunch can be booked in advance in a trattoria with special rates eg. €8 -10 per person.

Not included in price but available by request

Transfer to and from station to family homes on  arrival and departure

22

Half-day excursione eg. Pisa, Arezzo,Lucca

20

Full day excursion eg. Siena, Florence

30

Visit to a farm with wine-tasting

25

Cultural activities in town with guide

7-10

Cultural activities (literature, music, etc)

5-8


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Last Updated: Saturday, 04 September 2010 23:46