Scuola Leonardo da Vinci

WHY SCUOLA LEONARDO DA VINCI?

  • Founded in 1977, we have years of experience and specialise in teaching Italian in Italy
  • All the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci schools are located in the city center
  • Professional and young teachers all of whom have studied at the University level and who have been specially trained in teaching Italian to foreigners
  • Our Italian Schools in Florence, Rome and Milan have obtained the International quality assurance Certificate ISO 9001:2000, as a quality school of Italian language for foreigners, and have regular inspections to ensure that high standards are maintained.
  • Members of ASILS (Associaton of language schools of Italian as a second foreign language)
  • Italian at every level, all year round
  • Small study groups
  • Courses start every week for non beginners, see Italian language courses starting dates
  • After 1, 3, 4or 6 months the AIL-exam "Firenze" (Accademia Italiana di Lingua) DELI A2 / DILI B1 / DILC B1 / DILI B2 / DALI C1 / DALC C1 can be taken
  • A whole range of activities offered for students to gain insight into the Italian culture
  • Variety of students from over 50 countries study at the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci schools
  • Friendly and helpful staff that give personal attention to each student
  • Equipped for handicapped students

SPORT AND LEISURE TIME

During your stay you may wish to practise your favourite sport or learn a new one. You have the following opportunities: gymnastics/fitness/yoga, swimming, jogging, tennis, squash, golf, horse-riding, biking and so on. Our guides for all athletic activities will help you organise your free time.

The cities and their surroundings offer a nearly unlimited variety of leisure activities, which you might undertake on your own. We offer some leisure activities ourselves and organise on a regular basis:

  • dinners, which enable teachers and students to get to know each other better;
  • guided art history visits;
  • film evenings at school;
  • half- and full-day excursions;
  • mountain-bike tours;
  • visit to a wine cellar;

Every month our schools distribute their own calendars of culture activities.This way you will always be well informed concerning exhibitions, concerts, films and other events. Your stay in Italy should be memorable not solely on account of the language course.