Learn Italian with a direct approach based on full immersion and task-based projects. Find your best skills: singing, acting, drawing, painting, writing, speaking…

Communication and participation resulting in dynamic and motivating classroom time are the “musts” of our enthusiastic teachers, who always challenge students with new and innovative activities. There are many schools that offer Italian language lessons, but with us you can learn, enjoy, have fun and work hard at the same time: that’s why our motto is “at any age, from any country, for any reason”.

Our language, culture, wine, cuisine and people are the essence of the real Italy, which you can experience at its best thanks to our personalised Italian language classes, our study abroad programs, our exclusive travel&culture programmes, and our tailor-made packages for students looking for authentic, off-the-beaten-path experiences, away from the tourist throngs of Italy’s main cities.

Italian language
Italian culture immersion
Italian cuisine
Drawing and Painting
Ceramic decoration
History of Art
Italian Literature
Study abroad programs for Us universities
Semesters abroad

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2. Scuola Portofino - Language School in Florence

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Scuola Portofino is an Italian language school that offers beginner to advanced level Italian language courses in the historic center of Florence.

Taught by experienced Italian tutors, the Italian language courses offered by Scuola Portofino are for small groups of students, and care for the needs of each student, granting a fast and efficient learning.

Italian Language Courses
- Beginner to advanced levels

- Italian Standard Course (15 Lessons Per Week)

- Italian Standard Course (20 Lessons Per Week)

- Intensive Italian Course (30 Lessons Per Week)

- Holiday Italian Courses - Ma Che Bella Vita!

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3. Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci Rome

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Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci was founded in 1977 and is located in the historical centers of Florence, Rome, Milan and Siena. It ranks among the best known Italian language institutes in Italy and can offer you 30 years experience in teaching Italian in Italy.

Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome was opened in 1984. It is situated in the centre of Rome in the pedestrian area, halfway from the astounding Piazza Navona, Castel S. Angelo and St. Peter Basilica. This area, typically Roman, abounds with charming cafes, shops, boutiques, libraries and a vibrancy found nowhere else in the city.

The school is located in an attractive, elegant typical aristocratic building, where the decoration has some kinds of luxurious touches, with 13 spacious classrooms, full of light, a common room with vending machines, a computer room with free Internet access, a video room, a conference room with capacity, lift, wheelchair accessible and central heating. It is one of the largest schools in Rome.

The office of Scuola Leonardo Italian Language School in Rome is open 10 hours a day (from 8 a.m to 7 p.m, Monday to Friday). You will find our staff ready to help you and solve your problems.

- Intensive Course with 4 lessons/day (special price for at least 6 week course)
- Intensive Course with 6 lessons / day
- Intensive Plus Courses with 4 lessons in a standard course. Plus 1 or 2 private tutorials, each day
- Long-Term Courses with 4 lessons per day (minimum 12 weeks)
- Academic School Year (minimum 32 weeks)
- Courses for Musical Specialization
- Sabbatical Year with 4 lessons per day (minimum 48 weeks)
- Private Tuition
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4. Accademia Studioitalia

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Situated in Prati, Rome, close to the Vatican, Accademia Studioitalia is an award-winning Italian language school providing intensive Italian language courses, junior programs, Italian exam preparation and teacher training in a stimulating and innovative educational environment.

For nearly 30 years, Studioitalia has been a leader in Italy and in the world of teaching, cooperating with universities and cultural institutes all around the world.

At Studioitalia we do not merely teach Italian grammar, but adopt an approach that looks to teach students the proper use of the language.

Our objective and focus is not purely the linguistics elements of the language but rather empowering the student with the ability to communicate confidently while integrating into our society and culture.

Italian Language Courses:

- For adults & children at beginner to advanced levels

- Standard Italian language course (20hrs/week)

- Italian language course Plus (30hrs/week)

- Italian Survivor course

- Private Italian lessons

- Italian for Specific Purposes (Business, Language test, etc)

- Official Italian language testing (CELI, CILS, Cert.it, DITALS)

- Social Activities (during the week)

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5. Culturforum

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Culturforum which is situated in Cefalu on the magistical coast of Sicily, was established in 2000 by two linguists deeply involved in foreign language teaching.

Since then it has acquired an international reputation: quality teaching in a friendly, informal, and stimulating atmosphere and personal attention to the students' needs and requirements on the part of the entire staff have become the school's distinctive mark.

At school you will meet friendly and dynamic professionals always ready and willing to help you learn our language and discover our historically rich culture and the traditions and hidden charms of our beautiful land.

How to find us !
Cefalu is located in the mid-north of Sicily, directly on the coast. If coming by car from the main city,Catania follow the A19 towards the north (Palermo direction) until you reach Termini Imerese. Here you continue on the A20 heading east until you reach Cefalu.

Standard Italian courses; Combined Italian courses; Intensive Italian courses; One-to-one Italian language tuition; Duo Italian courses: Italian for special purposes (business, medicine, tourism etc.); History of Italy and Sicily in the Italian language.

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6. Interlingua, Veneto

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The school is situated in the Veneto region of Italy, in the town of Vicenza, whose historical centre is renowned for it's architectural beauty and rich history. The school is located in the centre of town and is a 10 minute walk from the local train station. Courses take place all year round on a monthly basis and cover all levels of language learning.

Courses in many languages including Italian, French, English, Spanish, German, financed by the Veneto region. The courses are taught by qualified, mother-tongue teachers on a one-to-one or group basis.

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7. Aba - Galilei Institute Of Italian Language, Florence

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The Galilei Institute is located in the center of Florence in the magistic Tuscany region in the north of Italy. We are one of the most prestigious Italian language school for foreigners / international students which exclusively offers one-to-one and personalized full immersion Italian language courses for professionals and students.

Our Italian language courses are offered all year round (including Christmas, Easter and summer vacation) in a choice of three different types of environments such as the city of Florence, countryside of Florence (Chianti area) or the Tuscan coast.

Our approach to teaching Italian is direct. From the first day of class, Italian becomes the language between the teacher and the students and among the students. The communication in Italian is pervasive and therefore students automatically develop their ability to understand and speak. The small number of students in class helps to highly improve the performance of each participant.

Italian language courses for all levels from beginner to advanced:

- One-to-one Italian language courses

- Small group Italian language courses (maximum 4 students)

- Weekend crash courses in Italian language

- Italiano Insieme Scheme (1-2 month course)

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8. Pixel, Florence

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Pixel is based in Florence, the very hearth of Italian renaissance art. Pixel School was awarded the UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 quality certificate (certificate no. SQ.41823). Pixel is also accredited by the Italian Ministry of Education and by the Tuscany County Council. Pixel specialises in organising individual customised Italian language courses for foreigners. The courses are highly personalised and flexible, responding to the specific needs of the student or of small groups of students in terms of the training contents and time. The teacher is also chosen according to his/her specific skills and background so as to be able to carry out a language course that responds in its entirety to the student's specific interests. The dates and duration of the course are established by the student, according to the time available and the level of language skills which he/she intends to achieve.

Basic Communication in Italian, Italian language for business, Italian language for marketing, Italian language for tourism management, Italian language for travelling in Italy, Italian language for art, Italian language for fashion. Courses can be scheduled during all period of the year. Each course can last from a minimum of 2 hours up until a maximum of 10 hours per day. Courses can be carried out every day or on alternate days from Monday to Saturday.

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9. Koiné - Italian Language Centre in Rome

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Learn Italian in the heart of Rome, Italy with Koiné - Italian Language Centre! We provide Italian language courses for foreigners, including intensive Italian courses, CELI exam preparation, private Italian lessons and corporate Italian training for professionals / companies. We also offer online Italian classes via Skype.

Our teachers are native Italians who hold the DITALS professional qualification awarded by the University for Foreigners of Siena for teachers of Italian as a Foreign Language. They are also members of APIDIS (Italian Teachers for Foreigners Professional Association) with significant teaching experience. Their work is based on passion and love for their own language and culture.

Our Italian lessons are based on dynamic teaching methods and a stimulating language program that incorporates the student’s interests and various aspects of Italian life. We use communicative and humanistic-affective methods of teaching Italian. We also organise tours of Rome and many other social events, so that you are fully immersed in the Italian language and culture.

In addition to our Italian language courses, we provide a DITALS II certification course which trains you to teach Italian as a Second Language and Italian as a Foreign Language. This course is monitored by the University for Foreigners of Siena.

Koiné is conveniently located in Piazza San Giovanni in Laterano, which is less than 10 minutes from Termini Station and 2 minutes from San Giovanni underground station.

- Intensive / Super-intensive Italian group classes
- CELI / CILS exam preparation
- One-to-one Italian lessons (private tuition)
- Corporate Italian training for business professionals/ companies
- Italian summer courses in Calabria or Rome
- Online Italian courses
- Italian lessons offered worldwide: We have a comprehensive network of teachers, ready to travel to your home, office or other suitable location.
- DITALS II - Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language training
- Italian cooking courses & more

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10. ABC DE' Conti, Florence

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• ABC DE' Conti provides a wide range of Italian language courses in the heart of Florence, Italy - Europe's eternal capital of the Renaissance.

• ABC DE' Conti is part of Accademia Riaci - a leading professional art and design school in Florence.

• We offer Italian language courses for all - from beginners to students at professional level who aspire to become interpreters, from those who would like to learn Italian used in everyday life, to technical Italian used in specific fields of art and design.

• Our Italian language courses feature the extensive and intensive teaching of Italian and Professional / Technical Italian courses, which will benefit the students who are going to study specialized areas of Italian culture.

• Following the "Direct Method", without the use of intermediate language, the student-teacher ratio is kept small so to maximize the communication in the class, as well as to keep close attention to each student's progress.

• Another advantage of studying at the school is that the students can enjoy various high-quality art & cultural lessons provided at Accademia Riaci, as well as getting internship opportunities made possible by the experience and history of Accademia Riaci.

Italian Language Courses:
- Basic Beginner to Advanced Level

• Italian PLUS program (for beginners)
• Basic Standard Italian (Group / Semi-Private / Private lessons)
• Intensive Italian (Semi-Private / Private Courses)
• Business Italian classes
• Specialized 'Technical' Italian Classes for working in design, hospitality etc
• Italian Internship Program
• Homestay Program with Italian Teacher
• Professional Italian Interpreter Training
• Summer Italian Course
• Optional Art, Design, Cooking Courses
• Guided Art / Cultural Courses

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