* = Starting Dates for absolute beginners
School Holydays: from 1 January 2012 to 29 February 2012
and
From 29 October 2012 to 31 December 2012
Public
Holidays
09 April - Easter Monday
25 April - Liberation Day
01 May - Labour's Day
15 August - Assumption “Ferragosto”
AIL «Firenze» Diplomas:
Examination dates for all Diplomas
30 March
29 June
28 September
AIL «Firenze» Diplomas:
Examination preparation courses
05 March - 30 March
04 June - 29 June
03 September - 28 September
Senior Courses
02 Apr - 13 Apr | 21 May - 01 Jun | 17 Sep - 28 Sep
Academic School Year / "Gap Year" 2012
From 05 March to 12 October 2012 (32 weeks in Viareggio)
Form 07 May to 07 December 2012 (32 weeks)
(26 weeks in Viareggio)*
(6 weeks in Florence or Rome or Milan or Siena: you can choose your destination)
“For
those who plan ahead”:
Course starting dates 2013
04 Mar / 18 Mar / 01 Apr / 15 Apr / 29 Apr / 13 May / 27 May / 03 Jun / 17 Jun / 01 Jul / 15 Jul / 29 Jul / 12 Ago / 26 Ago / 02 Sep / 16 Sep / 30 Sep / 14 Oct
Special accommodation offer, reserved for 'Academic School year' students:
Double room in apartment or in family with breakfast 32 week 3.345 Euro
Supplement for single room per week 91 Euro
Supplement for half board in family per week 112 Euro
Short description
and Notes
1)Linguistic element:
480 lessons of the Standard language course
80 lessons of exam preparation, choosing between two language Diplomas
"Firenze" AIL: DELI, DILI, DILS, DALI (elementary, intermediate and/or
advanced levels)
2)Academic element (80 lessons):
Italian Civilisation and History
Art History
Business Italian
History of Italian Fashion and Design
3)Final research:
10 contact hours of tutoring
The duration of the whole stay is 32 weeks (35 weeks for the course starting in September
and including three weeks of Christmas Holidays where no courses are held).
All students can take part in the weekly cultural and social activities organized by the
school.
Minimum 5 participants.
The price of the course includes
Teaching material
Student card
650 lessons of language, culture and exam preparation in 32 weeks
Placement, mid-term
and final tests, including continous assessment tests
Fees for the Diploma «Firenze» AIL
exams DELI, DILI, DILS and/or DALI
05 March - 30 March
04 June - 29 June
03 September - 28 September
2Short
description and Notes
Preparation courses for the following exams and levels according to the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - CEF":
DELI-A2 - elementary
DILI-B1 - intermediate
DILC-B1 - int. business
DILS/DILI-B" Intermediate level two
DALI-C1 - advanced
DALC-C1 - ad. business
80 lessons of standard language course and 40
lessons of examination preparation; total 120 lessons
in 4 weeks.
Minimum 2 participants; if there should be only
one participant in a preparatory course/level,
she/he will be placed in an Intensive Plus-5 course.
Examination fees included in the course price.
Recognized as “Bildungsurlaub”.
Please ask for the special information brochure
for the AIL-exams «Firenze»
The professional
courses consist of four lessons in a standard language
course plus two private tutorials on the selected
professional field, each day. You can choose among
the following subjects:
Business
Correspondence
Business
Italian
Italian
for Banking
Italian
for Law
Italian
for the Hotel Industry
The
Language of Wine and Food
The
Language of Tourism
Italian
for Flight Attendants
Italian
for Healthcare
The
Language of Fashion
The
Language of Architecture
Italian
Literature
Italian
Cinema
The
Language of the Libretti (Opera)
The
History and Language of Theatre
An intermediate knowledge of Italian is suggested
for those attending the professional courses. Please
ask for detailed programs.
This course is specifically designed for more mature students over the age of 50. Students will learn italian in a pleasent and relaxing enviroment, accompanied by a wide variety of cultural activities.
Program
Morning Program:
the morning course of Standard Italian Language is designed to improve language and conversational skills, and heighten the awarness and appreciation of Italian culture
Afternoon Program:
Orientational tour of the city and introduction to the Liberty Architecture period with visits to the "Promenade Regina Margherita" and the "Gran Cafe";
Melodrama: Introduction to Puccini's Operas, with live auditing (Giardini Sonori);
Cooking class with typical Mediterranean dinner;
Afternoon excursion to Torre del Lago with visit to Puccini's house and museum;
Wine tasting guided by expert sommeliers: Tuscan reds paired with regional Italian cheeses and bread;
Seminar on "gelati italiani"(Italian Ice Cream);
Weekend day trip to Florence.
Course starting dates 2012
02 April - 13 April
21 May - 01 June
17 September - 28 September
Notes:
4 lessons of group language course per day; 20 lessons per week.
Visits and excursions on the afternoons.
One full day excursion during the weekend.
If there is only one participant, she/he will be placed in an Intensive PLUS-5 course. All organized school activites are free of charge for this participant.
CULINARY
ARTS FOR PROFESSIONALS AND AMATEURS
Duration
Course
No.
Number
of Lessons
Participants
Euro*
min.
max.
1
week
V
521
5
meetings
3
8
300
Notes
This course introduces in the professional Italian
cooking.
One meeting lasts about 3 hours.
The course can
be extended
Nota
bene:
The price list is valid from 1 January until
31 December 2012; Euro = European Union Currency.
*)
A registration fee of 70 Euro, valid for 12 months,
must be paid for any enrolment.
Italian Cuisine and Music courses will
take place only with the minimum number of participants
indicated.
Duration of a lesson = 45 minutes.
Minimum age
= 16 years.
The course
price includes:
Placement, assessment and final tests.
Teaching material (basic material for Art courses).
Diploma «Firenze» AIL examination
fees for the preparation courses.
Documents for Visa and Residence Permit, if requested.