ITALIAN LANGUAGE WEEKLONG STAY FOR SCHOOL GROUPS – STANDARD PROGRAM

STAY DURATION:
7 days (6 nights);

NUMBER OF STUDENTS:
13 / 16 students – 1 dedicated class
17 / 32 students – 2 dedicated classes
33 / 48 students – 3 dedicated classes

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM:
5 days from Monday to Friday;
4 hours of lessons per day (55 minutes each)
Native Italian teachers specialized in teaching Italian as a second language.
We would like to have your suggestions for what concerns the specific needs of your group in order to customise the educational program on your requirements.

ACCOMMODATION:
With a family
double/triple room + half board (breakfast + dinner)

HALF DAY ACTIVITIES PROGRAM
3 activities to choose from:

– orientation tour with explanation of the most interesting places (monuments, yongsters meet up places, etc.)
– evening walk in the city centre

– Visit to a vinegar factory producing Traditional Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
– Visit to a cheese factory producing Parmigiano Reggiano
– Visit to a farm producing Lambrusco wine
– Ferrari Museum in Maranello (entrance ticket not included)
– Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena (entrance ticket not included)
– Lamborghini Museum and factory (entrance ticket not included)
– Visit to Panini factory, worldwide leader in stickers production
– Museum of Ceramics and of Industrial Tile Design in Sassuolo
– Cagliari’s Coffee Machine Museum
– Visit to Molinari’s coffee roasting business

– Teatro Comunale ‘Luciano Pavarotti’ in Modena, town theatre: its history, the backstage and set design area
– Casa-Museo Pavarotti: the life of the great tenor (entrance ticket not included)
– Modena City Hall: the history of the city through its government
– Visit to the artisanal workshops of Modena: painting restoration, musical instruments, tapestry, etc.
– Ducal Palace in Sassuolo: the wonders of the Estense baroque
– Medieval and Renaissance Castle in Vignola
– Salse di Nirano nature reserve and its active mud volcanoes

– Bologna: Piazza Maggiore, the Due Torri and a walk in the marketplace
– Parma: historical centre, Cathedral and Baptistery, Palazzo della Pilotta
– Reggio Emilia: historical centre, Basilica della Ghiara and Sala del Tricolore (Italian flag foundation chamber)
– Mantova: historical centre near the lake, Palazzo Ducale, Bibiena Theatre
– Ferrara: historical centre, Estense Castle, Medieval district

– Encounter with an Italian students’ class at their institute; get to know the Italian educational system and meet with Italian students (this activity is possible just during the Italian school year, from the middle of September until the beginning of June)
– Visit to a local newspaper (“Gazzetta di Modena”) with publication of a brief article and photo online
– “Bocce” traditional game: let’s meet some local experienced champions and… play!
– Hand made pasta theoretical-practical workshop (additional charge 5€ per student)
– Pizza theoretical-practical workshop (additional charge 5€ per student)
– Tigelle (local product) theoretical-practical workshop (additional charge 5€ per student)

PRICES 2020-2021

PRICE PER STUDENT ALL INCLUSIVE = euros 390
For small groups the price may vary by 5% – 10%

SPECIAL WINTER PROMOTION = euros 335 !!!
Special discount of 15% for stays in the months of:
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

THE PRICES INCLUDE:
– guide from the school for all the activities
– transport costs for all activities
(in case of groups travelling with their own coach, the offer will be reduced)
– transfer from/to arrival point – host family – departure point
– learning material
– certificates of attendance
– assistance during all your stay

POSSIBILITY TO PERSONALIZE THE PROGRAM:
– more or fewer nights
– more or fewer activities
– more or fewer lessons
– day trips to: Rimini, Ravenna, Verona, Firenze, Cinque Terre, etc.

The price is recalculated upon the specific requests.

TEACHERS’ ACCOMMODATION
– in apartment; single room + kitchen facilities = euros 160 per week
– in hotel; single room + breakfast = from euros 60 per night

SPECIAL OFFER FOR TEACHERS
Individual refresher lessons
35€ per hour !!! (instead of 40€)