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Venice Italian School School Visit Programme
The Venice Italian School presents its School Visit Programme 2012 for schools organising learning visits to study Italian in Venice. Our specially tailored and successful programme offers students a unique chance to learn and practice Italian in a practical, personalised and professional environment whilst discovering more about Venice and its traditions. It also features an exclusive opportunity to "twin" with an Italian school to further enhance the overall experience.
School Visit Programme 2012
The Venice Italian School covers all levels of the Common European Framework References for Languages (CEFR).
| LEVEL |
DAYS |
TIMES |
Elementary
Intermediate
Advanced |
A1/A2
B1/B2
C1/C2 |
Monday to Friday |
9 am to 1 pm |
| We are flexible in meeting different circumstances and requests such as a varying start days or including Saturday classes and activities. |
Fees
| LENGHT OF COURSE |
HOURS |
FEE |
| 1 week |
20 hours small group tuition + extra activities |
from €125 pp |
| 2 weeks |
40 hours small group tuition + extra activities |
from €225 pp |
| Longer periods |
Any number of hours small group tuition + extra activities |
Please ask for details |
How We Teach
We use a Communicative Approach to encourage students to put immediately into useful practice the topics covered in class. This enables them to be constantly motivated to speak Italian as much as possible.
Engagement, interaction and communication are fundamental to learn a language. Different from the vast majority of language schools – with classes often up to 20 students of different levels barely being able to say a word – we have a "small group policy" which enables us to keep an outstanding degree of personalised attention, allowing teachers to deal with the needs of each student and ensuring an animated and productive learning atmosphere.
Special Lessons - Outside the Classroom
We also offer Cultural and Special Classes specifically designed to allow students to improve their Italian in the fields they like the most while discovering more about Venice and Italy. Many of these activities also include talking to local people. Cultural classes include: Art of Venice, History of Venice, Italian Politics & Current Affairs and Italian Opera; Special classes include Mamma's Cooking Lessons, Wine Tasting and – a favourite – Gondola Rowing Lessons!
Gemellaggio - Twinning with a local school
This simple and amazing interactive activity puts foreign students directly in touch with their Italian peers. Working with a prestigious Venetian Liceo, (free of charge), we organise this fun and inspiring activity: students love to practice their Italian with local people of their age and interests.
End of course certificate
At the end our courses students receive a Certificate of Attendance with the number of hours taken and the level of language achieved.
Contact
We are happy to try to accommodate the specific needs and requests of each student. Please contact Diego Cattaneo, School Director:
diego@veniceitalianschool.com
Testimonial
"Colchester Sixth Form College offers an annual study visit to Italy to our 70-80 students of Italian to help them progress with the language and get a taste of Italian life and culture. In 2011 we decided to organise a visit to Venice, knowing that the high profile of the destination would prove a popular choice. We were also keen to obtain good value for money and to ensure that the experience would go beyond a sightseeing tour and deliver real benefits for the students' confidence and knowledge of Italian. We contacted the Venice Italian School and explained our requirements, and found both Diego Cattaneo, the School Director and his sister Lucia, the School Manager, extremely helpful and responsive. The trip took place in early April.
Both staff and students were delighted by the stay that Venice Italian School arranged for us. We requested morning lessons for students of different levels, who learned a great deal from their tuition in the setting of a historical and centrally-located building. They particularly enjoyed the hands-on activities organised for them, such as shopping in the Rialto market and a treasure hunt which required them to interact with shopkeepers, passers-by and gondoliers. Their local knowledge and contacts meant that Diego and Lucia were able to provide us with a number of experiences we could never have organised ourselves like an excellent guided tour of San Marco and some less well-known parts of the city; a visit the Liceo Marco Polo to meet Italian sixth form students; a talk at the 'squero' from a gondola-maker, and an unforgettable afternoon learning Venetian-style rowing in the lagoon.
We were also very happy with the accommodation which the school arranged for us at the Ostello Santa Fosca – we specifically asked for a low-cost solution and were delighted that it was possible to have an economical arrangement which still gave us a central and atmospheric location inside the walls of a ruined church with our own private garden for evening gatherings. They also helped us stay within our budget by arranging for us to have meals at the university 'mense'.
The attention and care that Diego and Lucia provided a relaxed but purposeful atmosphere for our lessons and ensured the whole experience was highly satisfactory. I would not hesitate to return and to recommend the Venice Italian School most warmly to other UK schools."
Claire Robinson
Head of Italian Department
Sixth Form College
Colchester, UK (April 2011)
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