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Italian FAMILY Homestay courses at your teacher's house: info , courses,dates, events,year 2010 . 

Italian Courses in a Villa. Homestay Italian at your teacher's house. Full board Italian classes. Intensive courses  in Italian at any level all year around. An informal Italian language school  providing Italian tuition in a professional way. Italian study- holiday with a difference We offer you a specialised teacher The teacher has also a Master Degree ITALS in Teaching and promoting Italian language and culture to foreigners students (Ca Foscari University- Venezia- Italy)                                         

Italian courses: dates, events, general information year 2010

Homestay teaching. Residential school. Italian language courses at your teacher's house.
If you are interested in enrolling now on a year 2010 course, you will find a list of courses in this section. Levels and special events for each month will also appear in 2 different tables after the courses. We offer Italian courses on Homestay basis at your teacher's house at 6 different levels all year around for a minimum of 5 days to a max of 14 days. If you wish to stay longer we might have a chance to extend your course up to 21 days depending on availability do not hesitate to ask.

Our Homestay school provides you an Homestay course at your teacher's house. We do not just provide Homestay accommodation to our students. Your  teacher  is highly qualified and has also obtained a specific Master degree Itals (at Ca Foscari University - Venice- Italy) that is to say an MA in Teaching and promoting Italian language and culture to foreigners students.

In this section you will find a chart of Italian language Homestay courses at your teacher's house (full  board) available for the current year 2010, at 6 different levels.We run courses from January to December included so please read the charts below where many courses will be listed together with the events running at the same time in our area. Learning Italian in our School/Villa makes a difference. Enjoy the freedom of a 5000sqm garden rather than being in an apartment  or in an hotel room on your own. Practise the language with your teacher for the whole day. Guided excursions ,  shopping together, visit to local markets, Italian cookery lessons will  also be part of your days spent with us and  all already included in the course's price.

To find out about special events available in the area during your course,please consult also the charts below. Thank you!!!

Italian traditional cookery lessons are included in the price of all our Italian and specialised courses planned all year around.

Italian seniors courses (50+)Homestay (all year around) are also available in the chart below for 2010.

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1) Easter Holiday Italian Homestay course for Intermediate students .Spend Easter with us and learn Italian traditional cookery, tradition and the Italian language from Thursday the 1st of April to Friday the 9th of April inclusive( a 9 days course).

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Information on available courses
1 The following Italian Residential courses planned for 10 days can also be taken for 5,7, 12 or 14 days. During winter it is possible to attend a 4 day course from Friday to Monday. Dates will be given on request.
2 Students arrival cannot be accepted on Sundays. For 10 days courses departure it is usually on the 11 th day
3 These courses, for a small group ( 1 to 6 students max) but more often attended by 4 max, include in their price: airport transfers from and to the airports of Rome or Termini Station, accommodation, 3 meals per day with drinks included, 40 hours Italian tuition, guided excursions to Roma and surrounding areas with entrance to museums and sites included, Italian cookery traditional lessons
4 Further dates are available on request
5 We would be happy to organize special courses for companies, airlines, Embassies.
6 Flights are not included.

 

Courses 2010
Wednesday the 27th of January to Friday the 5th of February inclusive
Italian at Intermediate or
Upper Intermediate on request		 Carnival parade and celebration. Winter sales shopping.
Monday the 15th of February to Wednesday the 24th of February inclusive
Italian at Postbeginners or Low intermediate level on request Carnival parade and celebration.
Thursday the 25th of February to Saturday the 6thof March inclusive
Italian at Absolute beginners or Postbeginners level  
Monday the 22nd of March to Wednesday the 31st of March inclusive
Italian at Upper Intermediate or Advanced level Enjoy spring blossom in our area.
Friday the 2nd of April to Sunday the 11th of April inclusive
Italian at Intermediate or Upper intermediate level Spend Easter with us. Learn about tradition and traditional cookery.
Monday the 12th of April to Wednesday the 21st of April inclusive
Italian at Postbeginners or Low-intermediate level Enjoy "Il Natale di Roma". The birth of Rome is celebrated with many events.
Monday the 26th of April to Wednesday the 5th of May inclusive
Italian at Intermediate or Upper intermediate level (course available for 10 or 14 days)

Enjoy a 335 years old religious celebration and the artichokes festival in our area with us.

Special event during your course" The cinema of Tornatore". Film director of " Nuovo cinema Paradiso and Baaria"

 
Monday the 10th of May to Wednesday the 19th of May inclusive
Italian course at beginners or postbeginners level  
Monday the 24th of May to Wednesday the 2nd of June inclusive
Italian course at Low intermediate or Intermediate level Enjoy the "Flower decking festival" and the historical groups show.
Monday the 7th of June to Wednesday the 16th of June inclusive
Italian course at Upper Intermediate or Advanced level Enjoy the "Flower decking festival" for 3 days. A popular tradition from 1783.
 Saturday the 26th of June to Saturday the 3rd of July inclusive
Italian course at Beginners or Postbeginners level ( 8 days) Enjoy the beginning of summer with longer and sunny days.
Monday the 5th of July to Wednesday the 14th of July inclusive
Italian course at  Low -Intermediate or Intermediate level Let's go shopping during the summer sales. A personal shopper will help you. Concerts and many other events.
Monday the 19th of July to Wednesday the 28th of July inclusive
"Italian cinema, literature and contemporary culture"."Dalla civiltà contadina alla civiltà del progresso"An Italian course to improve listening and conversation skills for Advanced students only Let's go shopping during the summer sales. Concerts and other cultural events will be part of your summer study experience.
Thursday the 29th of July to Wednesday the 1st of September
School Closed
Thursday the 2nd of September to Saturday the 11th of September inclusive( 10 or 12 days course)
Italian at Intermediate or Upper intermediate level Enjoy "Il palio delle decarcie". A medieval festival and a religious festival in our area.
Wednesday the 15th of September to Thursday the 24th inclusive
Italian at Intermediate or Upper Intermediate level Enjoy the Food festivals in our area.
Monday the 27th of September to Wednesday the 6th of October inclusive
Italian at Intermediate or at Upper intermediate level Enjoy the wine festival and the harvest of the grape in our land.
Monday the 11th of October to Wednesday the 20th of October inclusive
Italian course on "Italian cinema, culture and contemporary literature""Dalla civiltà contadina alla civiltà del progresso",An Italian course to improve listening and conversation skills suitable to Advanced students only. Enjoy the harvest of the grape in our land and learn how to make wine.
Monday the 25th of October to Wednesday the 3rd of November inclusive
Italian course at Beginners or at Postbeginners level for 10 days Enjoy the autumn colours in our area and land.
Wednesday the 17th of November to Friday the 26th of November inclusive
Italian course at Intermediate level Enjoy the harvest of the olives in our land and a visit to a local olive mill. A fair and an old religious festival will be also part of the experience.
Monday the 6th of December to Wednesday the 12 of December inclusive
Italian course at postbeginners or at low intermediate level Let's go shopping for Christmas together. A visit to a Christmas market and concerts will be part of your experience with us.
Monday the 13th of December to Monday the 20th of December inclusive( 8 days course)
Italian course at Intermediate or Upper intermediate level Let's go shopping together for Christmas with the help of a personal shopper. A visit to a Christmas market and concerts will be also part of the experience.
Tuesday the 28th of December 2010 to Sunday the 2nd of January 2011( a 6 days course)
Italian conversation course at Upper intermediate or Advanced level Spend with us il tuo Capodanno (New Year's Eve and day) and enjoy a typical Italian cenone.

 

Level

- Beginners -

No previous knowledge of Italian at all.

- Post beginners -

The students have already followed 6 months or 30 hours of a beginners class.

- Low-intermediate -

The students have followed one full year of a beginners class.

- Intermediate -

Students may have already completed 2 years.

- Upper-intermediate -

Students have already studied the language for 3 years and are able to use more complicated structures and a wider vocabulary.

- Advanced -

Students have already studied the language for 4 or 5 years and are fairy fluent and confident ( though not perfect!!!) in written and spoken language. Are able to follow most of a news broadcast for example and discuss everyday topics. Eg immigration, society etc.


Events 2010
We are including in this column a list of events in our area according to the month in which they take place. For example if you choose a course in February in this column you will find Carnevale. We normally take our students to different events or concerts during their staying with us.

January

Winter sales in Rome

February

Carnival Parade on Saturdays and Sundays for 2 o 3 weeks in Velletri ( Roma)
  Winter sales in shops

March

Camellia's flower Festival in Velletri ( third week in March)
April Via Crucis in Velletri on Good Friday the 10th of April
  Spend Easter with us ( 4th of April)
May First Saturday of May "La processione della Madonna dei ceri" a 333 years old religious  tradition in Velletri
  Traditional Fair/ market in Velletri. First Sunday in May
  Third week in May. The artichoke Festival in Velletri
  Classical concerts in Velletri and Nemi

May/June

Historic groups Festival at Genzano di Roma. A parade where the groups, wearing old costumes will dance and play music all around Genzano's town.
 

The Corpus Domini celebration, including the Flower Decking in Genzano di Roma will take place both on Saturday the 14th and on Sunday the 15th of June 2010

July/August

Classical concerts and Opera in the open both in the Castelli Romani area and in Rome at Caracalla's baths
  Summer sales in shops

September

Classical concerts in the Castelli Romani area
  The religious Festival in Velletri " La Madonna della Carità  "

October

 The harvest of the grape in our land. Experience how to make wine. Wine festival in Velletri and Frascati
  Il Palio delle Decarcie. A medieval Tradition in Velletri
  Classical concerts

November and December

Visit to a local olive mill. Harvest of the olives in our land
  Classical concerts
 

Enjoy your Christmas shopping in Rome with us and a visit to a Christmas market in Piazza Navona.

Spend New Year's Eve and New Year's day with us. Typical Italian cenone with us followed by a firework display nearby.