The persons I met.

I didn't like that sometimes we had photo copies and not books.

Teachers

They should take more care of the accommodation they are offering

The visits to different churches and cities with Mrs. Monica

The Scuola makes students feel comfortable in an important city and familiar with a new language

der engagierte Unterricht ( Antonella) und die Kursmaterialien; und die kunstgeschichtlichen Führungen durch Monika !

die hervorragenden "visite guidate" von Kirchen durch Monica, deren Erklärungen zu den Kunstwerken ein spannendes und ungeheuer informatives Erlebnis sind. Sollte man auf keinen Fall verpassen!

Es tummelt sich viel Volk in den engen Gängen und Räumen. Die verantwortlichen Organisatoren scheinen aber effektiv zu arbeiten und sind sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.

Teacher Monika)

The teachers, I had Patrizio Sara and Simona. They made each pupil feel important and the lessons were fun as well as informative

The reception on arrival at the beginning of the course could have been more informative and welcoming.The library was pretty well non existant. It would be a good idea if they could allow pupils to borrow dvds or books.

les enseignants sont"professionnels" :ils parlent fort et articulent bien .

les ordinateurs ne sont pas toujours accessibles (peu nombreux , difficultés à se connecter à cause de problèmes techniques

If you are an older student (over 25) I do not recommend sharing a flat. The apartments are noisy, dirty, and the single beds are uncomfortable. I recommend a bed and breakfast! The school claims they will change the sheets at the 2 week point. It does not happen.

Overall it was a positive experience but the older student should realize that the great majority of students will be under 23 years of age. Many of the computers did not work and there is no WIFI available at the school.

das Engagement der Lehrer und die vielen Nationalitäten

vielleicht etwas mehr Freizeitaktivitäten

The teachers were really amazing! No matter which teacher it was- you could learn a lot in a pleasant atmosphere! school felt like home as there was always someone around who cared for you. additionally it was really cool to be so close to the center of florence!! i´ll do it again :)

you shouldn´t miss a sunset at st. croce!! and at piazzale michelangelo. and the singer and guitarplayer ken mercer at night at piazza della sigoria- it makes you shiver, I promise!

amo firenze!!!! and you´ll get to know a lot of nice and interesting people from all around the world !

other students

That it was so central

pay attention the the ice cream prices

The quality of professors and helpfulness of the staff.

The standard of teaching is outstanding

I found the acoustics in the classrooms to be fairly poor. Frequently there was a lot of noise from outside, and the classrooms are sparsely decorated which means that the sound tends to reverberate around the room, making it difficult sometimes to follow what the teacher, is saying As an improvement, I would suggest something very simple to be given to students studying Italian for the first - a list of standard questions that one can ask, to get along initially. For example, "Come si dice...", "come si chiama...", "Ripete per favore". Some grammatical definitions would also be useful, eg sostantivo, nome, maschile, feminile, significa, etc. It was a day before I worked out that "significa" translates as "meaning", not "significance". A vital difference!

very nice and friendly people, thanks! :)

a trip to Siena and San Gimigliano and in Florence. you simply can't miss the Uffizi Museum

It is a very big school, but well organized, all the people I met there were very friendly. Unfortunately the grammar classes are boring, but the conversations are very interesting. And what is very good is that you can meet people there from all over the world and make fantastic new friendships.

The diverse environment.

We should have done more reading ( books).

the museum visits with the explications by Monica

The classrooms are long and small

The teachers were very patient and professional

I had a great time. The classes in the morning might be a bit smaller. (12 people is quite a lot)

How the people work there

teacher were very nice

trips to other cities (organized by school), sightseeing with school through the city

The teachers were great!

Do not go to Florence in May, because the city will be crowded because of tourists.

The Teachers

Get friends

Go out and use the Italian words you have learnt immidiately!!!

The level is was put to was right to my knowledge. Good work!

I've enjoyed my trip to Florenz and the learning result I Achieved was worth the money I've invested. I lived in a family and was very friendly welcomed.

teachers, everybody was very helpfull!

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the trip to Pisa and Lucca

Friendly & Knowledgable Teacher/Staff

View from the Garden Terrace at Boboli Gardens

Sylvia did a great job teaching me Italian in the short time I had to spend at Scuola Leonardo. She gave me a good start to the long journey I still have of learning the language!

when i order to stay with a family i do not expect a 72 year old lady ... and a other swissgirl ...

Ester is a fantastic teacher!

Piazza Michelangelo! Boboli gardens

The school in Florence was by far the best out of all three. I also spent two weeks at the school in Siena which was good and then two weeks at the school in Rome. The school in Rome was terrible. Those working there were extremely apathetic towards my complaints that the school was an hour outside of the center by metro and bus, I had been placed with a family after I specifically requested twice to change the accomodation to an apartment, there was no choice about class scheduling and no prior notification that the courses were scheduled at different times due to lack of space, a couple of the teachers were not even native Italian speakers

That I not only learned much about Italy and it's language, but also about other countries and it's traditions and culture.

If it is possible, they should make a trip to San Marino and Siena. Sandra, the german receptionist of the school ;-) !!!!

I am very happy, that I took the decision to come here and really realized it. The teachers are very good and because of very small classes, they can work with you and on individual problems of each student. I would advice to all foreigners, that they should join a course in winter - NOT IN THE MAIN SEASON - the classes are smaller and the city is not so crowded of tourists.

teachers

on the first level do not expect to come away expecting to speak great sentences.

Some of the extra courses were not that great and for the money i would have expected better. We had great teachers, the only thing for the first two weeks the first teacher (whilst a great person)was not as good as the second for conversation as he was a relief teacher we were really behind the other class in terms of our conversation.

very international, not just Germans!

Great location, close to Piazza del Duomo. Guided Tours to museums and churches etc..

Guided tours in "storia dell arte" with Monica- she is marvellous!

in the center of the city

Everybody working in this school is really nice and helpful at any time.

Great teachers, very good organisation, very nice people

In Florence: Piazzale Michelangelo and Fiesole

When booking a languagecourse, ask for Gianna as a teacher for at least one subject. She is the best teacher ever! I furthermore recommend to book a course that starts in the beginning of the month and not in the middle of it.