Centro Mediterraneo PintaderaAlghero (Sardinia), Italy

The heart of Centro Mediterraneo Pintadera’s Italian program is the Lingua group language course with maximum 8 students per class.

The lessons are normally divided into two parts with a different teacher guiding each segment. The first part emphasizes Italian grammar and structure. The second part focuses on the application and exercise of these linguistic rules in real life settings.

They do not employ standard Italian textbooks but instead produce their own class and take-home materials which are modified to the particular interests, abilities and needs of the group. This method has proven most effective in teaching adults who come to them from different backgrounds and who respond most favorably when treated in a way that is personally significant.

Centro Mediterraneo Pintadera offers three basic levels of Italian proficiency: Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced. Absolute beginner classes generally begin the first Monday of every month. Intermediate and Advanced learners may start on any Monday, and depending on student circumstances, may enjoy the liberty of beginning on other days.

Should only two students enroll in a group language course (Lingua A, B, C) the weekly hours would be reduced from 20 to 15. Should there only be one student, the hours would be reduced to 10 per week.

The course concentrates on acquiring basic notions of Italian to aid and enrich communications with locals in restaurants, bars and shops.

AllegraMente is a course specifically created for lovers of Italy on vacation who want to acquaint themselves better with the people and town of Alghero while acquiring an introduction to the beautiful melodious language. It has proved to be a real winner as it enriches the joys of a holiday in Sardinia.

The course focuses on basic communication in Italian with locals in restaurants, bars and shops. AllegraMente offers insights into the Sardinian (and Mediterranean) way of life.
AllegraMente's Italian language course at Pintadera takes language out of the classroom and onto the streets of Alghero AllegraMente waiting for coffee.

AllegraMente is structured with the first 30-45 minutes staged in a classroom where the day’s new vocabulary, words and expressions are introduced. Thereafter, the class ventures forth into town and practices what it has learned. AllegraMente is a course in continual evolution, with a finger on the pulse of what is happening in Alghero. Upon request, the course may be tailored to your personal interests and needs.

This course takes place both inside and outside the classroom. It combines language learning with cultural lessons.

Sardinia is the cradle of a civilization which is thousands of years old.

Learning Italian allows you to fully enter into a culture and way of life. They promote alternative ways of language learning and offer a wide range of cultural activities in the afternoons.

The Cultura course features three afternoon events, taking place inside and outside the classroom, each one on a different theme giving you the opportunity to dive into Italian culture. Integrated with the courses, this is a dynamic approach to avoiding academic stereotypes.

Lingua + Cultura gives you the possibility to dive deeply into the language and culture of beautiful Sardinia.

Simple vocabulary, notions and phrases are provided and practiced most often in the context of a game.

Uno, Due, Tre is available to children between the ages of 6 and 12. Simple vocabulary, notions and phrases are provided and practiced most often in the context of a game.
The lessons can take place outside the classroom, for example at the market to learn the names of food, fruit, vegetables.

Private lessons for your kids can also be organized at your home in Alghero. The teachers are experienced in working with children.

Pintadera’s unique program distinguishes itself from others of its kind because the students stay with carefully chosen local families with kids the same age.

The Teen Summer Camp combines stimulating and engaging Italian classes with a fun and varied program of supervised leisure, sport and cultural activities. Alghero is a small, safe town and there is lots to do for kids in the summer time.

Pintadera's Summer Camp includes:

• Alghero airport transfers and welcome
  
• 40 lessons of Italian language
  
• Italian language placement test on first day
  
• Certificate of attendance
  
• Host family accommodation on a full board basis with packed lunches as required by activities
  
• Cultural and sport activities
  
• 1 Half day excursion to Neptune’s Caves
  
• 1 Half day snorkeling and dolphin watching excursion
  
• 1 Full day excursion with sports activities
  
• Supervision by the staff and monitoring of relationship with host family