Linguaviva, Florence, Italy

The school • Student's temperature will be checked automatically every day when entering the school building. • At the school entrance students will be asked to clean their hands with sanitizer. • The use of a mask is right now mandatory in Italy in public spaces if the safety distance of 1 metre cannot be guaranteed. We ask our students to come with their own mask and wear it in the school. • In case a student needs a face mask we have them available at the school’s reception. • Linguaviva staff will be wearing a mask when in contact with students. Teachers are allowed to not wear it during their lessons respecting the 2 metres safety distance guideline. • Hand sanitizers will be available in the school area. Surface disinfectant product will be available in school's toilets. • The school will be intensively cleaned and disinfected every day. The Italian lessons • Depending on the size of the classroom each class will have between 6 and 10 students in order to respect a minimum distance of 1 metre between each participant. • The weekly schedule might be adapted if needed and starting and break times can be staggered to avoid many students moving around the corridors or in the common areas of the school at the same time. Teachers will advise of break times on arrival The accommodation • Host families will follow all government guidelines on social distancing and will ensure common areas are maintained to a high degree of cleanliness. • Shared Apartments – Landlords will follow all government guidelines on social distancing and will ensure common areas are maintained to a high degree of cleanliness. The activity programme • The weekly activity programme will still be organized in reduced groups focusing mainly on open air activities. Florence offers many opportunities for this kind of activities.

Life in Florence is active again, museum, shops, cafeterias, restaurants, museums, are open. In all public places, safety regulations are displayed. One can walk freely in the streets and meet friends. There are only few basic regulations: • In public spaces a safety distance of 1 metre from other people should be respected. On public transportation face masks and disposable gloves must be worn. In entering any shops, bars, etc. a face masks must be worn, and hands sanitized. There are exceptions for cases where wearing a mask is incompatible with carrying out activities, due to the nature of the activity (such as eating or drinking, practising sports). • Large gatherings are not allowed. • The capacity of the public establishments is reduced to a 50%. It is recommended for museums to purchase entrance tickets beforehand. For restaurants to make reservations.