Reviews of Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, Rome, Italy
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4.3
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Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, Rome, Italy
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci, Rome, Italy
Based on 252 reviews of former students of Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
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Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (3 ratings)
Students 18-30 years (55 ratings)
Students 31-49 years (65 ratings)
Students 50+ years (108 ratings)
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Individual Reviews
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
9. Feb. 2026
Andrea (35 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"All of my teachers so far have been great and explained things well. The lessons are well structured and cover vocabulary, grammar, and conversation. I have felt incredibly comfortable at this school."
Negative aspects
"Overall, I was completely satisfied. The only minor “flaws” I can think of are: you find out your timetable at fairly short notice, and unfortunately my placement after the first test was incorrect. However, I was quickly able to switch to another class at the right level."
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"I had a great time and will definitely be back!"
City/place
"Everyone should visit it at least once!"
Quality of teaching / language progress
"For me, the perfect number of hours for a slightly longer stay."
Accommodation
"The accommodation was fine, sometimes one thing or another didn't work, but the landlady was very friendly and always dealt with any problems quickly."
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26. Jan. 2026
Thomas (63 years) United States Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The location."
Negative aspects
"Classes seemed short. Teacher spent too much time joking around. Was frequently late for start of class and returning from breaks. Not much homework given. Not much time spent in book. Too many group exercises."
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10. Dec. 2025
Annemarie (69 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers were great!"
Negative aspects
"Excursions were only scheduled for 19:00, and with afternoon courses still in session, it probably couldn’t have been arranged any other way."
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"Rome is a beautiful historic city."
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28. Oct. 2024
Michael (69 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
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"The school is centrally located, but also very noisy (road traffic). Textbooks ‘old fashioned’ for me. I prefer other teaching methods instead of stubbornly working through the lessons."
Negative aspects
"I have already attended several language courses. This school is not suitable for me at my advanced age."
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"Rome is still one of the most interesting cities I know."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"See comment."
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30. Sep. 2024
Gilla (74 years) Course: Super Intensive Small Group Course - 1 week
Course: Super Intensive Small Group Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Group course; friendly, likeable teacher, good lesson structure with variety between grammar and group work. Individual lessons. Good communication with the friendly, competent teacher."
Negative aspects
"Not receiving the booked course. Different language levels of the participants. Only one grammar topic for a week; disappointing range of activities. No solutions available for workbook tasks, apart from the homework (one task) which was discussed in class."
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Other comments
"See my comments."
City/place
"I have been visiting Rome for many years and unfortunately I have to say that it has changed very negatively. This year you can't recommend anyone to go there as the whole city is a building site due to the Holy Year next year. Piazza Navona, Piazza Farnese, Ponte d'Angelo are scaffolded, and these are just three examples of many. In addition, many owner-managed shops have disappeared and the number of restaurants has increased considerably. The calibre of visitors has also changed for the worse, with many visiting the city dressed as if they were on the beach, which is very unpleasant in the restaurants. I spoke to my teacher about this and he could only confirm my impression."
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"Did not take place."
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5. Jul. 2024
Alina (34 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Everything is more than great, I would recommend the school to anyone who loves the language, the city, the culture...
The teachers are great, happy and friendly, extremely supportive.
I am glad to have had this experience and will definitely do it again!"
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Accommodation
"I was very lucky with the location of my room - it was in Trastevere, so it was a great pleasure to commute on foot every day. The flat was also quiet and clean, half empty."
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3. Jun. 2024
Eva (58 years) Germany Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"I LOVED the location. I think it is one of the most beautiful corners in ROMA. I also loved (!) the teacher, the materials for learning, and the gentle people from the administration."
Negative aspects
"I loved all so impossible to give a negative aspect."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The café just around the corner (left)."
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"Great!!! So exiting, interesting and bellissimo!"
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"Erica is a GREAT teacher and she created a very gentle atmosphere in our group."
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6. May. 2024
Bogdana (37 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Giulia! I liked this teacher a lot! Also the classmates"
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8. Apr. 2024
Erin (48 years) United States Course: Intensive Course - 18 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Each teacher brings something new to the course. If you decide to repeat a course (which I did), you will not be disappointed."
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1. Mar. 2024
Silke (52 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Thank you very much for organising my language course in Rome at the Leonardo da Vinci School.
Everything worked very well and the teacher was very committed and was able to respond individually to our knowledge.
I will most probably attend this school again."
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26. Feb. 2024
Christine (73 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"My teacher Alessandro was simply great. He was responsive to everyone. His lessons were effective and yet relaxed. We laughed a lot and still learnt seriously."
Negative aspects
"I didn't like the fact that the school didn't respond to the students' wishes at all - I realise that this isn't always possible - always under the premise of keeping the level in a class at the same level. The reality was a little different."
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"I think Rome is a wonderful city, even if I wouldn't want to live there (I'm a country person). And it's definitely worth visiting it once, twice .... or more often."
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"Very good"
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13. Nov. 2023
Jessica (67 years) United Kingdom Course: Italy Today - Language and Culture Course - 1 week
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Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Excellent location. Dynamic and friendly teacher. Nice mixture of teaching methods. Nice mixture of ages in the class. Good text book."
Negative aspects
"Classrooms are small for the numbers in the class and depending on your seat you could not always get a good view of the board. Teacher spoke rather too quickly for A2. No study space i.e. a library or study room for students. Days were too short. After school activities were not possible if you had a 12:00 class or had to be back in your accommodation in the evenings. Text book did not have answers in the back so you could not check your progress."
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"I’m not sure it has been very well thought out about fitting in students who are only there for a short period.
The school badly needs a room where students can study especially as the teaching day is so short."
City/place
"The school has an excellent location for exploring some of the main sights. Main tourist attractions are extremely busy with tour groups."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Was expecting a bit more from the course ie slides, lectures. In reality it was just photocopies from a text book about specific aspects. A nice teacher but she did not speak very clearly. The classroom was in the cellar and was very musty."
Accommodation
"Very friendly host who made an effort to speak to you in Italian. Food was good, plentiful and prompt. There were two other language students in the flat. The overall feel of the flat was a bit chaotic. Didn’t feel a very nice area but extremely convenient for the metro. Took 45 minutes to an hour commuting."
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17. Oct. 2023
Erin (48 years) United States Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Teacher was kind, gentle, and very helpful. Classmates were from all ages and it made the classes fun."
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4. Oct. 2023
Gervasio (53 years) 
Course: Super Intensive Course - 5 weeks
Course: Super Intensive Course - 5 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"1) The contents of the books, the sequencing of the contents and the active, dynamic and participative pedagogical method.
2) Timely information from the Secretariat and Coordination in all areas."
Negative aspects
"They have practically no library; not even a living room where you can work or read in peace, but two small tables and four stools in a hallway."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Rome is a city with a very high cost of living. This should be taken into account."
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City/place
"I really think it is very important to visit Rome because it is a "striking city" and has many artistic and historical attractions."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Very satisfied."
Accommodation
"Breakfast was pretty much the same and quite poor. Every day I had the same breakfast as the day before and it became both monotonous and boring. Otherwise, I would say very good."
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26. Jun. 2023
Nazanin (39 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Style of teaching"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Participate in activities to get to know your classmates."
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"Very good course, you can learn a lot in just one week"
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30. May. 2023
Patricia (54 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher, Paula, was very good"
Negative aspects
"I was enrolled in the beginners' course and, because I was no longer a beginner, I did well in the course. If I had been a real beginner, I wouldn't have been able to cope."
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24. May. 2023
Anna (30 years) Germany Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Our teacher was great and the whole atmospehere in the school was welcoming and friendly, the location is great,"
Negative aspects
"The classrooms are small and you don’t have a real desk."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Try the cafés and restaurants next to the school."
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"It's amazing and you must see it."
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26. Apr. 2023
Claudia (61 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Partly friendly and open-minded"
Negative aspects
"From my experience (and the experience of other classmates), students who can only attend for one week do not seem to be given much priority. They are there and participate, but not even 5 minutes are spent on topics that the long-term participants had last week, to do another 5 minutes of repetition for the newcomers, for whom this topic may have been a little while ago.
If you wanted to write something down, the papers were taken away because the teacher said we should remember it and not always write it.
The correct solutions were often not repeated, but rather, for example, the words of the sentence were quickly tapped on the blackboard in the correct order, so that afterwards we still didn't know the correct position of the words.
Together with a classmate, I told the teacher that we would like him to wait a moment for us to answer a question and not pass the question on to the next person after three seconds, so that we could hardly react ourselves. We were told that in Rome no one waits until the next day to get an answer."
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"Great city"
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10. Apr. 2023
Susanne (62 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The 2 teachers I had in the two weeks did a very good job of teaching, despite the large class."
Negative aspects
"The equipment of the school both the chairs, which left little space on the folding table for writing, and the toilets, which were in a very poor condition."
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10. Apr. 2023
Matthias (57 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Nice and good teachers, highly motivated"
Negative aspects
"Few classes / differentiation between beginners and advanced. Very full classes."
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14. Nov. 2022
Daniel (73 years) United States Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Location was terrific. Good course work.
Class size was good … about 14 people."
Negative aspects
"The teachers spoke too fast. Slower please to understand what was going on and to receive instructions for exercises. Moved too quickly. I changed levels because the first level was too stressful. I wanted the class to be fun and learn a lot at the same time. Once I change classes, it was better.
I would have liked more camaraderie with more senior aged students.
Having a longer period of time for the break… Like 30 minutes, would allow for more time to get to know other students. Finishing the day 15 minutes later would be a worthwhile trade off.
Since one of the days was a national holiday, I would rather have gotten a reduced rate than trying to do make up classes and making for a very long day."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Not really."
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City/place
"We were surprised by how much we enjoyed living there for two weeks during the class. The Piazza Navona area is delightful, and a perfect location.
Lodging in that area is quite expensive, however."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"I would have enjoyed and appreciated the course so much more if the teacher would make an effort to speak more slowly and try to help students understand what is going on."
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31. Oct. 2022
Andreas (60 years) Course: Super Intensive Small Group Course - 2 weeks
Course: Super Intensive Small Group Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The identity of the teaching"
Negative aspects
"Some of the topics were covered too quickly"
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"You have to experience it. And for longer than just a few days."
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"It was a really nice group of people."
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31. Oct. 2022
Matthias (46 years) Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 10 Individual) - 1 week
Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 10 Individual) - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very dedicated teachers and super central location. Top one-to-one tuition!"
Negative aspects
"Far too large groups (15 students) for my taste, hardly any opportunities for questions and entirely Italian even for a beginners' course."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"More individual lessons or smaller groups. 14+ students is really a very large group."
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"Events and opportunities to get to know each other are limited to eating pizza and visiting the stadium - a pity - no shared coffee or other initiatives by the teachers. Very large impersonal school."
City/place
"Great city with a lot of possibilities. Very crowded and noisy."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"30 lessons are actually 22.5 hours, as one lesson is 45 minutes. I knew that beforehand, but still not much individual tuition. Especially as the times are set and the school is very inflexible when it comes to requests for changes."
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14. Oct. 2022
Julie (56 years) Australia Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Great location, lovely teacher"
Negative aspects
"Nothing, I enjoyed it"
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"It was an amazing place to visit"
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"It was what I expected"
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15. Aug. 2022
Brit (43 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher was very nice. And the contact with the fellow students was also nice."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Don't go in August. Way too hot to do anything. Better go between September and June. Then the weather is nice but less hot."
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Other comments
"Really good school."
City/place
"Especially nice to visit the historical things. Other than that, I wouldn't want to live there. Haha."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Course was really good. Good teacher. Learned a lot from it."
Accommodation
"Apartment was fine. All facilities were there. I cooked myself as it was not a hotel. But I could cook, wash, etc. I had my own bedroom and bathroom. And a shared kitchen. It was 5 min walk from Roma Termini. And 45 min walk from school. It was 20 minutes by bus to the school. Perfect."
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21. Jul. 2022
Gisela (64 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Location of the school - teachers partly nice and competent"
Negative aspects
"No professional structure, no developed concept; no welcome with briefing, no visible place (information board), no tests after 14 days, no check of learning progress, etc.
Experiences compared to another school in Rome!!!"
Experiences compared to another school in Rome!!!"
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"Great city"
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7. Jun. 2022
Andrea (58 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The school is well organised, the teaching material and the teachers are great. There are regular activities and excursions in the evenings or fortnightly at the weekend, where you can make lots of contacts. The language students come from all over the world. I really liked the school's central location and the building it is in."
Negative aspects
"The chairs are a bit uncomfortable."
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"Gorgeous and extremely interesting city"
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18. Apr. 2022
Michael (66 years) United Kingdom Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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"The location was excellent and it was good to meet other people on the course. By the 3rd lesson I felt as i was making progress."
Negative aspects
"The first day was chaotic with students moving in and out of the class and it would have helped to have had the book in advance. The classroom was small and noisy ( noise from outside). A greater range of teaching activities would have been good."
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"Loved it."
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"Again just having the book in advance to have some idea of the structure would have really helped."
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20. Aug. 2021
Paweł (54 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"The amazing teacher Paola, open and kind school staff, very good organisation, great location and very good conditions."
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3. Nov. 2020
Deirdre (sister Therese) (58 years) United States Course: Super Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"My energetic and engaging teacher Marta."
Negative aspects
"Conversations teacher Rosamaria was too easy.
I did not get the superintensive course I paid for.
The slower students and constant entrance of new students slowed us down."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Do not expect your placement in class to be rated by your aptitude to learn, as in USA. Instead, they place you on your knowledge at the beginning, and the slow, fast, and average learners are all together in one class, which was discouraging for the slower, torture for the faster. Also, don’t expect the classes to be academic hours as in America, but only 45 minute lessons."
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"Great atmosphere."
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"Endless beauty to discover."
Quality of teaching / language progress
"Disappointed I couldn't have the superintensive course I paid for. Instead, only morning classes which were good, but one short conversation class in afternoon, (teacher was never on time, was often looking at her phone, often left class for a few minutes, spoke at times in English, and we ended early) only three days a week, were almost a waste of time and money. The last week was better since I was given a better teacher."
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14. May. 2020
Luis Gustavo (39 years) Brazil Course: Intensive Course - 7 weeks
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"Don't count on the school's support or solidarity."
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"Very bad experience.
I would spend 7 weeks studying. At the end of the first week, due to the COVID crisis, they started offering online classes. Italy was starting their lockdown and students had to leave the country quickly.
The sensitivity of the school was zero, they did not give me a chance to cancel my booking and only after insisting a lot I was given a voucher to return and take the course within a year. It is not easy to travel from Brazil to Rome and stay there for 7 weeks, without working and studying, I will probably never achieve this in my life, but even so the school was not supportive and they wanted me to take the online course, even though I said that the course would start every day at 04:00 AM in my country. I can't say anything about the quality of the course and the teachers, but I warn you that if something happens and you need to count on the school's support and comprehension, it won't happen, you will not get any assistance.
I consider that I've lost the course, I will never be able to do it and I ended up losing all the money, because the school has not even offered an agreement. If one day I have the opportunity to return to Italy to study, I will look for a place where I can count on some solidarity, in case something happens.
I emphasize that I received help by everyone in Italy, by my host, by the airline company, by the school that I would attend after this course, but only the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci did not offer me any agreement or assistance. It was very disappointing."
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"Very bad experience.
I would spend 7 weeks studying. At the end of the first week, due to the COVID crisis, they started offering online classes. Italy was starting their lockdown and students had to leave the country quickly.
The sensitivity of the school was zero, they did not give me a chance to cancel my booking and only after insisting a lot I was given a voucher to return and take the course within a year. It is not easy to travel from Brazil to Rome and stay there for 7 weeks, without working and studying, I will probably never achieve this in my life, but even so the school was not supportive and they wanted me to take the online course, even though I said that the course would start every day at 04:00 AM in my country. I can't say anything about the quality of the course and the teachers, but I warn you that if something happens and you need to count on the school's support and comprehension, it won't happen, you will not get any assistance.
I consider that I've lost the course, I will never be able to do it and I ended up losing all the money, because the school has not even offered an agreement. If one day I have the opportunity to return to Italy to study, I will look for a place where I can count on some solidarity, in case something happens.
I emphasize that I received help by everyone in Italy, by my host, by the airline company, by the school that I would attend after this course, but only the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci did not offer me any agreement or assistance. It was very disappointing."
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30. Mar. 2020
Claudia (68 years) Course: Intensive Course - 5 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 5 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The friendliness of the teachers and the staff, the helpfulness, the qualification of the teachers and the optimal location in the center of the city."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Take part in the additional offers and leisure activities at the school."
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"Some classrooms are very small and not suitable for the number of students. Everything is very cramped and it is difficult to write notes."
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"Can't say too much as I had to end my stay early due to the coronavirus."
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29. Oct. 2019
Dr. Sabine (69 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Perfect organization, contact with students from all over the world, committed teachers."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Afternoon activities, e.g. films and art history tours"
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"I can't say anything about the nightlife and the surrounding area. Rome is a great city that, unlike other large cities, can be explored on foot. There are also many beautiful and interesting things to discover away from the hotspots that are besieged by tourists."
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"Smaller classes would be good, we were 15 students at times! Since our teacher was very competent and committed to teaching, the lessons were still very good. A limit of 10 or maximum 12 students should be observed."
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23. Jul. 2019
Pradeep (73 years) Australia Course: Super Intensive Course - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Location next to a very popular Piazza, Piazza Navona."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The school has a no English spoken policy or any language but Italian. So beginners have to put in hard work to understand and learn what’s going on."
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"The teachers are exceedingly good."
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"Unbeatable city for atmosphere and history"
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"Well conducted course .. very competent teachers"
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10. Jun. 2019
Mary (65 years) United States Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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"I had a great teacher and the location of the school was ideal for visiting the historical part of the city."
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"Participate in all activities to get the most out of the experience"
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"They were very helpful in finding an apartment and in language learning"
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"It is easy to get around with a monthly bus pass but the big city feel lacks the personal ambiance"
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15. Apr. 2019
Violeta (51 years) Course: Intensive Course - 5 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 5 weeksOverall rating
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"Very central location."
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"Too much attention to grammar with controlled practices. One misses more freedom when practicing. Few resources in the classroom: no computers nor videos."
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28. Jan. 2019
Rosmarie (62 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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"The lessons were very good - the teacher was very, very friendly, hard-working and competent"
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"I still haven't received an explanation why I had to pay for 2 weeks, even though I only signed up for ONE week from the start.
The premises of the school are very cramped and not particularly well-kept; I also didn't like the fact that I always had afternoon classes."
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23. Jan. 2019
Dominique (59 years) 
Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher"
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Homestay
3. Dec. 2018
Hermann (65 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Good teacher"
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27. Nov. 2018
Joachim (62 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The high quality of the teaching and the concept of the school"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Take advantage of the tandem offers"
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Homestay
2. Nov. 2018
Henry (40 years) United Kingdom Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Location in a beautiful part of the historic centre"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Think about what kind of accommodation will be best (i.e. private room is best for studying)"
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"Busy school with many students. Can be a fun way to meet lots of people from all over the world."
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30. Oct. 2018
Tracy (52 years) United Kingdom Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Well organised and a serious attitude. Good teachers at each level I have attended!"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Attend all the free classes and lectures"
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"Having talked to students who have attended other language schools, I feel that Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci is the best choice in Rome."
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30. Oct. 2018
Joy (67 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Meeting the other students."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Have some knowledge of the language you want to study."
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"All the instructors are very nice and knowledgeable. Only speak in the language you are studying."
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30. Oct. 2018
Michael (68 years) Course: La Dolce Vita 50+ Course - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Our instructor Monika was excellent. Excellent location in the heart of the historic district of Rome."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"For couples, consider private lessons over group lessons by doing 2-for-1 private lessons."
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"Ask for Monika if you are doing private lessons or 2-for-1 private lessons for couples."
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29. Oct. 2018
Alexander (28 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"The quality of the teachers. They were very skilled and patient."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Super intensive which enhances the experience in a big way. Main classes can have 10-20 people, but super intensive which allows for much more 1-on-1 exposure."
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Shared apartment
29. Oct. 2018
Ivona (51 years) Czech Republic Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The school has amazing activities after lessons and offers free grammar exercises on the internet."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Lunch at Tonny´s restaurant near the school :-)"
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"I have visited Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Firenze and Roma, both of them offer a high quality education of Italian language for students."
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29. Oct. 2018
Marie (72 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Quality of the teaching and the textbook."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The Monday evening gathering to meet other students was very helpful. Don’t miss it, because it might be the only good time to meet other students from the school."
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"A bit too much emphasis on grammar — i.e. teaching for the test which we took at the end of two weeks. Conversation was less successful. I would have enjoyed more social events rather than evening lectures."
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10. Sep. 2018
Małgorzata (31 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Friendly teachers, school location (in the center of Rome)"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"It's worth using additional activities"
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Shared apartment
28. Aug. 2018
Jiyeon (30 years) South Korea Course: General Italian Group Course 15 - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Of course, I liked the teaching most. I could learn many things about Italy and Italian language from Andrea. He is such a good teacher."
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"One small thing I didn't like was that the classroom was hot.. the air conditioning system was not enough."
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24. Jul. 2018
Lydia (43 years) Indonesia Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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"The teacher is very good, with flexibility to adapt with the level of students. The gentleman on the door, Bruno is very helpful everytime I need the lift."
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11. Jul. 2018
Nicholas (35 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 6 weeks
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"I appreciated the friendliness combined with the noticeable love for teaching the language that the teachers had at Scuola Leonardo DaVinci."
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10. Jul. 2018
Frauke (52 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Our teacher Eleonora"
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10. Jul. 2018
Aleksander (23 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"The way of teaching and teachers"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Speak as much as possible and do not be afraid to ask"
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Homestay
2. Jul. 2018
Geoffrey (59 years) Australia Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Excellent teaching. Graded into a suitable class. Like minded class mates. Appropriate amount of homework."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Live and breath Italian."
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"The WiFi was hit or miss. Having reliable internet access to check words would have helped."
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2. Jul. 2018
Inna (35 years) Finland Course: Super Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"My teachers were excellent! Especially Donatella and Paola. They were patient, creative and very supportive. We had fun in the lessons and learned a lot. I liked the small group and the fact that English wasn't used in the lessons."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Home accommodation is the best! You learn about the Roman people, culture and get to practise Italian with your host."
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Homestay
17. Apr. 2018
Kathleen (68 years) United Kingdom Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Excellent situation in a historic building in a lovely old pedestrianised area not far from Piazza Navona and the Tiber, yet just a minute from a major bus route. Excellent historical/archeological walks led by a specialist tutor every Wednesday, and talks on history/geography/writers on other afternoons. These activities appealed most to the more mature adult students and were of a high standard."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"I'd highly recommend the late afternoon talk/visits, even though if you have morning classes it may seem inconvenient to return for them at 5.30pm (one advantage of afternoon classes is that they finish at 5.15, just in time for the extra events.)"
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"I was initially placed in an afternoon class but it was easy to change to a morning for my 2nd week. The school has created its own textbooks which centre on Rome & provide a lot of interesting information on Roman legends, history etc while teaching grammar in an entertaining way. I would have preferred each session to be split between 2 teachers as happens in some other language schools, since if you had a boring teacher who just plugged the same thing mindlessly for 3 hours, there wasn't much you could do about it. Students voted with their feet: after the 2nd afternoon was excruciatingly boring, the class dropped from 10 to 5 for the rest of the week. Obviously there is an element of luck in your teacher allocation - my 2nd one was enthusiastic and never boring.
Classrooms were rather bare and just had hard chairs, no posters, though some did have prints of Italy on the walls. No social space, just a coffee machine in the corridor. Good WiFi, and a caretaker kept the place spotlessly clean. A plus point: lunchtime revision classes were offered at each level to make up for classes lost when the school was closed on a public holiday."
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10. Apr. 2018
Hans (59 years) Netherlands Course: La Dolce Vita 50+ Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Combination of language education and cultural program (Dolce Vita). Teachers were motivated and played well into the level of the class. Most of the guides who accompanied us to the events in the D.V. program were excellent, especially Monika who deserves credit for her role."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Bring your own notebook(s). The school does not provide them (only a learning book). WiFi at school is spotty and (too) slow."
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"The school is too lenient on people who are late in class and (even) eat/drink in class. A much more stricter policy on those issues should be implemented (distracts from class). And cutting the line at the coffee machine (why is there only one?) is unacceptable (even when one is from France).
On occasion, somebody from the office broke into class and did a roll-call. In my view, bizzare (what is the purpose?) and a significant distraction. It interrupts class and the teacher and students need time afterwards to get back into the subject.
Communication on aspects of the Dolce Vita program can be better. No notification was given beforehand that we would require to buy bus tickets (not all transportation was included) and when we went to Viterbo and made an artifact, we were not informed when these would arrive at school. Only after we asked questions ourselves, did we get answers (but never from the office...). And they did arrive, but only on the last day (just in time, yes)."
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26. Mar. 2018
Peter (44 years) Course: Italian Tour - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Multiple school locations in some great locations, good teaching, flexibility and activities."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"With the Italian tour option, you can arrange travel by yourself on Sundays to the other school locations. You take a new placement test at every location on Monday, so may be able to skip levels."
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"Each school location has different teaching materials and facilities, but they are not bad."
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Italian Tour Apartment
19. Feb. 2018
Tracy (51 years) United Kingdom Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"A good atmosphere and good organisation. My classes with Marta were instructive and enthusiastic and it was great to be completely immersed in the language."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Evaluate how long your course should be. I could only stay for a week and it wasn’t enough!"
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18. Dec. 2017
Larissa (50 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher Alessandro was just super; great, how he responded to everyone! Didactically perfect and very very nice!"
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"Any time!!!! Looking forward to the next time!"
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18. Dec. 2017
Pauline (25 years) Netherlands Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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"The classes were a lot of fun and I felt we were covering a lot of different subjects in terms of culture and grammar. Even though I was only there for 2 weeks, I feel like I improved a lot."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Stay for more than 2 weeks since it is a pity to study a language for such a short amount of time. In hindsight, I would have liked to stay longer."
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"The school's facilities are not too modern, but are ok. Quality of teaching was good. The amount of social activities organized is a bit meager, but in the end this was also not so important since there is enough to do in Rome."
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Shared apartment
14. Nov. 2017
Yannick (23 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"+ Central location + teaching materials + relationship between teachers and students"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"+ Mondays: Tandem evenings + Aperitivo and dinner in Trastevere"
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"Always my pleasure! Recommended! Especially Cristiano (for me the best Italian teacher I ever had!)"
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Shared apartment
27. Oct. 2017
Sari-ann (35 years) Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 10 Individual) - 2 weeks
Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 10 Individual) - 2 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Pleasant atmosphere, competent teachers, beautiful building, perfect location"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The mix of individual and group lessons: a good mix of learning and fun"
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Italian Tour Apartment
9. Aug. 2017
Nicole (48 years) Course: Super Intensive Small Group Course - 5 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers were very good."
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9. Jul. 2017
Susanne (51 years) Germany Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers and the atmosphere"
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"Hopefully next year again!"
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9. Jul. 2017
Marie-france (61 years) Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Location and good teacher"
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Shared apartment
25. May. 2017
Aaro (69 years) Finland Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"There were some great after school lectures."
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"Maybe if you could be more specific about how the accommodations are going to be."
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Shared apartment
24. Apr. 2017
Brian (65 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Location. Teachers. Pace of instruction. Diversity of students."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Live as close as possible to the school."
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"Good value."
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10. Apr. 2017
Peggy Jolene (72 years) Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"I loved that the teacher was a creative educator and was really fun to learn from!"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Go on the architectural walking tours and go to the pronunciation class after school!"
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"Stay in the neighborhood or with a family."
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26. Dec. 2016
Zurina (47 years) Singapore Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The teacher, Ms Chiara was very friendly, extremely patient, sincerely caring, was always on time and prepared for class. The classes were engaging with the right amount of learning, fun & games related to the content. The other teachers who conducted the extra classes also showed similar positive traits."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Try not to miss the free extra sessions on culture or grammar provided by the school if & when available. It would be a good idea for the student to attend the intensive courses and also live with an Italian family so that he/she is able to communicate in Italian outside of class as well."
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"The classes were conducted professionally using highly effective language immersion techniques. I look forward to returning and continuing my Italian language studies with Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci when the opportunity permits."
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19. Dec. 2016
Marta (25 years) Poland Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Location is very convenient"
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"Some classrooms were not comfortable, I didn't like the changing teachers and also one of the teachers was not very good"
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Shared apartment
21. Nov. 2016
Victor (54 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Teach home verbs and times."
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Shared apartment
7. Jul. 2016
Susanne (50 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The lessons were great."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"To go to school :-)"
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4. Jul. 2016
Danielle (60 years) Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The first 3 weeks we had a very good grammar teacher. Then the courses were more focused on conversation."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Lessons on history of Italy and "visita guidata" were great. Well explained by professors in Italian."
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"The cooking classes are a bit expensive."
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Homestay
6. Jun. 2016
Jan (62 years) Netherlands Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 5 Individual) - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Location, contact, enthusiastic teacher."
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10. May. 2016
Anna (35 years) 
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The location"
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9. May. 2016
Maha (54 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"-Excellent quality of teachers, despite the few materials that they have available. Great atmosphere within the school."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"More educational materials"
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"We had 3 hours per day extra to make up the holiday, that was great !!"
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26. Apr. 2016
Mag. Christine (60 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Classes, friendliness, helpfulness, humour, competence"
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6. Apr. 2016
Ilse (25 years) Netherlands Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
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"Teachers were great and nice combo of young vs older students"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Go for a caffe at your 10:30 break, just around the corner from the school. And you will meet all your fellow students."
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"Great organisation"
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Shared apartment
16. Nov. 2015
Paul (58 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
Value for money
Positive aspects of school
"Teaching"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Lessons with teachers-to be and of course visit of Rome"
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"Seriousness and helpfulness"
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Homestay Executive
16. Nov. 2015
Jacqueline (60 years) Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 3 weeksOverall rating
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"Course quality and especially the timeliness"
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"We rented ourselves an accomodation situated Piazza Cavour, as the housing proposed by the school was too far."
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22. Oct. 2015
Guy (68 years) Course: One-to-One Lessons - 2 weeks
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"I chose one-on-one instruction. The two teachers I had were great."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Rent your own apartment! It's far less expensive than a hotel.."
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"Great location - 5-minute walk from Campo de' Fiori."
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22. Sep. 2015
Leo (23 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 6 weeks
Course: Super Intensive Course - 6 weeksOverall rating
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"The teachers were always motivated and my classmates were also great. A perfect experience!"
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9. Sep. 2015
Saskia (46 years) Netherlands Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 5 Individual) - 2 weeks
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"Enthusiastic teachers and personnel"
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"Really a good place to go, location of the school is in the heart of Rome, so perfect"
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24. Aug. 2015
Sophie (19 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very good atmosphere in the class and clear explanations from the teachers."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The accommodation can be the biggest problem, as some of my colleagues had more than 1h from their houses to the school using public transport."
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7. Aug. 2015
Gisela (63 years) Course: Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Quality of teaching in small groups. We were challenged and encouraged."
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"The rooms were too bare, without atmosphere. Not many chairs outside the class rooms. It bothered me that we weren't given an attendance certificate at the end of the course and much less a "diploma" stating the achieved level."
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3. Aug. 2015
Ragnhild (62 years) Norway Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 5 Individual) - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Good lessons / hours with teacher (private lessons)."
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26. Jul. 2015
Susanne (49 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Teacher"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Historical tour every Wednesday"
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"Great atmosphere"
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Homestay Executive
5. May. 2015
Tetiana (62 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Teaching"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"To put tables in the classrooms"
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4. May. 2015
André (58 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Quality of teaching"
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Homestay
4. May. 2015
Inna (47 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers and a welcoming atmosphere"
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6. Apr. 2015
Ueli (73 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The location in the old town"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Greater expense for the allocation of power and age groups"
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"Improve room acoustics"
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11. Mar. 2015
Velichka (40 years) Bulgaria Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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"I really like the school and its location in the city center"
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9. Mar. 2015
Judith (69 years) United Kingdom Course: Super Intensive Course - 4 weeks
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"The excellent teaching."
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Homestay
1. Jan. 2015
Jess (56 years) Philippines Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
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"Really great how you can show up any Monday, take a test, and be placed in the appropriate level. Also, my teacher, Marta, was excellent."
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6. Dec. 2014
Andreas (58 years) France Course: Super Intensive Course - 3 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The human contact with the teachers."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The organized walks for discovering the history of the area, by Silvia"
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"The classrooms are not ideal. The furniture is outdated"
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Homestay Executive
10. Nov. 2014
Ghislaine (58 years) Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 week
Course: Super Intensive Course - 1 weekOverall rating
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"I liked the conversation course. The atmosphere was also good. All of it gave me the motivation I needed to study Italian."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"I wish that one book would have been given at the end of the course with answers to exercises so that I could have continued studying and improving. I would have also liked to have received an evaluation at the end of the course and some personal recommendations to continue studying of Italian."
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"I can not answer some of these questions as I live myself in Rome."
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27. Oct. 2014
André (57 years) Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Very well located with a great teacher"
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"Lacks a work room to revise the course"
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25. Oct. 2014
Gerhard (53 years) Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 5 Individual) - 2 weeks
Course: Super Intensive (20 Group + 5 Individual) - 2 weeksOverall rating
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"Sophisticated and cheerful atmosphere at the same time. Very good teaching methodology."
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"I would retake a course at any time."
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5. Aug. 2014
Audrey (26 years) Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeks
Course: Intensive Course - 4 weeksOverall rating
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"The teachers and the activities organised after school hours."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"The school organised evening activities which allow me to meet a lot of people!"
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"An exceptional school with skilled teachers and which is located close to everything!"
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