Scuola ToscanaFlorence, Italy

The Italian Language Course offers weekly starting dates. Six lessons per day of Italian for one, two, three or more weeks of intensive teaching.
The course is designed to make the most of your time, working with the Italian language in all of its aspects: grammar, communication, and vocabulary. All levels available, for absolute beginners and the initiated alike. Includes 15 extracurricular hours of excursions, art visits, cooking lessons, pizza-dinners, and more...

This Italian Language Course delivers 4 lessons per day, five days a week, Monday through Friday. A complete course which includes the study and deepening of every aspect of the Italian language. It covers both grammar and communication aspects of learning.
All levels available, for absolute beginners and the initiated alike. Includes 15 extracurricular hours of "Italian Language in Action"; excursions, movies, parties, cooking lessons, pizza-dinners, art visits, and more...

20 group lessons plus 10 individual lessons.

If you want to deepen some skills, study a specific terminology, repeat some grammar or practice more conversation with an one-to-one lesson you can choose the MIX course, which combines the group course (4 lessons/day in the morning) with 2 one-to-one lessons every day.

20 group lessons plus 5 individual lessons.

If you want to deepen some skills, study a specific terminology, repeat some grammar or practice more conversation with an one-to-one lesson you can choose the MIX course, which combines the group course (4 lessons/day in the morning) with 1 one-to-one lesson every day.

Italian language course
The Italian language course is available on six different levels, 2 lessons grammar + 2 lessons of conversation, from absolute beginners up to perfecting, see "Course levels".

Coffee & barista course
Day 1

• What is coffee, a bit of history and knowledge of the different species : Arabica, robusta and other hybrids.
  
• The coffee process: picking, stripping, washed and dry method.
  
• Introduction to roasting and blending. Visit to a roasting plant.
  
• Tasting of a good and a bad espresso. Tasting different Arabicas and Robustas, finding differences.
  
• The preparation of Espresso, dosing, grinding and tamping.
  
• The Cappuccino in theory and in practice. Milk frothing: the SCA standards, more or less frothy, more or less hot.
  
• The classic Italian preparations: Latte Macchiato, Caffèlatte, Espresso Macchiato, Shaked Coffee etc.
  
• Knowledge and cleaning of the Espresso machines. Descaling, backflushing, cleaning of the grinder.
  
  Day2
  
• What are the barista and latte art championships. Regulation and competitions.
  
• Introduction to professional coffee tasting: the SCA evaluation boards, testing of several coffees in single origin, from Mexico Altura to Java to the spicy taste of the Ethiopian Sidamo.
  
• Practical test machine: find the right grinding degree and make a correct Espresso.
  
• The Latte Art. Video, the “dry” technique and a lot of practice for the pouring of the rosetta, the heart, tulips,the new "rainbow cappuccino" and many more.
  
• From the world of the coffee cocktails to the new frontiers, from mocaccino to hot and icy very new proposals...

20 lessons Italian language per week and "Florence Discovery" activities.

A week to discover the city, the monuments and the most beautiful places in Florence, along with an Italian language course - thanks to the Scuola Toscana even with a week of time you can get to know the city of the Renaissance!

This course focuses on Italian conversational structure and contemporary Italian culture.

In the communication and conversation courses the student is introduced to Italian conversational structures, from survival Italian up to more confident and effective use of the language.
Great importance is given to familiarizing the student with contemporary Italian culture, through the use of Italian magazines and newspapers, tapes and video. All levels: beginners, basic, intermediate, advanced, superior, and perfecting. Includes 15 extracurricular hours of excursions, art visits, cooking lessons, pizza dinners, and more...

This course focuses on Italian conversational structure and contemporary Italian culture.

In the communication and conversation courses the student is introduced to Italian conversational structures, from survival Italian up to more confident and effective use of the language.
Great importance is given to familiarizing the student with contemporary Italian culture, through the use of Italian magazines and newspapers, tapes and video. All levels: beginners, basic, intermediate, advanced, superior, perfecting. Includes 15 extracurricular hours of excursions, art visits, cooking lessons, pizza-dinners, and more...

10 one-to-one lessons of General or Business Italian per week. This course is tailored to your needs.

A one-to-one personalised course at the scuolatoscana is the right answer for you if:

• If you want to realize the maximum from your sojourn in Florence,
  
• If you have only some days to stay (we offer also lessons during the weekend at no extra price),
  
• If you have special needs as for topics or programmes,
  
• Or if you just wish to learn Italian at your pace.
  
  Our intensive individual italian language courses are one-to-one, tailor-made courses to suit your own requirements.
  
  You choose your own timetable and the length of your course (on request, lesson also on Saturday and Sunday).
  
  You decide the shape of your course.
  
  It is also possible to buy a package of hours and then do these hours whenever you want (es. 2 hrs every week, 6 hrs every month etc.)

20 one-to-one lessons of General or Business Italian per week. This course is tailored to your needs.

A one-to-one personalised course at the scuolatoscana is the right answer for you if:

• If you want to realize the maximum from your sojourn in Florence,
  
• If you have only some days to stay (we offer also lessons during the weekend at no extra price),
  
• If you have special needs as for topics or programmes,
  
• Or if you just wish to learn Italian at your pace.
  
  Our intensive individual Italian language courses are one-to-one, tailor-made courses to suit your own requirements.
  
  You choose your own timetable and the length of your course (on request, lesson also on Saturday and Sunday).
  
  You decide the shape of your course.
  
  It is also possible to buy a package of hours and then do these hours whenever you want (es. 2 hrs every week, 6 hrs every month etc.)

30 one-to-one lessons of General or Business Italian per week. This course is tailored to your needs.

A one-to-one personalised course at the scuolatoscana is the right answer for you if:

• If you want to realize the maximum from your sojourn in Florence,
  
• If you have only some days to stay (we offer also lessons during the weekend at no extra price),
  
• If you have special needs as for topics or programmes,
  
• Or if you just wish to learn Italian at your pace.
  
  Our intensive individual italian language courses are one-to-one, tailor-made courses to suit your own requirements.
  
  You choose your own timetable and the length of your course (on request, lesson also on Saturday and Sunday).
  
  You decide the shape of your course.
  
  It is also possible to buy a package of hours and then do these hours whenever you want (es. 2 hrs every week, 6 hrs every month etc.)

40 one-to-one lessons of General or Business Italian per week. This course is tailored to your needs.

A one-to-one personalised course at the scuolatoscana is the right answer for you if:

• If you want to realize the maximum from your sojourn in Florence,
  
• If you have only some days to stay (we offer also lessons during the weekend at no extra price),
  
• If you have special needs as for topics or programmes,
  
• Or if you just wish to learn Italian at your pace.
  
  Our intensive individual italian language courses are one-to-one, tailor-made courses to suit your own requirements.
  
  You choose your own timetable and the length of your course (on request, lesson also on Saturday and Sunday).
  
  You decide the shape of your course.
  
  It is also possible to buy a package of hours and then do these hours whenever you want (es. 2 hrs every week, 6 hrs every month etc.)

40 one-to-one lessons of General or Business Italian plus lunch with a teacher. This course is tailored to your needs.

A one-to-one personalised course at the scuolatoscana is the right answer for you if:

• If you want to realize the maximum from your sojourn in Florence,
  
• If you have only some days to stay (we offer also lessons during the weekend at no extra price),
  
• If you have special needs as for topics or programmes,
  
• Or if you just wish to learn Italian at your pace.
  
  Our intensive individual italian language courses are one-to-one, tailor-made courses to suit your own requirements.
  
  You choose your own timetable and the length of your course (on request, lesson also on Saturday and Sunday).
  
  You decide the shape of your course.
  
  It is also possible to buy a package of hours and then do these hours whenever you want (es. 2 hrs every week, 6 hrs every month etc.)

10 Italian lessons plus 10 lessons about the Italian terminology needed for the admission to an Italian University.

Learn all the terminology you need for the admission to Italian Universities, whichever department you want to attend.

This course focuses on Italian grammar and business case studies.

30 lessons weekly.

In addition to Italian grammar and syntax, this hands-on course will teach you the Italian you need for:

Using the phone, meeting customers and visitors, travelling for work, negotiating;
handling business correspondence, reports and summaries, memos, e-mails, faxes, money matters, figures and graphs, commercial papers; marketing and sales, import export, delivery and after sales. This is done by using authentic business situations and genuine problems encountered in Italian companies.

Case studies will illustrate concepts and you'll have the opportunity to practice skills in small groups and role plays; if you have your own business or if you are going to start it, this is the right course for you.

This course focuses on Italian grammar and business case studies.

4 lessons per day.

In addition to Italian grammar and syntax, this hands-on course will teach you the Italian you need for:

Using the phone, meeting customers and visitors, travelling for work, negotiating;
handling business correspondence, reports and summaries, memos, e-mails, faxes, money matters, figures and graphs, commercial papers; marketing and sales, import export, delivery and after sales. This is done by using authentic business situations and genuine problems encountered in Italian companies.

Case studies will illustrate concepts and you'll have the opportunity to practice skills in small groups and role plays; if you have your own business or if you are going to start it, this is the right course for you.

10 Italian lessons plus 10 lessons about Italian fashion.

Study Fashion in Florence, the city of Ferragamo, Gucci, D&G, of the Pitti Fashion Exhibition.

Together with the Italian language, this course will teach you everything you need to study or work in the world of fashion - with expert teachers, and materials from the studios of the most famous designers.

Ideal for people who work in the tourism sector and want to improve their Italian.

In addition to Italian grammar and syntax, this hands-on course will teach you the Italian language you need for:

Handling reservations via telephone, e-mail, fax, letter; communicating prices, tariffs, conditions to customers; giving tourist information to visitors, having social conversation with hosts; explaining itineraries, maps, menus, money matters.

Case studies will illustrate concepts and you'll have the opportunity to practice skills in small groups and role playing sessions.

20 Italian lessons plus hands-on activities (cooking lessons, wine tastings, etc.) throughout the week.

Italian cuisine and Italian wines are famous all over the world, and more and more students wish to learn both the Italian language and Italian cuisine together.

Learn the Italian language and discover Italian cuisine - with a hands-on course that will introduce you to the world of Italian food and wines.

10 Italian lessons plus 10 lessons of decoration techniques (decoupage, painting on glass, trompe l'oeil, etc.) per week.

Come and learn diverse techniques such as Decoration on wood, Decoration on paper, Decoupage, Engraving on glass, Trompe l'oeil.

2 lessons of Italian language course at scuolatoscana and 2 hours of Technique course a day of your choice!