Italian Language School in Milan, Italy

Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan:
The SCUOLA LEONARDO DA VINCI was founded in 1977 and is located in the historical centers of Florence, Milan, Rome and Siena. SCUOLA LEONARDO DA VINCI ranks among the best known language Institutes in Italy and we can offer you 30 years experience in teaching Italian in Italy! Moreover, we can give you the possibility of attending all 4 schools in 4 different cities while doing a continuous course, always finding:

Our language courses have a duration of minimum 2 weeks up to 48 weeks and the prices are competitive. Starting dates are every Monday (except for beginners who can start every two weeks). Our classes allow a maximum of 12 students per class and only 5 for our small group courses.

- Intensive Course with 4 lessons/day (special price for at least 6 week course);
- Intensive Course with 6 lessons/day;
- Intensive Plus Courses with 4 lessons in a standard course. Plus 1 or 2 private tutorials, each day;
- Long-Term Courses with 4 lessons per day (minimum 12 weeks);
- Academic School Year (minimum 32 weeks);
- Courses for Musical Specialization;
- Sabbatical Year with 4 lessons per day (minimum 48 weeks);
- Professional Cooking Courses;
- Italian Language and Culture Course "La Dolce Vita" for Seniors (duration 1 week);
- Private Tuition.

We are the founders of the Accademia Italiana di Lingua "AIL" promoting the first Diploma of modern Italian language, the "Diploma di lingua Italiana Firenze". We prepare you to CILS, CELI and PLIDA exams too.

- Our schools in Florence, Milan and Rome are Companies with Quality Management Systems certified by SQS-IQNET«ISO 9001:2000»
- Our schools in Florence, Rome and Siena are recognized by their Regions
- Recognized by US Colleges and Universities for Credits Transfer (3 US College Credits per level: All our school centers can award 3 College Credits per each language level, i.e.: ITA105, ITA106, ITA205, ITA206, ITA301,ITA302)
- All Leonardo da Vinci schools are recognized by the German Bildungsurlaub in Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein.
- AIL Member- Accademia Italiana di Lingua: international professional association of schools, institutions and experts in the field of teaching Italian as a foreign language whichpromotes the Italian Diploma “Firenze” examinations
- ASILS Member-Association of language schools of Italian as a foreign language
- ELITE Member-European Federation of Associations for Teaching Mother Tongues to Foreign Students
- FIYTO Member-Federation of International Youth Travel Organisations
- ALTO Member-Association of Language Travel Organisations
- NAFSA Member-Association of International Educators

One of the free services offered by our schools is finding suitable accommodation for our students. Accommodation is regularly checked by our schools. You can choose from one of the following possibilities:

- Single or double room in a family with breakfast;
- Single or double room in a family with half board (breakfast and dinner);
- Single or double room in shared apartments, bathroom and kitchen shared with other students or with the landlord/landlady;
- Single or double room in extra comfort shared apartments, bathroom and kitchen shared with other students;
- Hotels of all categories;
- Private apartments (independent flats);
- Residences.

Milan and its surroundings offer a nearly unlimited variety of leisure activities, which our students might undertake by themselves. We offer leisure activities as well and organized on a regular basis.

Every month our school distributes his own calendar of cultural activities. In this way participants will always be well informed concerning exhibitions, concerts, films and other events. For the weekends we hand out special leaflets for individual trips. All students receive a written guide indicating active and passive sporting activities and the secretary's office can also help with the organization of sporting activities.