ITALIAN COURSES
Four formats. Six levels. A class waiting for you.
Ready to learn how to speak, read, write and listen just like an Italian? There's a class waiting for you to begin. We have built four course formats — chosen, not stacked — so that whoever you are and whatever your time looks like, there is a way to learn Italian properly with us.
All four formats share the same warm method: six CEFR levels from A1 to C2, small groups of 4 to 12 students, native-speaker teachers with a real passion for teaching Italian, a communicative classroom from day one, and a level test every four weeks so that your progress is real and documented. Standard, Light and Long-term run in all four of our cities. Part-time runs in Milan, for those who already live here.
Choose the format that fits your life
Standard
20 lessons a week, Monday to Friday, two teachers, six levels A1 → C2. The most direct way to make real progress in Italian — perfect if your days are free and you want to dive in. Study-visa eligible.
Light
10 lessons a week in class, plus structured guided self-study. Same six levels, lighter daily rhythm, more accessible price — and still study-visa eligible. The friendly choice if you have a job, a family, or simply want time to live the city too.
Long-term (visa eligible)
3, 6, 9, 12-month programmes built around the Italian study-visa process. Documentation Italian consulates accept, residence permit support after arrival. The right path if Italy has stolen your heart.
Part-time (Milan only)
2 or 3 lessons a week, in Milan, for people already living here — working professionals, university students, parents. You pick your days; we keep the small-group format. Not for the study-visa pathway: this one is for residents.
Standard or Light — which one fits you?
Choose Standard if your days are free and you want the most direct, full-immersion classroom rhythm — it is the simplest visa narrative and the fastest progression. Choose Light if you are juggling work, family or a tighter budget, and you want a lighter daily commitment at a more accessible price — still fully study-visa eligible. Both lead to the same beautiful Italian, if you bring the curiosity.
What a typical week looks like
The teaching warmth is the same across all four formats. What changes is how many of these blocks you do each week, and where the rest of your time in Italy goes.
Small groups (4 to 12)
Minimum 4 students, maximum 12, all at the same level as you — so every student speaks, every day. Below 4 we either combine cohorts or offer a one-to-one alternative. You will know your classmates by name in a week.
90 minutes per lesson
Each lesson is two academic hours of 45 minutes back-to-back — 90 minutes in total, with a 15-minute coffee break in the middle. Espresso optional but recommended.
Morning or afternoon
Morning: 10:00 – 11:30 + 11:45 – 13:15. Afternoon: 14:00 – 15:30 + 15:45 – 17:15. Monday to Friday. We assign your schedule at enrolment, based on your level and which group has a spot for you.
Level test every 4 weeks
Every four weeks you put yourself to the test with a friendly exam. You move up when you are ready — not when a calendar says so. This is the heart of the way we teach.
Beginner course start dates — 2026
If you are starting from zero (A1.1), you join one of the fixed beginner cohorts below, so that a complete A1 group can start together. Levels A2 through C2 enrol any Monday — placement test on Monday morning, classroom on Monday afternoon.
Q1 2026
Monday 5 January
Monday 2 February
Monday 2 March
Monday 30 March
Q2 2026
Monday 27 April
Monday 25 May
Monday 22 June
Q3 2026
Monday 20 July
Monday 31 August
Monday 28 September
Q4 2026
Monday 26 October
Monday 23 November
Where to take a course with us
Milan
Our historic Academy in Via Durini, a short walk from the Duomo — perfect for working adults, visa students, and the social side of Italian city life.
Florence
Our 17th-century Padri Scolopi campus on Via Bolognese — language lab, in-house café (the Unicafè), olive trees, on-campus residence. Bellissima.
Mantua
Our campus in the former Archbishop's Seminary, in the centre of a UNESCO Renaissance city of fifty thousand people. The classic full-immersion choice.
Turin
Our modern three-storey campus near Parco del Valentino — 10 classrooms, library, an Aula Magna and a more affordable rhythm than Milan or Florence.
Not sure yet? Write to us — we will read carefully.
Tell us your starting level (or "none" — we love absolute beginners), your dates, and what you would like to achieve in Italian — a CILS exam, a year of university, a semester abroad, a job in Italy, or simply learning the language of your grandparents. We respond with a concrete, friendly plan that says which format and which city fit you best, and what your week will look like.
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