I just came back from 2 weeks at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milano. My son had already had a very positive experience at their location in Firenze (Florence), and the same applied to my brother and my nephew, so I decided to go as well, b ... Lees verder
I just came back from 2 weeks at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milano. My son had already had a very positive experience at their location in Firenze (Florence), and the same applied to my brother and my nephew, so I decided to go as well, but to Milano (Milan), a city I love. My experience at the Milano branch was fantastic! I loved it! First of all, my mediocre Italian did improve a lot in two weeks, thanks to the wonderful teacher Massimiliano. Second, the program Dolce Vita with cultural, touristic, and gastronomic activities in the afternoon or evening was lots of fun (and also informative), thanks to the very nice guide Chiara. Both Massimiliano and Chiara are upbeat, pleasant, engaging people who made the whole experience extremely positive. The school uses technology very efficiently with large flat screen monitors in the classrooms and online activities and exercises. The teachers are very knowledgeable and make the complicated Italian grammar more accessible. The staff persons are helpful and polite. In summary, there are no negatives at all. I wish I could have had more time to be there; I think that with 2 or 4 more weeks my Italian would get to a good level. Another very good aspect was the full immersion of staying with an Italian family for lodging, booked through the school. Very nice family too; friendly, cultured, welcoming, and they served me very good food. I had such a good time! I strongly recommend the Scuola Leonardo da Vinci (and their Dolce Vita program with Italian classes in the morning and activities in the afternoon/evening) to anybody willing to learn the language and understand better the fabulous Italian culture. You won't be disappointed!
