Afternoons and evenings with Istituto Venezia in February

Learning a language is much more than being familiar with its grammar rules: it also entails learning in-depth about the culture it represents. Included in the course price the possibility to improve your knowledge of Italian culture thanks to social activities organized in Venice.

 

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• Monday 30th January, welcome party, meeting at school at 1 pm.

• Tuesday 31st January,cinema@school for levels 1 and 2: Fantozzi, meeting at school at 5 pm with Claudia.

• Wednesday 1st February, historic-artistic itinerary from S.Margherita to S.Nicolò dei Mendicoli, meeting at school at 3 pm with Marina R.

• Thursday 2nd February, walking tour from S.Zaccaria to S.Giorgio degli Schiavoni, meeting at S.Zaccaria at 3 pm with Oriana.

• Friday 3rd February, italian on stage, the smile behind the mask, theatre lab, meeting at school at 3 pm with Guido.

• Saturday 4th February, the official opening of Carnival, meeting in campo San Bartolomeo at 5:30 pm with Oriana

• Monday 6th February, walking tour through S.Polo, from Frari to Rialto, meeting in campo dei Frari at 3.15 pm with Domenico.

• Tuesday 7th February, cinema@school for levels 1 and 2, meeting at school at 5 pm with Claudia.

• Wednesday 8th February,itinerary from S.Margherita to S.Stefano through the traghetto, meeting at school at 2.30 pm with Domenico.

• Thursday 9th February, listening lab: italian language through the songs of Fabrizio de André, meeting at school at 3 pm with Marco.

• Friday 10th February, italian on stage, the smile behind the mask, theatre lab, meeting at school at 3 pm with Guido.

• Monday 13th February, visit to the exhibition at the State Archives, meeting in campo dei Frari at 3 pm with Domenico.

• Tuesday 14th February, cinema@school for levels 1 and 2, meeting at school at 5 pm with Claudia.

• Wednesday 15th February, masks lab at school, meeting at school at 2.30 pm with Valentina.

• Thursday 16th February, the sweetness theatre: music, flavours and chocolate, meeting at campo dei Frari at 5 pm with Oriana.

• Friday 17th February, italian on stage, the smile behind the mask, theatre lab, meeting at school at 3 pm with Guido.

• Monday 20th February, walking tour through Cannaregio and Castello, meeting in Campo S.Maria Nova at 5 pm with Marina.

• Tuesday 21st February, Carnival and its recipes, meeting at school at 3 pm with Anna.

• Wednesday 22nd February, walking tour from S.Margherita to S.Moisé, meeting at school at 3 pm with Marina R.

• Thursday 23rd February, walking around Castello: from S.Zaccaria to S.Giovanni in Bragora, meeting at S.Zaccaria waterbus stop at 3.30 pm with Domenico.

• Friday 24th February, reading aloud in a Venetian home: Dante's poetry, meeting in Campo S.Maria Nova at 4 pm with Marina.

 

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At school

Thanks to the afternoon activities at school you can improve your language skills: there are grammar workshops, thematic lectures, discussions on films or on literature, italian songs. The programme is updated weekly in order to offer you a wide variety of choices. All activities are free. Only in some cases students pay for entrance tickets or transport.

Around the city

Thanks to the experience of our assistants we organise afternoon excursions and walking tour that allow you to expand your knowledge about Venetian history, art, traditions and daily life.
These are some examples of our activities:

• Artistic itinerary: museums and art exhibitions.
• Itinerary about the local handcraft: visit to the glass and mask workshops and the squeri (where the gondolas are made).
• Historic itinerary: walks around the historical areas of the city.
• Gastronomic itinerary: walks around Rialto market (one of the greatest markets in the world), visit to local bacari and trattorie, tasting local dishes and wine, cooking lessons.

Open air activities

You can discover the city also by doing sport activities: trekking in the islands of the lagoon, bicycle trips on Venice Lido and in addition the possibility of becoming members of the CUS (Sport University Centre) where you can learn voga alla veneta (rowing), play soccer, volleyball and so on. For further information, visit the site http://venus.unive.it/venescus/

Visiting the surroundings

Venice is not the only destination of our trips, we also organise one-day excursions to some of the most interesting cities near Venice, such as Padua, Treviso, Verona, Ferrara, Riviera del Brenta Villas in order for you to enjoy the beautiful landscape around Venice and to explore the historical cities in the region.