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     Academic Programs in Tuscany

 

AT THE ISLAND OF ELBA - PORTO AZZURRO

 

STUDENTS’ SERVICES

           

APT provides its students with the following services:

            ~Airport pick-up/drop-off (upon request)

            ~ Welcome orientation upon arrival

            ~ Elba orientation

~ Mail service

~ Fax service (24 hours a day); phone service during business hours

~ Free Internet facilities inside the school

~ Housing assistance

~ Free general medical care, ER services

~ School ID card entitling students to free entrances and discounts on Elba

~ Airport or train station pick-up or drop-off (available on request)

~ Information about museums, concerts, art galleries, libraries, etc.

            ~ Dinners and evenings out in typical Tuscan restaurants

            ~ Concerts

~ Lectures and seminars

~ Internship placement opportunities both in Florence, Pistoia, Montecatini, on the island of Elba and in other Tuscan cities together with Worker’s Compensation Insurance.

~ The possibility of obtaining the four level C.I.L.S.© certificate, the European certificate for teaching Italian as a second language.

 

ORIENTATION

As soon as you arrive on Elba, you will receive assistance and detailed information about APT and everyday life on the island, such as

~ APT: the institute itself

~ Presentation of courses and teachers

~ Information on all extracurricular opportunities

~ Seminars on Italian culture and Q&A sessions

~ Housing

~ Practical information about Porto Azzurro (banks, markets, laundromats, bus system, telephones, restaurants, hospitals, etc.)

~ Italian life

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

APT on Elba organizes activities such as seminars on Italian culture, films, dinners, guided tours, disco nights, beach excursions and visits to vineyards, where you can taste the famous wines of Elba. Here is a more detailed example of what APT offers as regular extracurricular opportunities, included in the tuition fees, although more detailed information will be handed out during orientation and at the beginning of each month:

• Seminars and discussion groups on the following topics:

Italian gestures and idiomatic expressions

Folklore in Italy: Traditions and Holidays

The Italian Media

Italian Politics

• La Bell’Italia: Discovering Unusual Artistic Itineraries
• Lectures by well-known Tuscans cover various topics, from the History of Film to Linguistics, from Literature to the History of Music
• Movie viewing and discussion.
• Every week, after an introduction by the History of Cinema teacher, a film is shown by a famous Italian director, such as Fellini, De Sica, Scola, Tornatore, etc.
• Italian songs: listening to the best by modern Italian songwriters (Lucio Dalla, Pino Daniele, Francesco De Gregori, Ligabue, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero ecc.), along with a reading of the lyrics.

• Cooking course: Traditional Italian and Tuscan cuisine (supplemental fee required)
• Wine Tasting: Chianti, Barbera, Bardolino, Tocai, Verduzzo, Vernaccia, Orvieto, Lambrusco and dozens of others (tasting sessions and fact cards are included)

The institute has arrangements with several typical restaurants of Elba Island where our students have the advantage of sizeable discounts.

 

FREE TIME

Elba offers a large number of free-time activities, and APT students receive special discounts on the following:

DIVING
The coasts of Elba are ideal for every kind of underwater sport. The southern coast is
especially good as the different depths of the water and the many reefs make diving more interesting than off the northern coast where the seafloor drops steeply. While studying Italian, you may also earn a certificate at one of Elba's many diving schools.

WINDSURFING AND SAILING
Elba's sailing schools offer many courses in windsurfing and sailing. Experienced windsurfers may rent boards and experienced sailors boats to enjoy Elba's beautiful sites from offshore.

HORSEBACK RIDING
In and near Porto Azzurro there are many riding schools where you can take riding lessons or go on excursions on horseback.

GOLF
Between Portoferraio and Porto Azzurro there is a nine-hole course where equipment can be rented.
TENNIS
Many hotels have tennis courts that non-residents may rent.
CYCLING
Bicycles may easily be rented. Maps showing routes round the island for both the beginner and the expert are available.
WALKING
Elba is excellent for walking. The Italian Touring Club has marked six routes around Monte Capanne from whose peak you can enjoy a panoramic view from Italy to Corsica. The club has also printed a special map showing all the old mule trails.
HOT SPRINGS
The Hot springs of San Giovanni are ideal for bathing. Their sulphur and iron rich lagoon mud has therapeutic qualities.

Special 4-Week Combined Program: if you want you can also stay 2 weeks in the Elba Island and 2 weeks in Florence.

 

Program Sponsors De Rada Italian Institute, Cambridge, MA & Kingston, RI: A non-profit educational institute promoting the general diffusion of culture through education and exchange in cooperation with Italy and other European countries.     APT- Academic Programs in Tuscany A center offering many interesting fields of studies for international students. APT works together with Istituto Parola for the Italian language courses. The school is officially authorized by the Italian Ministry of Education.

Contact Information   De Rada Italian Institute 37 Kingston Hill Ct.   Kingston, RI 02881  USA tel. 857-928-3456 www.derada.com info@derada.com     APT- Academic Programs in Tuscany Corso Tintori, 8 50100 Firenze, Italy Tel +39-055-242182 fax +39-055-241914 info@derada.com