Calendar

Fields & Study Plan

Courses List

Course Descriptions

Art Course Descriptions

Internships Program

 Program Fees

Accommodations

Services Orientation & Field Trips

 APT info

Registration

Application 
Forms

APT

 

     Academic Programs in Tuscany

 

STUDENT SERVICES

APT provides its students with the following services:

            ~ Welcome orientation upon arrival

            ~ City orientation

~ Mail service

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

~ Free Internet facilities inside the school

~ Wireless connection. (WI-FI Zone)

~ Vending machines for coffee and tea

~ Housing assistance

~ Free general medical care, ER services

~ School ID card entitling students to free entrances and discounts around Florence

~ 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 opportunities in Florence, Pistoia, Montecatini, on the island of Elba and in other Tuscan cities (Worker’s Compensation Insurance provided)

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

~ The possibility of obtaining the CELTA© certificate, the European qualification for native English speakers who wish to teach ESL in Europe.

 

MORE APT STUDENT ADVANTAGES

• Sports center – 3 blocks away (APT students enjoy reduced fees, but membership is not included in tuition fees)

• discounts at typical Florentine restaurants

A piano is available in the school so singers and piano students can practice while in Florence.

 

ORIENTATION

           

As soon as you arrive in Florence, you will receive assistance and detailed information about APT and everyday life in Florence, 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 Downtown Florence (banks, markets, laundromats, bus system, trains, telephones, restaurants, libraries, theatres, hospitals, etc.)

~ Italian life

~ “How to survive” in Florence

 

FIELD TRIPS (optional)

           

Each semester there is a two-day (one night) field trip to Venice and another to Rome for a cost of Euro 230 per person. The school also organizes one-day sightseeing trips to other cities in Italy such as Siena, San Gimignano, Pisa, Lucca, Perugia, Assisi, Ravenna, the Chianti hills, the island of Elba, etc. These are specially organized by APT, allowing students to travel to key central and northern Italian cities at budget prices. Students are responsible for the cost of these optional field trips.

 

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

Below is an example of what APT offers as regular extra-curricular 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:

Italians: gestures and idiomatic expressions

Folklore in Italy: Traditions and Holidays

The Italian Media

Italian Politics

• Lectures by famous Florentines cover various topics, from the History of Film to Linguistics, from Literature to the History of Music

• La Bella Italia: Discovering Unusual Artistic Itineraries

• Excursions to Pisa, Siena, Assisi, Venice, Ravenna, Arezzo, etc.

• Visits to Artisan Workshops (art restoration, jewelry making, pottery, etc.)

• Visits to the following museums and monuments: the Cathedral, the Baptistery, San Miniato, Fiesole, the Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, the Boboli Gardens, Santa Croce, Santa Trinita, San Marco, Santissima Annunziata, S.M. Novella, Santo Spirito, the Brancacci Chapel, the Bargello and the Semi-Precious Stone Workshop.

• 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.

• A Night at the Opera. During the summer, special excursions are organized to attend live performances at the Arena in Verona, La Scala in Milan or the Puccini Festival at Torre del Lago.

• Italian songs: listening to the best by modern Italian songwriters (for example Lucio Dalla, Pino Daniele, Francesco De Gregori, Ligabue, Vasco Rossi, Zucchero), 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) 

See application form for further details.

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