Studying Italian language and living in an apartment in Florence, Italy.

My name is Marcello Ciao and I direct the Italian language school in Florence "Spirito Italiano".
Teaching a language, and particularly teaching the Italian language, takes a lot of passion, patience, and respect for the students' culture and communication skills that have little to do with the Italian language itself.

Since it seems that I have many of these qualities, I have chosen to help those students who need personal attention during their Italian studies in Florence.
After having trained as an Italian language teacher in London, I have had many years of experiences as an Italian teacher in various Italian language institutes, universities, private schools like Berlitz, ECC, GEOS and international companies. I gradually developed a communicative teaching method that suits every student and allows them to learn Italian grammar in a more natural way. I always pay a lot of attention to students' progress and adjust their Italian course accordingly. Each Italian lesson is adapted to the desires and abilities of each student or group. Learning Italian is not easy, but it can be enjoyable, if it is learned with people who understand your difficulties, care about them and make studying the Italian language fun!

Together with the language and cultural courses It is essential to us that our students are provided with accommodation in Florence that meets their expectations and requirements.
We offer accommodation through the year in host families, shared student apartments.

We fully understand that a student's accommodation represents a 50% of the overall experience. If a student is not happy in their accommodation, they will not be able to study well and therefore their course will not be a success. Whatever the type of accommodation we ensure that the quality of that accommodation is just as high as the quality of the course.

It is essential to us that our students are provided with accommodation that meets their expectations and requirements.We have also many apartments for rent in Florence at our apartmets site: http://www.florenceapartmentitaly.com
In order to ensure that our students are comfortable in their accommodation, we not only require that our schools regularly visit and check every type of accommodation, but we also place students in accommodation in which previous students of ours have been happy.
We carefully advise students as regards the various accommodation options and always try to place students in accommodation, which perfectly suits their needs and wishes.
The school helps students to find the most appropriate lodging depending on their wishes and financial situation. However, to do this we ask students to send us the registration form compiled at least one month before the beginning of the course. The prices below are only indicative. It is possible to choose among the following possibilities.

Florence, like many historical cities it is a place that makes you relive the experience of Renaissance times. Apart from all the famous places, there are in Florence many nice things to discover. Small and simple things like a beautiful fontanella (drinking fountain) or the corner decoration of a building.

When you walk in the streets of the center you should stop often and look around for small details.

There are many things to do in Florence and nearby towns, and that is way I started to write my blog, to help anyone coming to Florence to find good tips, advice and to give my students and me a chance to write about our experiences and comments about living in Florence.
On my other blog you can also find some information about enjoying the beauty of Florence at zero cost.

Buona giornata!

Marcello Ciao