Services

Extracurricular activities

The school offers a minimum of 20 extracurricular activities per month. The activities taking place at school are free of charge (history of Florence, Italian music, Italian movies, international dinners, group games, lectures on different topics of the Italian culture, like history, geography, politics, society, traditions, cooking, events, etc.). All other activities will incur a charge (visits to museums, trips to other Tuscan cities, dinners in typical restaurants, wine tasting, etc.). In order to give each student the possibility to join in, all activities take place after 4:00 PM and the weekends.

Use of the school premises

Students can use rooms when they are not being used for class purposes from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM for studying, watching movies etc.

Internet point AND Free wireless connection

A computer at the school is available from 9.00 AM to 6 PM, and only for our students, to use the Internet, check and send e-mails. Free wireless connection in all school rooms.

Once a week a teacher will be at our students' disposal for one hour in the afternoon to answer queries and solve doubts concerning grammar and vocabulary. This is a free service.

Students from countries which are not members of the EU and who intend to stay in Italy longer than three months, need a Study Visa issued by the Italian embassy in their own country. To obtain the study visa they need the certificate of enrollment from our school as well as other documents requested by the embassy. The necessary documentation is sent to those who have enrolled as soon as the school receives the deposit and confirms the student's enrollment. In any case we advice students to enquire about bureaucratic procedures at their embassies before they make reservations and come to Italy, as laws and regulations vary considerably from country to country.

Students from non-EU countries are requested to take out a private health insurance for six months or one year. We advice our students to enquire about it at their Italian embassies. European students can apply to their private or public health insurance for the E111 form.

Scholarships

Every year the Istituto Il David offers a limited number of scholarships to some Italian Culture Institutes based in a number of cities throughout the world and to some international universities. Applications should be sent directly to the Italian Language and Culture Institute or to the University.