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From:
Marc
marc@gmx.de
Posted: July 01, 2003
Country: ?
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From:
Dawn Mattera Young
dawny@quixnet.net
Posted: Juin 14, 2003
Country: USA
To any it may concern:
I just
returned to America after spending 6 weeks in Florence attending
Scuola Leonardo da Vinci. I would like to give my comments about
the school, the staff and activities.
Firstly, I was in Livello 5 (in May 2003) and the first half of
Livello 6
(in June). For Livello 5, I had Gianni for grammar and Lucia for
conversation. In Livello 6, Simona was the instructor for grammar
and
Gianni conducted the conversation lesson.
Lucia is kind, tactful and thoughtful. She handled the group well,
encouraging students to interact. She had interesting ideas for
topics and brought in various articles and handouts to stimulate
conversation.
Simona is so sweet---whenever someone would make a mistake, she
had a gentle way of correcting him or her. Her enthusiasm is appreciated.
As you know, Livello 5 grammar covers (in my opinion) some challenging
topics like il Congiuntivo and i Congiunzioni. These subjects are
truly Gianni's strengths. He is very detailed, clear and concise
in his teaching style. I like his matter-of-fact, direct personality.
He is a very intelligent and cultured man, but certainly not a snob.
His skills in the conversation lessons are also excellent. He knows
how to facilitate (rather than dominate) a discussion. For me, Gianni's
grammar classes were challenging, but not overwhelming. And, if
I started to doubt my abilities, he was always encouraging and helpful.
You are probably not aware of Gianni's generosity towards his students.
He would often give extra effort and time to help meet the needs
and interests of his students.
I also participated in some extra activities like the excursion
to San
Gimignano/Sienna and the afternoon trip to the vineyard in Chianti.
Monica's passion for Art is evident. She was wonderful as a guide.
Daniele did a great job as our escort to Chianti. His explanations
were understood by even beginner-level students. Many of the others
made similar comments about Monica and Daniele.
I also participated in the Cooking Classes (4 lessons). They were
so much fun---the time flew by. Clarissa is energetic, enthusiastic
and kind. Also, the secretarial staff at the school was always polite
and very helpful.
As for my housing arrangements, I opted for the "family plan"
for the 6 weeks. I stayed in the home of Mrs. Nada Albertazzi. Everything
was wonderful. She is kind, thoughtful, and friendly yet not intrusive.
Her home is beautiful, comfortable and exceptionally clean. It was
a perfect arrangement for me.
My only suggestion for improvement is the hall that I was in for
Livello 5. (I think it was number 23 or 24---it's the largest of
the three along Via Bufalini, on the west end of the school.) It
was difficult to hear due to the acoustics of the hall and the noise
from the street. Perhaps something could be added to the walls to
help absorb the sound.
Overall, my experience at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci was excellent.
I would highly recommend the school to anyone interested in learning
Italian.
Sincerely,
Dawn Mattera Young
From:
Allen Poma
PomaAllen@netscape.net
Posted: Juin 04, 2003
Country: ?
Dear Sirs:
My
name is Allen Poma and I was a student at your school during the
month of April. I wanted to write and say how impressed I was with
the school during my stay. I found everyone at the school to be
very organized and interested in the student. The classes were wonderfully
taught by enthusiastic teachers. One teacher that I feel needs special
recognition is Sebastiano; he was my grammar teacher for two weeks
and then my conversational instructor for two weeks. He is a remarkable
instructor with an outstanding command of the Italian language and
fluent in English, but most importantly, he is a very kind and concerned
teacher.
I look
forward to returning to your school for more lessons in the near
future and am certainly going to recommend Scuola Leonardo da Vinci
- Rome to any one interested in learning Italian.
Thank
you again for everything,
Allen Poma
From:
Caroline Burr
Posted: April 13, 2003
Country: USA
The website is excellent and has answered the questions that I have.
I am planning to attend the school for four weeks in April of 2004.
In addition to the language classes I want to take the Art History
class. I am looking forward to having a wonderful experience.
Right now I am finishing one college year of Italian at the University
of Colorado. I am a retired person.
I am planning to stay with a host family eating breakfast and dinner
with the family. I have not yet taken "Test Your Italian."
I will wait until I have finished my classes this year to take the
test to see where I will probably be placed!
From:
Tim
titobandito61@hotmail.com
Posted: April 13, 2003
Country: USA
Cool site, see you next April after I finish teaching here in South
Korea!
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