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Study in a small, medieval Tuscan
town (founded in 1297) close to Florence (1/2 hour
commute), Siena and the Arno Valley. A warm, friendly
family & staff welcomes you in San Giovanni. With
their multifaceted talents and interests, you can
enjoy a well-integrated, fun eduVacation. Courses
are offered in a friendly, personalized environment,
and concentrate on language and culture. Visit Siena,
Pisa, Florence, and a Chianti farm in the afternoons;
hike the hills surrounding San Giovanni Valdarno.
All excursions are accompanied by an expert in History
of Art or Italian Food & Wine.
2004 starting dates for courses
of 1, 2, 3, 4+ weeks: |
| February: 02, 16
March: 01, 15
April: 05, 13, 19
May: 03, 17, 31
June: 14, 28
July: 05, 19, 26 |
August: 02, 16, 30
September: 13, 27
October: 11, 25
November: 08, 22
December: 06 |
2005 starting dates for courses
of 1, 2, 3, 4+ weeks: |
| February: 07, 21
March: 07, 21, 29 (Tues)
April: 04, 18
May: 02, 16, 30
June: 13, 27
July: 04, 18, 25 |
August: 01, 16 (Tues), 29
September: 12, 26
October: 10, 24
November: 07, 21
December: 5 |
| Instant E–mail inquiry: |
sangiovanni@eduvacations.com |
| Minimum age: |
14 |
| Getting there: |
Fly to Florence Airport
and arrange for a pick up (93 euro) or take
a bus or a train (10 euro). Or fly to Pisa Airport
and take a train (change in Firenze SMN). |
| 2004 Pick up service
prices
All prices are quoted in Euros (€)
and are per person |
| Florence
€ 93 |
Pisa
€ 220 |
Rome
€ 270 |
For air, hotels, cars, trains, phones and more:
check our AutoEurope
link.
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Special offer when booking at eduVacations:
your choice of one,
- 5% discount on accommodation price for shared apartment/single
room or solo apartment for 2 people,
- 10% discount on language courses for 4 weeks and
longer,
- 1 free cooking lesson,
- 2 private hours of language class,
- for 1, 2, and 3 week language courses, no enrollment
fee (savings of 50 euros; 20 euros for 1 week course).
What People are Saying
“Thank you for arranging a lovely
sojourn in San Giovanni. I was so impressed with the language
classes, overall organization, and excursions! Cooking
was fun. All in all it was a great experience.”
Patty, USA
“I really had a great time! In
fact my sister came over and we stayed on in San Giovanni
for another 6 nights and just drove all over the hill
towns from there. I really liked San Giovanni. You did
a great job.” Gayna, USA
“The teachers I had were absolutely
great! In 2 weeks I had limited objectives, but each day
I felt like I was making progress.”
Cultural & Recreational Activities
The surrounding area offers great walking
and biking opportunities through the countryside and mountains:
visit Romanesque churches, the Medieval Monastery of Montecarlo,
Santa Barbara Lake, the Chianti hills, Le Blaze, and other
Tuscan towns. Swimming pools, tennis courts, soccer fields
and horseback riding are nearby, as well as shopping (Prada)
and locally made glassware. Special events take place
year-round — for example, in February, the Carnival
Town Parades, in April, the Valdarno Cinema Fedic (Italian
Film Festival), Spring Music Festivals, and more!
Accommodation
Choices
Hotel, host family stay, studio apartment;
Agriturismo packages available upon request. Agriturismo’s
are small hotels or farmhouses (you’ll need a rental
car to get to school) usually run by a family and considered
a premium accommodation, often with swimming pools, horseback
riding and lovely gardens.
| 2004 Accommodation
prices
All prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
Host family |
*Double
room with
breakfast |
*Double
room with
half board |
Single
room with
breakfast |
Single
room with
half board
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1 week
€ 185 |
1 week
€ 275 |
1 week
€ 220 |
1 week
€ 305 |
2 weeks
€ 240 |
2 weeks
€ 360 |
2 weeks
€ 285 |
2 weeks
€ 400 |
3 weeks
€ 290 |
3 weeks
€ 455 |
3 weeks
€ 360 |
3 weeks
€ 525 |
4 weeks
€ 320 |
4 weeks
€ 570 |
4 weeks
€ 420 |
4 weeks
€ 660 |
Additional week
€ 80 |
Additional week
€ 142.50 |
Additional week
€ 105 |
Additional week
€ 165 |
Additional day
€ 25 |
Additional day
€ 34 |
Additional day
€ 28 |
Additional day
€ 36 |
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Shared apartment |
| *Double room |
Single room
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1 week
€ 130 |
2 weeks
€ 170 |
1 week
€ 170 |
2 week
€ 230 |
3 weeks
€ 230 |
4 weeks
€ 286 |
3 weeks
€ 285 |
4 weeks
€ 340 |
Additional week
€ 71.50 |
Additional day
€ 22 |
Additional week
€ 85 |
Additional week
€ 24 |
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Studio apartment
(standard - deluxe) |
| 1 person |
2 people |
1 week
€ 325 - € 450 |
2 weeks
€ 485 - € 750 |
1 week
€ 380 - € 450 |
2 week
€ 545 - € 750 |
3 weeks
€ 640 - € 1200 |
4 weeks
€ 815 - € 1500 |
3 weeks
€ 750 - € 1200 |
4 weeks
€ 960 - € 1500 |
Additional week
€ 204 - € 375 |
Additional day
€ 55 - € 75 |
Additional week
€ 85 |
Additional day
€ 60 - € 75 |
Hotel |
Agriturismo |
€ 40 - € 45 per
night |
€ 500 - € 1000 per
week |
(depending on type of room/apartment
and season) |
Please inquire at: sangiovanni@eduvacations.com. |
| Intensive
Italian Course |
| 20 hours/week (maximum 10 students
per class). This type of course is suited to students
who wish to gain a comprehensive understanding of
the Italian language and culture through lessons,
regional visits, and following individual interests.
Minimum stay: 1 week
Intensive Italian Course |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
1 week
€ 220 |
2 weeks
€ 295 |
3 weeks
€ 430 |
4 weeks
€ 495 |
Additional week
€ 124 |
Deposit = 20%
of course price |
Registration fee = € 50
(valid for one year) |
Registration fee = € 20
for 1–week courses |
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| Super-intensive
Italian Course |
| 30 hours/week (maximum 10 students
per class, except 2 hour afternoon lessons with
maximum 5 students). This course is for those who
would like to benefit from an even more complete
language course. However, because it is not always
possible to arrange afternoon lessons according
to the school’s excursion program, some students
may prefer to choose the Combined course (see (c)
below).
Minimum stay: 1 week
Super-intensive Italian
Course |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
1 week
€ 375 |
2 weeks
€ 495 |
3 weeks
€ 705 |
4 weeks
€ 875 |
Additional week
€ 219 |
Deposit = 20%
of course price |
Registration fee = € 50
(valid for one year) |
Registration fee = € 20
for 1–week courses |
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| Combined
Italian Course |
| 20 + 5 hours per week (Maximum
10 students per class plus 5 hours weekly of individual
lessons). Combined Italian language courses are
recommended for students who want to deepen their
knowledge of the Italian language and culture. Subjects
of special interest or a specific linguistic field
can be included in the individual instruction. Individual
instruction times are related to the group lesson
timetable and, when possible, can be arranged according
to the school activities program and the students’
needs.
Minimum stay: 1 week
Combined Italian Course |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
1 week
€ 375 |
2 weeks
€ 495 |
3 weeks
€ 705 |
4 weeks
€ 875 |
Additional week
€ 219 |
Deposit = 20%
of course price |
Registration fee = € 50
(valid for one year) |
Registration fee = € 20
for 1–week courses |
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| Individual
lessons |
| These are recommended for people
with particular linguistic, cultural, and practical
needs, as well as for those who want to examine
specific topics. Specific topics could include translation,
architectural Italian and medical Italian.
Minimum stay: 1 week
Individual lessons |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
General Italian
€ 25 — € 28
per hour |
Special purposes
€ 30— 35 per hour |
Deposit = 20%
of course price |
Registration fee = € 50
(valid for one year) |
Registration fee = € 20
for 1–week courses |
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| Drawing
and Painting |
| Halfway between Florence and
Arezzo, not far from Siena, the Valdarno region
is perfectly situated for artistic itineraries.
The Drawing Course (not recommended for Italian
beginners) includes an introduction to (or a review
of) the drawing techniques such as real-life charcoal
drawing using the proportional method and study
of chiaroscuro, and study of real-life composition,
as well as copy from the great masters (portrait
and figure), and study of Tuscan landscape. The
painting course offers the opportunity to learn
the use of watercolor or tempera, with study of
real-life compositions and Tuscan landscape; and
for the most advanced, even the copy from great
masters. Due to the difficulty of watercolor techniques,
the students wishing to study them should have a
good basis of Drawing. Lessons are held in afternoons/evenings
2 times a week for 2 hours. For Drawing
and Painting courses students do not have to speak
Italian because it is practical, not theory.
| Drawing and Painting |
| All prices are quoted
in Euros (€) |
| Drawing
8 hours = € 115 |
Drawing and Painting
16 hours = € 170 |
Drawing and Painting
18 hours = € 200 |
Drawing and Painting
24 hours = € 230 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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| Cooking
lessons |
| The standard cooking lessons
are held twice a week (mainly on Tuesday and Thursday,
from 3 to 4 hours) in the afternoon/evening,
and they are followed by a dinner that allows the
students to enjoy the dishes they have just prepared.
Cooking lessons are not professional, but serious
enough for you to learn how to make typical Italian
dishes and to have fun. Cooking lessons for specific
purposes and for larger groups can be arranged upon
request.
Cooking lessons
1 lesson = 3-to-4 hours
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All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
| 1 lesson
€ 50 |
2 lessons
€ 100 |
4 lessons
€ 180 |
6 lessons
€ 270 |
8 lessons
€ 360 |
Additional
lesson
€ 45 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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| Wine
lessons |
| Learn about wine production
(from grapes to bottles); rules to taste a wine
(eye-nose-mouth; the bottle; the farm; the brand;
the area); Chianti; red, white, rosé; Riserva
- D.O.C.G. - I.G.T.; main combinations of food with
wine; and the right glasses for right wines. The
students will taste different wines (at least 1
Chianti Classico Riserva), mostly from Tuscany.
Become more acquainted with the wide variety of
Tuscan wines; learn to better appreciate their properties
and to accompany them with local food ingredients.
Attend two 3-hour lessons in 1 or 2 weeks.
Wine lessons |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
6 hours
€ 155 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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| History
of Art |
| Enjoy an urban and historic
introduction to Florence from the Middle Ages to
the Renaissance and to the most renown Tuscan artists:
Giotto, Masaccio, Donatello, Piero Della Francesca,
Brunelleschi, Arnolfo di Cambio, Michelangelo and
others. Attend four theory lessons and four on-site
lessons. 8 hours, 2-hour afternoon lesson once a
week for 4 weeks + 4 on site lessons.
History of Art |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
8 hours
€ 115 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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| Antique
Furniture |
| Antique Furniture
Learn about Florentine furniture from the 15th Century
to the present day. Attend theoretical and on-site
lessons at antique furniture workshops. The prices
include lecture notes, but not transportation. 8
hours, 4 lessons, 2 hours each (once or twice a
week).
Antique Furniture |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
8 hours
€ 115 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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Archaeology
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| This is a brief introduction
to Etruscan and Roman archaeology during 4 hours:
2 lessons, 2 hours each.
Archaeology |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
4 hours
€ 100 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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| Italian
literature |
| The course analyzes texts,
their style and contents as a starting-point for
studying literature. The teacher selects subjects
according to students’ needs and wishes. Examples
include: Il Dolce Stil Novo, Dante Alighieri, Divina
Commedia and love Poems.
Duration of course: 2 or 4 weeks (8 hours,
2 or 1 lessons a week, 2 hours each).
Italian literature |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
8 hours
€ 115 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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| Ceramic
Workshop |
| Students learn a complete cycle
of how to prepare plain ceramic objects. Depending
on the course duration, they also learn how to decorate
ceramics and how to fire them in a special oven;
paper sketches; first clay modeling; firing; decorating
with glaze and other techniques; third firing decoration;
consolidating of techniques and outline of History
of Ceramic. Courses start every week but a one month
advanced booking is required.
Duration of course: 2 or 4 weeks (three
2-and-half-hour lessons a week).
Ceramic Workshop |
All
prices are quoted in Euros (€) |
8 hours
€ 145 |
16 hours
€ 285 |
| Deposit
= 20% of course price |
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