Extracurricular
Activities
The school offers a minimum of 10 extracurricular activities per
month. The activities taking place in the school premises are free of
charge (history of Florence, Italian music, Italian movies, international
dinners, lectures on different topics of the Italian culture, like history,
geography, politics, society, traditions, television and special events).
All other activities are to be paid for (visits to museums, trips to neighbouring
cities, dinners in typical restaurants, wine tasting, concerts and shows).
All activities take place after
4:00 PM and at weekends.
End-of course
dinner in a typical Florentine restaurant
Use of school premises
Students can use rooms not being used for class purposes from 9:00 AM
to 6:00 PM to study, read, watch movies etc.
Internet point
A computer is available for students to use the Internet and check
e-mails.
Two hours' individual lessons for free
The school offers students who participates in a course for more than
tree months two hours of free one-to-one lesson.
Language assistance
Once a week a teacher will be available to students for one hour in the
afternoon, to answer queries and solve doubts concerning grammar and vocabulary.
This is a free service.
Study Visa
Students from countries which are not members of the EU and who intend
to stay 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 certification
of enrolment to 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 amount due as deposit. 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.
Health insurance
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 E 111 form, which entitles
them to get free medical assistance by the Italian National Health Service.
Scholarships
Every year, the Istituto Il David makes a limited number of scholarships
available to Italian Language and Culture Institutes based in a number
of cities throughout the world and to some international universities.
Applications are to be sent directly to the Italian Language and Culture
Institute or to the university.