The Italian language and cooking courses consist of daily classes of four hours each taking place from Monday to Friday. Each lesson starts with an introduction to the common words and phrases used in the kitchen followed by the hands-on experience of preparing a meal together with the chef.

It is also possible to go to the market with the Italian teachers to buy the necessary ingredients for the day and to learn the way in which to ask for and purchase goods from the market in Italian.

You will learn to prepare the typical dishes of Reggio Emilia: tortelli, lasagne, cappelletti, erbazzone, different types of condiments for pasta, and traditional desserts. We will eat what we have cooked together for lunch. We can also visit local wine cellars, Parmesan cheese producers and balsamic vinegar producers.

The courses are held at a local agriturismo where rooms are available for overnight accommodation. The agriturismo is located 4 kms from the centre of Reggio Emilia and is easily reached by bus or by bicycle. During your stay, the owners can offer many possible activities such as: golf, horseback riding, mountain biking, and nature hikes through the Reggiana hills.

Courses are held twice a week, for at least two weeks, and each lesson lasts 3 hours.

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Courses are organized only in summer with a minimum number of 6 participants. They are held twice a week and consist of a 3 hour lesson each, for at least two weeks. They concern the techniques to make vases, plates, objects using the Japanese way to fire ceramics.

Courses about art history are held twice a week and they consist of a 2 hour lesson each, for at least two weeks. It is possible to select the historical-artistic topics or the artists to study. Lessons can be enriched by guided tours of Reggio Emilia.
The course will be arranged with a minimum number of 6 participants.

Students interested in these literature workshops will be informed of the topics during their stay in Reggio Emilia. They will be able to enrol directly at school. Previous enrolment is not necessary and it is possible to attend just one lesson. Workshops concern topics and authors of the Italian literature of the twentieth century. They will be arranged with a minimum number of 6 participants.

The courses of painting and drawing, raku, art history, and literature are held in the Palazzo Vecchio of the Mauriziano, a historical building of the sixteenth century and the ancient house of the poet Ludovico Ariosto (1471-1533). They are taught in Italian and an intermediate-advanced level of Italian is therefore required.