How quickly could you learn if you had a teacher nearby and ready to help you—all day, every day?

Benvenuti alla scuola italiana!

As with all of the Middlebury Language Schools, the Italian School offers a teacher-to-student ratio that is one of the lowest in academia. What’s more, your teachers are there to support you not only in the classroom, but during daily office hours, discussion groups, visiting lectures, and dozens of in-language cocurricular activities.

Combined with the power of the Language Pledge, this creates a unique opportunity—to acquire, practice, and expand your language skills under the constant guidance of some of the world’s most experienced and dedicated instructors. From after-class tutoring sessions to casual conversations, cooking lessons to intensive writing workshops, you’ll not only gain greater fluency but the confidence you need to put these newly gained skills to the test.

Summer after summer, the Italian School continues to deliver on its reputation as a language learning center that combines rigorous expectations with unmatched support. That’s why many of our students—from researchers and scholars to teachers and travelers—return to the School again and again.

• Beginning in the summer of 2009, all students at the undergraduate level in the Italian School may elect to study at our new site at Mills College, in Oakland, California, if space permits. Application and financial aid processes are identical to those for the Middlebury campus. For more information on Middlebury at Mills, please click here.

Click here for new fellowship information for the Italian graduate program.