Activities
Outside the classroom, you’ll participate in a range of organized cocurricular activities and clubs designed to help you build new vocabulary while developing cultural fluency.
Students and faculty live under the same roof and take part in all the cultural and social activities, including film screenings, lectures, concerts, plays, dinners, soccer, volleyball, wine seminars, parties, club meetings and picnics. The following are just a few highlights:
Italian for Singers is designed for opera singers. Students will attend weekly laboratories and rehearsals that will include emphasis on proper Italian diction. Under the expert direction of Professor Zanardi, an all-student opera performance will be held at the end of the summer. For further information and additional application requirements, please contact the Italian School Assistant Director at italianschool@middlebury.edu.
Cooking workshops throughout the session allow students to learn how to prepare typical and regional Italian specialities, a native of Sicily with many years of restaurant experience in Italy.
Students (Level 1-Graduate Level) share about their experiences at the Italian School in our Italian School Podcast, hosted by Master of Ceremonies and Italian instructor, Giovanni Minicucci.