Dive deep into the realm of living organisms with a focus on the intricacies of life processes, adaptations, and evolution, mirroring Italy’s secondary education standards. This module provides a comprehensive understanding of cellular biology, genetics, human anatomy, and physiology, ensuring students are well-prepared for university-level medical and life sciences studies in Italy.

This course encapsulates the chemical foundations integral to Italy’s secondary education. From organic to inorganic chemistry, students grasp the molecular intricacies of reactions, compounds, and elements. Special emphasis is laid on biochemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry, pivotal for students eyeing a medical or life science degree in Italy.

Focused on laying a solid foundation for future medical and life science studies, this course mirrors Italy’s secondary education system, covering essential topics such as algebra, calculus, statistics, and their application in medical contexts. This ensures students are adept in mathematical reasoning and analysis, pivotal for higher-level medical studies.

Aligned with Italy’s pre-university curriculum, the physics course provides students with a profound understanding of core concepts like mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism. Tailored for medical aspirants, it underscores the applications of these principles in medical apparatuses and physiological processes, equipping students for Italy’s top-tier medical universities.

The Italian language course is offered as:

– 9-month program: up to B2 level

– 6-month program: up to B1 level

The program is intended to allow students starting at beginner levels to achieve the required intermediate (B1) or upper intermediate (B2) level of Italian language competence required for enrolment into Italian university programs. Such language objectives require commitment and dedication on behalf of each student, our instructors and student service team are here to support to create an optimal learning enviroment for students to succeed.

Students are taught by expert, highly qualified native Italian language instructors that implement the communicative method in the classroom to achieve the best results in all 4 linguistic skills: speaking, writing reading and listening comprehension. Students are taught by expert, DITALS II qualified native Italian language instructors that implement the communicative method in the classroom to achieve the best results in all 4 linguistic skills: speaking, writing reading and listening comprehension.

International Foundation may also sit the CILS exam. The CILS exam is Italy’s most widely recognized language certification and is administered by the University of Siena. Student who wish to sit the exam will go over best practices for academic writing, preparation tests with CILS past papers and oral exam simulations led by instructors that are University of Siena CILS examiners.

Beyond core subject knowledge, this course is designed to hone students’ academic prowess and logical abilities. Drawing inspiration from Italy’s secondary curriculum, it cultivates skills such as research methodology, critical analysis, and argumentative reasoning, ensuring students are well-prepared for the analytical demands of medical academia.

Students may choose to dedicate free time to improve their sports skills in a range of different areas. The city of Siracusa has excellent sport facilities, teams and coaches. At close vicinity from the school there are swimming pools, gyms, running and cycle tracks, football fields, basketball and handball facilities, as well as world-famous tennis and paddle clubs. There is also an excellent golf course “Monasteri” on the outskirts of the city.

Siracusa is also famous for a range of water sports, with students having the option to join Stand-Up Paddle surfing (SUP or Paddleboarding), kayaking, rowing, kyte-surfing and sailing clubs in the Great Harbour and on the Ciane river, where the historical naval battles of Ancient Syracuse took place, and where sportspeople still battle it out today.

Students may choose to dedicate time to social and/or environmental volunteering, to develop their interpersonal and intercultural skills and enrich their CV. Activities will be conducted with NGOs that our institution supports, and will vary based on the needs of the organization, the students’ age, interests and skillsets. Students in the past have volunteered in the role of teaching assistants for language and homework support, participated in the clean up of beaches and historical sites.