 Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Rome
Dear Friend,
Welcome to the October newsletter from Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Rome!
Every month we will be pleased to keep you informed on upcoming events, special courses and news regarding our school and the city of Rome.
Thanks for reading, we hope you will enjoy it and we wish to see you again in the near future.
Pier Alberto Merli
Managing Director
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Best picture contest 2009
Raise your hand if you have never taken a picture at the end of a school course. Come on! We’ve all done it at least once and cherish those memories ever after. That’s why Scuola Leonardo da Vinci in Rome is launching its first best picture contest open to current students, former students, friends, relatives, in a word, to everybody.
Whatever subject you choose is welcomed as long as it is related to Rome and/or to our school activities (classes, dinners, excursions etc. etc.). And it’s not just for the fun of it. The winner will receive one free week standard course to be used at our school in Rome between November 2009 and November 2010.
The second prize is a 15 euro voucher for a Tuesday evening dinner at the GLUB. A brand new school textbook will be given to the proud third place. What is more, all the best pictures will be posted on our facebook page.
If you want to participate, please send your picture in jpeg format to rome@scuolaleonardo.com .
No more than a few at a time otherwise our computers might experience a nervous breakdown!
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Rome Events
MICHELANGELO: ARCHITECT IN ROME
At the Capitoline Museums visitors will have the great opportunity to see some of the drawings by the Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti. “Michelangelo: Architect in Rome”, organized by Mauro Mussolin and Pina Ragionieri, will run until February 7th 2010.
The exhibition includes works and paper plans realized by architect Buonarroti during his journeys in Rome (1505-1516 and 1534-1564), such as the famous plans for Saint Peter, the Sistine Chapel (which features the well known Creation of Adam and the Last Judgement), the Capitoline Square and Porta Pia.
Special courses
ITALY TODAY IN ROME
Learning a language is, above all, the first crucial step to understand a different culture. That’s why Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci in Rome has enriched the traditional “Italy today” programme with extra subjects specific of the city of Rome and its peculiar culture. For example this month you can see the program of the course…
“Rome besides monuments: places, language and culture”.
A chance to discover Rome outside traditional routes.
The Places
The Garbatella: a small town of narrow streets and gardens in the center of Rome.
Testaccio: from ancient scrap-yard to contemporary art in the first working-class district of Rome.
San Lorenzo: between undergraduates and the monumental cemetery.
Coppedè district: ordinary life in a movie set.
Markets of Rome: from Piazza Vittorio (where you can find food and people from all over the world) to Porta Portese (where you can find everything except food).
The Language
Roman dialect seen through poems by “roman” poets and songs dedicated to Rome.
A philosophy of life
Romans and their football team.
The course is offered in the classic Italy Today formula (2 or 4 weeks, 5 lessons every day, of which 4 Standard Italian Language Course and 1 Italian cultural): http://www.scuolaleonardo.com/Italian-language-general-courses.html
For further information please write to: leonardo.moretto@scuolaleonardo.com
Every month we will be pleased to keep you updated on the contents of these and other courses to come.
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School's extra activities
HISTORY OF ART TOUR TO TIVOLI: ADRIANA VILLA
 An example of our free time activities:
History of Art tour to Tivoli
Adriana Villa
Tour to Tivoli with Stefan
Appointment: 8.45 a.m. at Ponte Mammolo underground station (line B) COTRAL station side.
Program:
guided tour to Adriana villa, the villa built by Emperor Adriano in 100 A.D.
Price: 25 €
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