ABC School Firenze

I studied at ABC for 3 weeks in the summers of 2014 and 2015. The teachers are amazing and I highly recommend the school. I liked that the students are of various ages and come from many different countries. The course book is unique to the school. I also think the location is very convenient and allows you to immerse yourself in day to day Florence life.

Insegnanti e staff molto gentile. Ambito perfetto per studiare la lingua e per fare la conoscenza con delle persone carine. Consiglio a tutti la Scuola ABC.

10/10, I just finished a two-week Italian language course here and was blown away by the amount of Italian I learned in such a short period, specifically thanks to the amazing teachers at ABC!They have a great combination of grammar and conversation classes and all the teachers I have experienced where extremely skilled. Furthermore the whole communication and planning with the school beforehand went very smooth and I will most likely go back for another course later this year.Thanks Serena, Francesca, Silvia and the rest of the team :)

La scuola ABC è incredibile! Io mi sono inscritto in scuola per due settimane in settembre, 2022, e il mio esperienza era molto buono. Ho fatto il corso intensivo e ho avuto tre insegnanti diversi. Tutti erano molto in gamba e ho imparato un sacco. Le classe sono piccole, il edificio è molto bello, e le attività di pomeriggio sono divertiti e aiutante per migliorare il italiano. Sono sicuro che tornerò a scuola quando torno a Firenze!

La scuola è fantastica. Insegnanti eccellenti, le persone che lavorano a scuola sono molto educate. Alloggio molto buono, camere grandi, ottime per vacanze e apprendimento.

I have studied at a few different language schools in different countries and I can definitely say that the ABC School in Florence is my favourite. Most importantly, the teachers and teaching style is very effective. You are encouraged to speak Italian immediately and the teachers are so incredibly friendly that it is never intimidating! You have really small classes as well (maximum 8 people) so you really do get a personal, intense learning experience and after a few weeks you will definitely feel like your Italian has improved.What I also like about the school is that they organise accommodation for you as well as afternoon activities (food tours, films, museums, culture seminars etc.) so you're never bored and there is always the opportunity to improve your Italian even more in the afternoon. Lastly the school is in a great location. It's right in the historic centre in the Santa Croce quarter in the beautiful Florence which means that all the museums and restaurants are right at your doorstep. Definitely come here if you're interested in learning or improving your Italian, you won't regret it!

The experience of a lifetime!I cannot praise ABC School highly enough. From start to finish, my 3-weeks there was amazing. First, the school director, Monica, is highly responsive to all your inquiries, and works diligently to craft exactly the program you want to have. Once you arrive, the school secretary, Conny, is equally helpful, making excursion suggestions and telephone reservations on your behalf, and well as just generally making sure that you are happy about every aspect of your ABC School experience. The language instructors are amazing teachers, and really work hard to make the classes enjoyable. They also go the extra mile, and craft additional exercises outside the standard book curriculum when they see you have a weakness in a particular area (oh, you evil pronouns), plus move you around as needed to make sure you are always with students of a similar level.ABC also organizes student group activities after classes. While I was there, we did a guided walk up to San Miniato al Monte, a cooking class, museum visits to the Accademia and the Uffizi, and popular evenings out for appericena and pizza. On Saturdays, teachers also escort interested students to neighboring towns such as Pisa, Siena and Lucca.In addition to the morning Italian-language classes, I also took a course in Art History. Once again, Monica works with you to make sure you study exactly the artist(s) and/or time period that interests you the most. During the course, you have a private, 1 on 1 class with an Art History teacher. Each day you have a lecture or visit 1 or 2 locations throughout Florence with just your own art history specialist. The teacher makes sure that the class is tailored to what you are most interested in… more history? More art techniques? Just let them know. They are also excellent about suggesting other places to visit on your own that you might be interested in (because of funding restrictions, many museums have very strange hours – one place was open only Mon-Thurs, from 3-5 p.m.) In short, you are given a private, guided tour through one world’s richest art cities. Even if I forget 50% of what I learned, I’ll still be roughly 4,000 times smarter than before I took ABC’s art history course!I can’t think of a better place to learn and study Italian. I’d recommend ABC School to everyone.

Grazie per tutto! É stata la mia migliore esperienza in Italia senza dubbio =)

Отличная школа! Училась в ней в феврале 3 недели в группе + 1 час в день были индивидуальные занятия. В группе не больше 8 человек, обычно кто-то не приходит, в среднем 5-6 (а было и по 3! Мне есть с чем сравнивать: муж в это же время учился в школе Леонардо да Винчи (у него в группе всегда было 12 человек) и нам школы разрешили поменяться на один день. Очень интересный состав учеников: английский банкир на пенсии дружил с бразильской школьницей; архитектор из Швейцарии , в свои 70 лет, приезжающий раз в год учить итальянский; кореянка, влюбившаяся в итальянца))). Мой совет: берите одну-две недели, на третьей мозги закипают!

EINFACH NUR GROßARTIG !!!Ich habe einen 2-wöchigen Anfängerkurs an der ABC School Firenze gemacht und es war einfach nur großartig!Die Direktorin Monica (sowie das gesamte Team) war unfassbar freundlich und hilfsbereit und hat schon im Vorfeld per E-Mail super schnell auf alle meine Fragen reagiert und versucht, für alles eine Lösung zu finden und mir bei einfach allem zu helfen.Die von der Schule vermittelte Wohnung war ebenfalls super, 15 Minuten zu Fuß zur Schule, sauber und mit allem ausgestattet, was man braucht. Die Vermieterin war auch super freundlich und hilfsbereit und hatte viele tolle Tipps für mich!Der Sprachkurs selbst war ebenfalls großartig! Ich habe schon wirklich viele Sprachkurse gemacht, aber der hier war mit Abstand der beste, den ich jemals hatte!!! Die Klassen sind schön klein (max. 10 Leute), die Schüler aus aller Welt und allen Alterstufen (bei mir Deutschland, Kolumbien, Dänemark, Kongo, Spanien und England und von 16-55 Jahre alt), die Lehrer einfach nur fantastisch (mille grazie, Giuliana e Cristiano!), der Unterricht ist total durchdacht und die Grammatik- und Konversationseinheiten bauen super aufeinander auf. Es wird wirklich von Anfang an ausschließlich Italienisch gesprochen! Es ist unglaublich, wieviel ich in dieser kurzen Zeit gelernt habe, und dabei hatte ich noch wahnsinnig viel Spaß, dank der super netten und lustigen Lehrer, die viel Geduld mit einem haben und darauf achten, dass wirklich jeder mitkommt.Außerdem bietet die Schule jeden Tag außer Sonntag gemeinsame Aktivitäten an (Filmabende, Kochkurse, Yoga, Besichtigungen, Ausfüge und und und), die ebenfalls super sind! Ich habe z.B. eine Besichtigung der Kirche Santa Maria Novella mitgemacht. Die Führung wurde von einer der Lehrerinnen, die ebenfalls professioneller Guide ist, gemacht und war einfach super. Sie war komplett auf Italienisch (und dass am 3. Tag!!!), man ist aber erstaunlicherweise problemlos mitgekommen.Alles in Allem (und mal abgesehen davon, dass Florenz alleine schon wunderschön und eine Reise wert ist) kann ich die Schule wirklich nur jedem wärmstens empfehlen, es lohnt sich wirklich! Ich selbst komme nächstes Jahr definitiv wieder und mache mit dem Anschlusskurs weiter!Ci vediamo l'anno prossimo, Monica, Wally, Giuliana, Cristiano e tutti gli altri, mille grazie!!!Tess