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| COURSES 2023/2024  | Enrollments for the school year courses are open 2023/2024. Registration forms The courses for children, teenagers and adults will start on Monday 18 September 2023 and will end on Friday 21 June 2024. The indicative list (subject to possible modifications and adaptations) some days, times and levels of courses is indicated at this link. In particular, otherwise riattivati corsi ad Haarlem and Wassenaar, and new courses can be organized wherever there is a sufficient number of requests. In view of the success achieved, two will be activated annual courses “Musilgua” a The Hague for children respectively 3/5 years and 6/8 years (v. under). ESI also organizes individual and small group courses for every need. Thanks to the experience gained, ESI also offers courses “at a distance” for adults and secondary school students, with modalities to be agreed according to requests. |
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Given the success of the cycles of experimental lessons carried out during the previous school year, for the school year 23/24 it was decided to make this course one year long, broken down in two sections according to the age of the students. (v. poster 6/8 years) – (v. poster 3/5 years) |
| COURSES ED EXAMS FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF ITALIAN at the headquarters in DEN HAAG  | The next CILS exams for the level B1-Citizenship they will take place THURSDAY’ 19 October 2023 (deadline for registrations: 17 September 2023). The next CILS exams for all levels they will take place TUESDAY’ 5 December 2023 (deadline for registrations: 22 October 2023). Exams are held only at the ESI headquarters in Den Haag More information ESI also organizes PREPARATION COURSES online exams for Italian Citizenship. More information |
PANDEMIC COVID19 | In the current school year 2022/2023, for all courses regularly held in-person there are currently no particular restrictive rules. However, it is recommended to follow all precautionary recommendations and procedures indicated by the competent authorities (hygiene, distance, gatherings, parents' access to the classrooms, quarantines, cold or flu symptoms,…). For the rules in case of contagion from Covid: Read more |
TEACHING  | The training offer is developed on the three levels of education, of teaching, and the organization, and is aimed at students, to teachers, to families and all personnel involved in the training process. An eclectic approach is used that favors the acquisition of communicative competence through the fundamental moments of listening, of speaking, of reading and writing. Read more |
CLASS PROJECTS | As an integral part of the Italian language and culture learning courses, the students (adults and children) they are encouraged and guided by teachers to develop specific teaching projects, such as projects to facilitate the approach to Italian literature and the analysis of the text, or the ideation and writing of fantastic stories. Go to Projetti |
WORKING FOR ESI | ESI is a Stichting (Non-profit organization) under Dutch law, which organizes Italian language and culture courses throughout the Dutch territory. In choosing teachers, we turn to native teachers who have a specific degree and / or experience or certification in teaching Italian LS or L2. Read more |