Monthly Archives: August 2008

General Interest Professors

LdM Receives 2008 Excellence Award

August 22, 2008 – 1:04 pm

Lorenzo de’ Medici has been awarded the Languagecourse.net “2008 Excellence Award” for its Italian Language courses. Every year LanguageCourse.Net requests evaluations from more than a thousand language course students worldwide in order to honor language schools which provide outstanding services to their clients. As a result of these evaluations, LanguageCourse.Net presents an annual Excellence Award to those language schools which receive the highest customer satisfaction ratings worldwide. The 2008 Excellence Award not only recognizes the accomplishments of the school with respects to its quality of service but it also provides the opportunity to certify to potential clients the high standards applied in LdM’s Italian Language classes.

Congratulations to the LdM Italian Language Department – Keep up the good work!

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General Interest

IALC’s Newest Member – Lorenzo de’ Medici

August 15, 2008 – 1:03 pm

Scuola Lorenzo de’ Medici has recently been accepted to the International Association of Language Centres, the only international quality association exclusively for private language schools that teach the language where it is spoken. This is a worldwide renowned accomplishment for educational institutions and promotes the quality and effectiveness of LdM’s language system.

IALC was founded in 1983, headed by the newly elected President Alberto Sampere in Madrid, Spain. IALC’s three main goals have been: To promote cultural and professional exchanges through the study of modern languages in the countries where they are spoken, to represent and convey professionalism and expertise in the teaching of foreign languages, and to protect and maintain worldwide the existence of high quality independent language schools. This organization was a reaction to the increasing interest for studying abroad and more affordable prices for international travel. It began with eight private language schools between Europe and North America, and now has more than 90 members in over 21 countries. IALC provides students with the opportunity to learn in a diverse culture outside the classroom along with accommodating them to make studying abroad an unforgettable experience.

From this new membership, Scuola Lorenzo de’ Medici will be promoted all year long to a wide variety of countries, increasing the cultural diversity within the school and sharing new ideas and values between other members.

Written by: Charles Randazzo, LdM-Marist student

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Activities General Interest

LdM Sponsored Events for August 2008

August 8, 2008 – 12:59 pm

Tuesday, 5 August
Visit: Church of Santa Maria Novella
Meet at 16.00 in front of the school in Via Faenza. Cost: €2.50. Registration and payment due at the administrative coordinator’s office (Department of Italian Language and Art) by Monday, 4 August. Minimum 5, maximum 25 participants.

FREE
Thursday, 7 August
Film: “Come Te Nessuno Mai”
Director: G. Muccino
Year: 1999
Length: 1’ 28”
*Italian subtitles
Plot: Sixteen-year-old Silvio faces the small challenges of his age: the disappointment of love and a not-so-perfect relationship with his parents.
Meet at 16.00 in classroom E.

FREE
Friday, 8 August
Seminar: “Italian Cooking”
Come learn about Italian cuisine and prepare some Italian dishes together. Meet at 12.45 in classroom Artusi.

FREE
Monday, 11 August
Film: “Pane e Tulipani”
Director: S. Soldini
Year: 2000
Length: 1’ 40”
Plot: Through a series of odd events, Rosalba, a housewife in Pescara, finds herself in Venice where she tries to reorganize her life.
Meet at 16.00 in classroom E.

FREE
Tuesday, 12 August
Visit: The Uffizi
Meet at 16.00 in front of the school in Via Faenza. Register at the administrative coordinator’s office (Department of Italian Language and Art) by Monday, 11 August. Maximum 25 participants.

FREE
Thursady, 14 August
Seminar: “Leonardo”
Meet at 12.45 in classroom E.

FREE
Monday, 18 August
Seminar: “La Sicilia”
Meet at 12.45 in classroom E.

FREE
Tuesday, 19 August
Visit: Boboli Gardens
Meet at 15.45 in front of the school in Via Faenza. Register at the administrative coordinator’s office (Department of Italian Language and Art) by Monday, 18 August. Maximum 25 participants.

FREE
Film: “Pinocchio”
Director: R. Benigni, winner of the “Festival del Cinema Italiano” award
Year: 2002
Length: 1’ 47”
Plot: Based on the celebrated tale by Carlo Collodi, Pinocchio, the wooden puppet created by Geppetto, faces countless dangers on his search to become a real boy. He is helped along the way by the Cricket and, above all, the Blue Fairy.
Meet at 16.00 in classroom E.

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