Italian Language Plus Gilding 

The ABC School would like to give students the opportunity to get in touch with the works of art in a very unique way, by attending a workshop and learning the basics of the trade, that of a gilder of wooden works and a restorer of paintings.

We do this in collaboration with a workshop/school that is located a stone's throw away from Ponte Vecchio, with teachers who also work for the Uffizi Galleries and other prestigious Italian and foreign museums.

The courses are personalized and can be followed also by beginners.

Students of the ABC school can engage in the learning of the language in the morning with the Standard Course in a group or the Individual course, and take part in gilding in the afternoon, making their stay in Florence a truly special experience.

Lesson times:

The timetable of the Italian language lessons depends on the chosen course.

The Standard group course takes place in the morning from 9:00 to 12:30, for a total of 20 lessons per week.

Those who choose to do an individual course will have a personalized timetable.

Course duration:

All of the courses at the ABC School last for a minimum of one week.

Start dates in 2025

Elementary, intermediate and advanced students can start the course every Monday. We ask all non-beginner students who intend to enroll in the ABC school's group or combined Italian courses to take the online grammar test at least two weeks before arriving in Florence.

Complete beginners can start the course every second Monday, on these specific dates:

7 January, 20 January, 3 February, 17 February, 3 March, 17 March, 31 March, 14 April, 28 April, 12 May, 26 May, 9 June, 23 June, 7 July, 21 July, 4 August, 18 August, 1 September, 15 September, 29 September, 13 October, 27 October, 10 November, 24 November, 9 December.

Holidays in 2025

Lessons take place from Monday to Friday. On Saturday the school organises activities that the students can take part in if they would like to: visits to museums or monuments and excursions in cities close to Florence.

The school follows national and local holidays and will be closed on the following days: 6 January, Easter Monday (21 April), 1 May, 2 June, 24 June, 15 August, 1 November, 8 December. The school will be closed for Christmas holidays from 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026. The school will reopen on 5 January 2026.

Start dates in 2026

Elementary, intermediate and advanced students can start the course every Monday. We ask all non-beginner students who intend to enroll in the ABC school's group or combined Italian courses to take the online grammar test at least two weeks before arriving in Florence.

Complete beginners can start the course every second Monday, on these specific dates:

5 January, 19 January, 2 February, 16 February, 2 March, 16 March, 30 March, 13 April, 27 April, 11 May, 25 May, 8 June, 22 June, 6 July, 20 July, 3 August, 17 August, 31 August, 14 September, 28 September, 12 October, 26 October, 9 November, 23 November, 7 December.

Holidays in 2026

Lessons take place from Monday to Friday. On Saturday the school organises activities that the students can take part in if they would like to: visits to museums or monuments and excursions in cities close to Florence.

The school follows national and local holidays and will be closed on the following days: 6 January, Easter Monday (6 April), 25 April (Saturday), 1 May, 2 June, 24 June, 15 August (Saturday), 8 December. The school will be closed for Christmas holidays from 21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. The school will reopen on 4 January 2027.

Prices:

The cost for the Italian Language Plus Gilding course varies depending on the language course chosen and on the number of gliding lessons attended.

We ask you to contact the school office for more information and a quote.

All courses have an additional registration fee of 60 euros which is valid for a total of 12 months + variable fee depending on the duration of the stay.

Locations

The Italian Language Plus Gilding course is only available in Florence.

Italian Language plus jewellery making

In collaboration with a very experienced jewellery workshop in Florence, we can offer the students that take our language and culture courses the opportunity to learn some classic goldsmith techniques but also some experimental ones.

The Italian language lessons take place in the morning and in the afternoon, after the lunch break, it's possible to create, under the guidance of expert, qualified artisans, small pieces of jewellery to take home.

The timing and number of jewellery making lessons is personalisable and is to be agreed with the master jewellery-makers according to the interests of the students. The course can be individual or for two people.

Timings of the lessons

The group Italian lessons are usually in the morning: from 9:00 to 10:30 we study Italian grammar and from 11 to 12:30, during the conversation lessons, we speak Italian and put into practice the structure studied in the grammar lessons.

Course duration

The minimum duration of the Italian language and culture courses at the ABC School is one week: students can decide how much time they want to spend studying the language depending on their own commitments.

Starting dates in 2025

Students at an elementary, intermediate and advanced level can start the course each Monday.

We ask all students who are not beginners that intend on signing up to the ABC School's group Italian courses to complete the online grammar test at least two weeks before arriving in Florence.

Beginners can starts the course every other Monday, on these specified dates:

7th January, 20th January, 3rd February, 17th February, 3rd March, 17th March, 31st March, 14th April, 28th April, 12th May, 25th May, 9th June, 23rd June, 7th July, 21st July, 4th August, 18th August, 1st September, 15th September, 29th September, 13th October, 27th October, 10th November, 24th November, 9th December

Holidays in 2025

Lessons take place Monday to Friday; on Saturdays, the ABC School organises visits to museums, monuments or excursions to nearby cities and students can take part if they wish.

The school observes national and local holidays and will be closed on the following days: 6th January, Easter Monday (21st April), 1st May, 2nd June, 24th June, 15th August, 1st November, 8th December and from 22nd December 2025 to 2nd January 2026 for the Christmas holidays. In 2026, the school will re-open on January 5th.

Start dates in 2026

Elementary, intermediate and advanced students can start the course every Monday. We ask all non-beginner students who intend to enroll in the ABC school's group or combined Italian courses to take the online grammar test at least two weeks before arriving in Florence.

Complete beginners can start the course every second Monday, on these specific dates:

5 January, 19 January, 2 February, 16 February, 2 March, 16 March, 30 March, 13 April, 27 April, 11 May, 25 May, 8 June, 22 June, 6 July, 20 July, 3 August, 17 August, 31 August, 14 September, 28 September, 12 October, 26 October, 9 November, 23 November, 7 December.

Holidays in 2026

Lessons take place from Monday to Friday. On Saturday the school organises activities that the students can take part in if they would like to: visits to museums or monuments and excursions in cities close to Florence.

The school follows national and local holidays and will be closed on the following days: 6 January, Easter Monday (6 April), 25 April (Saturday), 1 May, 2 June, 24 June, 15 August (Saturday), 8 December. The school will be closed for Christmas holidays from 21 December 2026 to 3 January 2027. The school will reopen on 4 January 2027.

Prices

The price depends on the type of course that the student chooses to do and how many hours they want to spend doing the jewellery workshop.

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