Piccola Università Italiana offers an Italian language course for senior students in its school in Trieste.
This special course is addressed to senior students belonging to the age group 6o+
Our school will offer you the great possibility to learn Italian along with a broad range of activities such as social activities, excursions and cultural field trips. We will provide you with a comfortable accommodation as well!
Studying Italian in the great atmosphere of Trieste will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don’t miss our Italian language course for senior students in Tropea!
Course start and duration
Students can choose to start this course between the following dates:
- Winter programme: from 21/01/2024 to 04/02/2024
- Spring programme: from 10/03/2024 to 24/03/2024
- Autumn programme: from 20/10/2024 to 03/11/2024
Arrival and departure day is on Sunday.
Our Active Silver 60+ programme lasts 2 weeks (40 lessons).
Detailed programme (1st week)
Sunday:
Monday:
- 8:00-8:30 Written grading test
- 8:30-10:00 Oral grading test
- 11:00-13:00 Italian course
- 18:00 Introduction to the extracurricular programme
- 19:00 Eating Italian Pizza (to get to know the group, not included)
Tuesday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min. break)
- 15:00-17:00 Guided historical city tour through Trieste, followed by a coffee in a famous historical cafe
Wednesday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min. break)
- 14:00 Half-day excursion: Visit of a wine estate with wine and oil tasting
Thursday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min.break)
- 14:00-19:00 Half-day excursion to Cividale
Friday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min.break)
- Free afternoon
- 16:00-18:00 Watching an Italian classic movie
Saturday:
- 09:00-18:00 Full-day excursion to Udine with guided tour. Visit of the Fresco from the famous painter Tiepolo/Possibility to have lunch in a typical Osteria
Detailed programme (2nd week)
Sunday:
Monday:
- 9:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min.break)
- 15:00-17:00 Guided visiting tour of the museum Revoltella
Tuesday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min. break)
- 15:00-17:00 Guided historical city tour through Trieste, followed by an Aperitivo Spritz in a famous historical cafe
Wednesday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min. break)
- 13:30-20:00 Half-day excursion to Aquileia
Thursday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min.break)
- Free afternoon
- 16:00-18:00 Watching an Italian classic movie
Friday:
- 09:00-13:00 Italian course (with 20 min.break)
- 15:00-19:00 Guided visiting tour of the Castle of Duino, followed by the visit of a traditional Osmiza in the Karst mountain range (with wine and snack)
Saturday:
Objective
Developing speaking, writing, listening and reading skills while being immersed in a magical atmosphere.
Size of groups
This course will be carried out in small groups of 3 to 8 participants. In case a group of 3-8 cannot be formed, the student will be placed in a 1-2 student to teacher ratio setting. If this occurs, the number of lessons will be reduced by 50%.
Minimum amount of participants is 6 students per course date.
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Certificate
On the last day of course students receive a certificate confirming participation of the course.
Read more details about the participation certificate.
Price details
The price includes:
- Special senior group course (40 lessons of 55 minutes) according to the course regulation
- Extracurricular programme (1 welcome drink, 1 aperitivo, 1 guided city tour + coffee, 1 museum visit, 4 half-day excursions, 1 full-day excursion, 1 afternoon excursion with snack + watching an Italian classic movie)
- Accommodation as booked
PROGRAMME RATE including indicated accommodation option
| Single room (Residenza PUI - Shared apartment) |
Single room (Studio flat in a residence) |
Double room (Residenza PUI - Shared apartment) |
Double room (Studio flat in a Residence) |
| 1130€ |
1330€ |
990€ |
1090€ |
Testimonials
- Gerda from Switzerland
Mi piace Trieste!! Ich hatte hier in der Piccola Università Italiana eine unvergessliche Woche. Der Unterricht war für mich fordernd, ich bin schon 70 und kann nicht so schnell denken wie die jungen Studenten. Trotzdem habe ich viel gelernt!! Vielen Dank an meine Lehrerinnen, sie waren soooo verständnisvoll und freundlich, sympathisch und qualifiziert. Danke auch an „Marta uno“ im Sekretariat!!