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Why age it’s not important when learning a new language?

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan ⋅ February 10, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

“Age is not important unless you’re a cheese” Hayes, Helen.
It’s not just a rewarding process but it increases your quality of life, it keeps you more mentally agile and younger. In fact, learning a foreign language (or more than one) improves memory, math skills, analytical skills, problem solving and increases critical thinking and creativity. So [...]

Museo del ‘900 a Milano

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan ⋅ February 2, 2011 ⋅ One comment

L’ultima attività culturale del tempo libero del mese di gennaio per gli studenti della Scuola Leonardo da Vinci di Milano è stata la visita al nuovissimo Museo del 900.
Accanto al Duomo, all’interno del Palazzo dell’Arengario, cinque piani interamente dedicati ai capolavori dell’arte del Ventesimo secolo: dipinti, sculture, installazioni e molto altro!
Il percorso si sviluppa in [...]

ENGLISH WEEK AT OLD FASHION!

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan ⋅ January 24, 2011 ⋅ One comment

Every Wednesday young people coming from all over the world meet at Old Fashion Cafe (one of the coolest Club of Milan) for the International Students Night!!
Twice a month I attend this amazing event with Scuola Leonardo da Vinci students… offering them a true Italian Experience: a Welcome Free Drink, free buffet “Aperitivo” and the [...]

Radio Leo: seconda puntata!

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan ⋅ December 23, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Questa settimana abbiamo terminato la seconda puntata di RADIO LEO!
Alcuni studenti hanno registato il programma e ci hanno raccontato il loro Natale. Ascoltateli e vi divertirete a scoprire ciò che hanno voluto presentarci dal loro Paese. … fateci sapere cosa ne pensate, lasciate un commento sul nostro blog e alla prossima…
Con la radio della scuola [...]

Student exhibition at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Siena

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Siena ⋅ December 15, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

A group of students from Guilford College (Greensboro, NC) have just finished their semester abroad attending Italian language, Art History and Music History courses at our Scuola Leonardo da Vinci campus in Siena. Students also participated in a beginning drawing course taught by Guilford professor Roy Nydorf, which focused on Renaissance and late Medieval techniques [...]

Student Life at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan (what our students and staff have to say)

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan ⋅ November 4, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

by Heather Arrigo (Boston, USA, level 6)
Taking on learning a new language is no small task. Add to this, living in a different country with different customs (umm…I know it’s Sunday but I was hoping to go to the grocery store…) and being far away from family and friends, one is left to think that [...]

Eat, Pray, Love inspires travel

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Rome ⋅ September 22, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Eat, Pray, Love hits cinemas this month, based upon the bestselling memoir of Elizabeth Gilbert. Liz’s quest for fulfilment takes her to Rome, India and Bali, and to celebrate the release of the film we’ve put together some top tips on where to stay and what to do in these three [...]

Student Life at Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan (what our students and staff have to say)

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan ⋅ September 17, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

by Heather Arrigo (Boston, USA, level 6)
Taking on learning a new language is no small task. Add to this, living in a different country with different customs (umm…I know it’s Sunday but I was hoping to go to the grocery store…) and being far away from family and friends, one is left to think that [...]

Eat, Pray and Love, the director’s cut

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Rome ⋅ September 7, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

And the book, the bestseller Eat, Pray and Love, became a movie, hopefully a blockbuster.
As we hinted last year, Julia Roberts (yes that Julia Roberts!) plays Elizabeth Gilbert touring the world after a divorce in a quest for the perfect life, i.e. good food, spirituality , love and success. And she really found them. Not [...]

10 things not to miss in Milan!

By Scuola Leonardo da Vinci Milan ⋅ August 23, 2010 ⋅ 4 comments

Every year thousands of tourists, students and business travellers come to Milan. Be it for work, pleasure, or both (for example studying at Scuola Leonardo Da Vinci), you should take advantage of certain attractions during your time in this amazing city. Some may seem obvious, you will find them in guide books or already know [...]