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Palazzi offers through FUA-AUF’s academic areas several non-credit enrichment programs and classes for a specialized learning experience in addition to its for-credit academic sessions. These programs can be an option for continuing education learners as well as alumni associations planning excursions or to celebrate important occasions. Types of enrichment programs offered include:
ITALIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE AT SQUOLA
Language and Internship Offered on a for-credit and non-credit/enrichment basis, this unique program combines language study with real-life application through a final internship. This program consists of a minimum 3-week period. The Italian language component is run on a 3-week module and at least one session is required. Programs may be extended to further sessions.
Non-credit Intensive Italian Program This is the core program that runs throughout the whole year. It is a course that combines language study, lecture and film series, and a language through cooking class in three-week modules.
Total Immersion through Homestay Allows participants to enhance their program experience in Florence through an Italian home stay. The homestay is an option that can be chosen when securing housing through Palazzi/FUA-AUF for program activities or studies in Florence. Complete details can be found in the Housing section.
ITALIAN FOOD AND WINE PROGRAMS FOR AMATEURS AT APICIUS
Culinary and Wine Programs for individuals, small groups (2-4 participants), medium groups (5-10 participants), and large groups (11-20 participants). The following activities can be organized as a single day experience or combined for an extended period of time, if desired: Italian for survival language lesson, cooking classes, wine appreciation*, gastronomic walking tours, market tours, tours of cooking supply shops, shopping tour, meals in a Florentine restaurant with a culinary expert, lectures on Italian products with tastings, dinners in a private Tuscan home, Tuscan castle wine and food tasting tour.
*Wine appreciation classes are divided into 3 categories: Tuscan wines (basic), Italian wines (intermediate), Italian and Super Tuscan wines (advanced).
Weekly Programs and 2-Week Programs Combine group and one to one instruction for cooking classes, wine appreciation, and Italian language classes to become a culinary expert. 3-week programs combining 6 to 9 cooking and wine classes are available. Weekly culinary topics offered include Italian regional cuisine, Tuscan cuisine, Italian vegetarian cuisine, the Italian food feast, and intro to Italian wines.
The 2-week Gusto Workshop programs offer 14 hours of group classes (cuisine and wine) and 10 hours of private individual tutoring on the chosen thematic area. Areas offered include: grocery shopping in Italy, cuisine as a cultural landmark, Italian pizza and breads, fresh pasta workshop, traditional holiday sweets in Italy, the Mediterranean diet, traditional preserves and fresh herbs, pairing food and wine, olive oil, cold cuts and cheeses in Tuscany, table setting and decoration arts, food styling and photography, flower composition and arrangement, Italian ices-gelato-sorbets.
Customized Programs for Cuisine and Art Lovers What could be better than combining culinary art and visual art in Florence? Museum visits, lectures on Renaissance Art and Cuisine, visits to farms and wineries, special market tours and dinners in the best restaurants with culinary experts. The most renowned Florentine Chefs along with Art Scholars will walk you through the Florentine and Tuscan experience, teaching you the real “Italian Art of Living.”
Monthly Programs Combine cooking, wine appreciation and Italian Language in group classes and enjoy a month immersed in Florentine culture.
Contact
For more detailed information on enrichment classes, contact info@apicius.it. For Italian Language programs contact info@fua.it. Please visit the enrichment programs Apicius site for further details. |  |
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