Italian summer camp in Lignano, a popular youth resort on the Adriatic Sea (ages 14-17). Explore the stunning eight-kilometer beach, engage in diverse sports and creative activities, and embark on enriching excursions to iconic cities like Venice and Verona.
Lignano
Welcome to the premier destination for a remarkable young learner Italian language experience in Lignano!
Lignano is a beautiful seaside town nestled between Venice and Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. It boasts one of the most stunning beaches in the northern part of the Adriatic region, stretching eight kilometers, earning the Blue Flag for quality every year.
Ideal for relaxation and entertainment, Lignano captivates visitors not only with its expansive sandy beach and lush pine forest but also with its fantastic amusement parks: the AQUASPLASH water park and the Punta Verde Zoo – a private zoo with over 1000 different species of animals in a natural environment within a vast complex.
Sabjadoro and Pineta are the two most renowned areas of this town. Sabjadoro, the historical center, is characterized by wide, golden sandy beaches, while Pineta is surrounded by a pine forest.
For young participants of the Verbalists Language Network, their stay in Lignano remains a cherished memory, and many attend this fantastic camp for several consecutive years.
School
This Italian summer camp takes place at the closed-type recreational center Villaggio Adriatico, organized by our longstanding partner, Linguaviva school.
Founded in 1976, Linguaviva was first declared the best language school in Italy in 2006 and subsequently won this title three times in a row – in 2009, 2010, and 2011. As proof of its expertise and high professionalism, it has received accreditation from the Italian Ministry of Education and the world-recognized ISO 9001 quality certificate. The school is also a member of the most important professional associations – ASILS (Associazione Scuole d’Italiano come Lingua Seconda), IALC (International Association of Language Centres), and NAFSA (Association of International Educators).
In addition to the summer school in Lignano, Linguaviva operates prominent language centers and young learner summer schools in Milan and Florence.
Program
The Italian summer camp is designed for participants aged 14 to 17. Classes and activity programs are tailored to the age group. One significant advantage of the camp is that classes take place in the same complex as accommodation.
The program is available for students from beginner to advanced levels. Participants attend a standard course in general Italian language in groups of up to 12 students, with a workload of 20 hours per week. Each class lasts 45 minutes, and the teaching method is communicative. Italian is learned through conversation, listening, reading, and writing.
On the first day of the camp, a diagnostic test is conducted, and based on the results, participants are assigned to appropriate groups. Classes take place in the morning (either in the classroom or outdoors, depending on the lesson topic), while afternoon and evening sessions are reserved for sports activities tailored to the interests of different age groups.
All sports activities are supervised by instructors who assist participants in developing sports skills and communicating more in Italian.
Activities & Excursions
Extracurricular activities are carefully planned and particularly important, as students, in an informal environment through sports and fun, practice Italian and make friends from around the world.
Every evening, the camp staff provides participants with a schedule of activities scheduled for the next day.
Afternoon activities are divided into two time intervals – from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm and from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. Participants can choose which activities to participate in, with each activity supervised by camp staff.
Activities are thematically divided into three groups:
- Sports Activities: soccer, basketball, volleyball, tennis, beach volleyball, water polo, swimming, rollerblading (in smaller groups), aqua aerobics, etc. It’s also possible to reserve a tennis court (free of charge) or arrange horseback riding lessons for an additional fee (30 euros per hour).
- Creative Activities: cooking classes, T-shirt painting, costume and set design, handicrafts, etc.
- Beach Activities: enjoying beach games.
Evening activities include tours, organized visits to matches, open-air cinema, disco, beach parties, and themed events.
Upon request, additional activities can be organized, such as visits to amusement parks or shopping centers, with an additional charge (around 10 euros).
On Sundays, full-day excursions to Venice, Verona, and Trieste are organized. During these educational trips, participants may be assigned tasks to describe their impressions or interview passersby as part of a project presented later in class.
Excursions: VERONA, VENICE, GARDALEND, or TRIESTE (visits depend on the program’s start date).
- The entrance ticket to Gardaland amusement park costs around 30 euros.
We’ve highlighted here some images of our Verbalists who took part in the Color Run in Lignano (click on the image for an enlarged view):
The Color Run
Accommodation
Students are accommodated in the camp’s residence in triple or quadruple rooms on a full-board basis. All rooms have their own bathroom.
Bed linen is changed once a week. ⚠️ The camp does not provide towels, so participants should bring their own. Rooms are cleaned daily between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm.
Meals are served in the camp’s restaurant, and during full-day excursions, a packed lunch is provided.
The camp staff ensures the safety of each participant within the accommodation facilities.
Program Dates & Prices
The Summer Italian School is conducted without a group escort (unless a planned group departure is announced), with the school providing 24-hour supervision.
Individual Departures: June 30 (2 and 4 weeks) and July 14 (2 weeks)
Arrival and departure from the camp are on Sundays.
2024 PRICES – ITALIAN SUMMER CAMP in LIGNANO (ages 14-17)
| Accommodation | Program (per week) | TWO weeks | FOUR weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence full board | 20 lessons (15 hours) + activities + excursions | 2180 | 4080 |
The price includes
Italian courses for high school students with the specified number of hours, accommodation and full board, activities, one full-day excursion during two weeks, and three excursions for a 4-week stay, travel insurance, round-trip airport transfer to Venice airport, enrollment administrative costs, diagnostic test at the beginning of the course, and certificate upon completion.
Not included in the price
Registration fee of €80, airfare, and transfers (round-trip transfer costs 160-200 euros, depending on whether it is to the airport in Trieste or Treviso).
Application Process
Please fill out and sign:
- Application Form (download here) and
- Terms and Conditions (download here), and
- send them back to info@verbalistseducation.com
Filling out the PRODIREKT Application Form and Terms & Conditions does not secure a place on the program, nor does it mean you are under obligation to attend the course you are inquiring about. It is simply the first step in the application process, so that we can give you precise program details and check availability on the desired course. A contract is signed directly with the school, and a place is confirmed after a deposit or the whole course fee is settled.
Verbalists is one of the world’s largest and most reputable language networks, connecting people to the power of languages and joy of journeys that inspire, surprise and entertain.
The Verbalists Language Network is part of the PRODIREKT Education Group, which is a certified representative and partner of prestigious schools and colleges in world renowned university centers. When you enroll for foreign language study abroad with Verbalists you are not only getting the expert advice, guidance and dependability of an accredited organization and a world-leading language network, but you also enjoy special privileges, such as:
- scholarships offered only to PRODIREKT/Verbalists students and our International Ambassadors;
- special discounts – you often pay less than what a school charges for the same program;
- enrollment advantages – faster processing, lower or no deposits, no charge when you change your booking;
- priority in reserving your residential or homestay accommodation;
- less strict cancellation policy;
- free visa application assistance;
- travel and airport transfer arrangements;
- in case of some young learner programs, guidance and care of our staff and group leaders during the duration of a program.
Verbalists Education & Language Network upholds its international accreditations in education and high-quality services through stringent criteria when selecting schools that organize foreign language winter and summer camps. For our youngest members of the language network, we choose programs led by internationally accredited educators whose quality is among the very best, and Verbalists maintains constant supervision and control over them.
You can view the impressive international accreditations of the PRODIREKT educational group and the Verbalists Language Network here.
Photo & Video Gallery
We’ve created a short video to showcase how happy together our students were last year. We hope you’ll enjoy it 🙂
And what do the students of the Verbalists Language Network say about this FuNTASTIC Italian summer camp?
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