Italy Italian Schools: Special Interest

Aegean Center for the Fine Arts, Paros 84400, Cyclades, Greece (☎+30 22 84 02 32 87; www.aegeancenter.org). Italian branch located in Pistoia. Instruction in arts, literature, creative writing, voice, and art history. Classes taught in English. Fees cover housing in 16th-century villa, meals, and excursions to Rome, Venice, and Greece. University credit on individual arrangement. 14-week program in the fall €8500.
Art School in Florence, Studio Art Centers International, Palazzo dei Cartelloni, Via Sant’Antonio 11, 50123 Florence (☎+1-212-248-7225; www.saci-florence.org). Affiliated with Bowling Green State University. Studio arts, art history, Italian studies. Apartment housing. 6 credits summer US$5550; 15 credits semester US$14,900.
Scuola Arte del Mosaico, V. Francesco Negri 14, 48110 Ravenna (☎34 96 01 45 66; www.sira.it/mosaic/studio.htm). Participants learn the history and techniques behind both ancient and modern mosaics, and get to create their own. 5-day course (40hr.) for beginner and intermediate levels conducted in English. Program fee €660.

Apicius, The Culinary Institute of Florence, V. Guelfa 85, Florence 50129 (☎05 52 65 81 35; www.apicius.it). Professional and non-professional food and wine studies in historic Florence. Cooking courses in English; Italian language classes available. Prices for weekly, non-professional programs €1265-5750. Include room and board. Masters in Italian cuisine €10,550. Enrollment fee €115.
Cook Italy, (☎34 90 07 82 98; www.cookitaly.com). Region- or dish-specific cooking classes. Venues include Bologna, Cortona, Florence, Lucca, Rome, and Sicily. Courses 3- to 6- nights from €950. Housing, meals, and recipes included.
The International Kitchen, 330. N. Wabash #2613, Chicago, IL 60611, USA (☎+1-800-945-8606; www.theinternationalkitchen.com). A leading provider of cooking school vacations to Italy. Traditional cooking instruction in beautiful settings for individuals and groups. Program locations include the Amalfi Coast, Liguria, Tuscany, and Venice. Courses 2-10 nights. Programs start at US$400.

Aestiva Romae Latinitatis, Summer Latin in Rome, P. Reginald Foster OCD, Tersianum, P. S. Pancrazio 5A, I-00152 Rome. Free 6-week summer Latin program in Rome with legendary Father Reginald Foster, an American priest who works in the “Latin Letters” section of the Vatican’s Secretariat of State. Foster has taught this program for nearly 25 years. Lessons in written and conversational Latin for intermediate and advanced students. Optional lesson “sub arboribus” (under the trees in the monastery garden) given in the evenings. Write for info and application materials.
ArchaeoSpain, PO Box 1331, Farmington, CT 06034 USA (☎+1-866-932-003; www.archaeospain.com). Archeology buffs help out in Rome at Monte Testaccio. Once an ancient pottery dump, the site is now the best record of ancient Roman commerce. English speakers and all ages welcome. University credit on individual arrangement. 2-week program US$2745. Housing and meals included.