Holiday itinerary
As a beginner; choosing to combine Italian lessons in Sorrento, Italy with pizza making lessons is the best way to accelerate your learning experience.
Immerse yourself in the local culture and take home two new skills that will stay with you long after your trip is over.
Your Italian language lessons will be taught by highly qualified native Italian speakers who have a passion for teaching and use proven teaching techniques.
Two afternoons a week be prepared to don your apron for your hands-on pizza making lessons. You’ll learn the art of traditional Neapolitan pizza making with a famous pizza chef on this unique learning holiday.
Suitability
- Suitable for complete beginners and beginners Italian
- If you are elementary level to advanced, please click on the following link to view suitable courses for your level - Italian and Pizza Making Course
- Minimum age 16
- Cooking lessons suitable for all
- Should a class be made of less than 3 students, the language school reduces the number of hours and optional activities will be reduced
Start Days
- Classes start on Mondays and run all year
Class Schedule
Italian language classes
- Classes run daily Monday through to Friday each week
- Classes start at 9am each day
- You will have 4 group classes per day lasting 50 minutes each
- You will have a short mid morning coffee break
Pizza making lessons
- Your pizza making lessons will take place 2 afternoons during the week
- Specific times will be arranged on arrival at the language school
- On two afternoons, you’ll visit a famous local pizza restaurant to learn to cook pizza with a professional pizza chef
- At the end of each cooking lesson you will eat the pizza that has been prepared during the lesson
What Will I Learn?
Italian Lessons
- The language lessons are highly interactive and you will speak Italian from day 1, both inside and outside of the classroom.
- You’ll focus on the four main language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing
- Your friendly and professional Italian teachers will teach in Italian to quickly develop your language skills
Pizza Making
- Your professional pizza chef will teach you how to make pizza bases from scratch
- You’ll learn to make the sauces and how to combine ingredients for the toppings
- Taught by a professional pizza chef in his famous local pizza restaurant in Sorrento
- You will enjoy the pizzas you have prepared with the chef and your fellow would-be cooks
Level Test
- Please arrive at the school by 8.30am on your first day for a short level test
- This test will assess your understanding of the language and will help the course organisers to place you in the right group class for your level
Free Time in Sorrento
- The school offers a host of optional cultural activities and lectures throughout the week
- At the end of the school day, the teachers are happy to take students out for coffee
- Optional excursions can easily be arranged to Capri, Naples, Pompeii and the Amalfi coast
- You will have plenty of free time to explore the local area and practice your new found language skills or just kick back and relax on this learning holiday with a difference
Other Information
- We recommend you bring a small dictionary with you
- Italian classes may be given by different tutors during your course in order to help you get used to different accents
Compulsory Extras
- Please note that this school charges a compulsory course enrolment fee, this is not included in the price and will be charged as an extra during the booking process
Pursue your passion for the Italian language, pizza and cooking with other from around the globe and immerse yourself in the local culture in the gorgeous setting of Sorrento on the Amalfi coast.
Looking for a Pizza Making Class or Course without Italian lessons?
Week long dedicated Pizza making courses are on offer in Sorrento. Click on the link to read more.... Pizza making classes, Italy