During the week of October 14, La Scuola International School proudly celebrated La Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo with a series of enriching activities that immersed our students in the beauty and celebration of the Italian language. The theme for this year, “L’italiano e …
It is with great excitement I share that construction has officially begun on the new building at our Mission Campus! This 18-month construction project will transform our current San Francisco Mission location into the ideal international school of the future – the first and only …
Growing up in the United States during the 80s and 90s, you didn’t hear much in the way of language immersion learning. Sure, you had foreign language classes by the time you reached middle school, but you only attended those a few times a week. …
Summer is almost here and for parents this creates many questions as to how to manage. How will we arrange for childcare while working? How can we avoid the “I’m bored!” comments? Are there any educational summer activities we can get them involved in? One …
Recently La Scuola kicked off its 20th Anniversary Year celebration. La Scuola International School – the only PreK – Grade 8 Reggio Emilia-inspired, International Baccalaureate (IB) and Italian language immersion school in the world – is now serving the Bay Area with two San Francisco …
One of the elements of La Scuola International School we are most proud of and thrilled to share about is our community of teachers! Being a school that values lifelong learning, all our teachers are enthusiastic, fun, vibrant and inspiring to the students and their …
We have an exciting opportunity to offer our La Scuola families this summer! For the first time we have put together a cultural exchange program for families to enjoy together along with Italian language classes! We invite you to enjoy a week at in the historical …
Grazie to iItaly.org for this lovely posting about La Scuola International School! This Italian immersion school in San Francisco started as a playgroup in 2002 and now counts 320 children. Director Valentina Imbeni: “Parents from different backgrounds chose us not only because they love Italy …
We are so grateful to have another parent of the La Scuola International School ‘Famiglia’ sharing her family’s story! Rossa, a parent of a PreSchool student, shares about her experience of having a strong community has given tremendous support to raising her son and having …
A wonderful honor was granted to a member of our Italian community this past week. Friends and foodies celebrated legendary food activist Alice Waters, founder of Chez Panisse, and Edible School Garden, as she was knighted for all that she has done to bridge ties …
One of our featured blog topics will be Voices From Our Parent Community. This week I had the privilege of speaking with Harry, a parent who came into the La Scuola ‘famiglia’ four years ago with his wife Michelle and their daughter Zoe who was …
The holidays are upon us, and with them come some lovely Italian traditions including the feast of Santa Lucia. Santa Lucia (Saint Lucy) is the patron saint of Syracuse (Sicily). Like Santa Claus – or “Babbo Natale” as he is known in Italy – children …