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 …
Celebrating our Wonderful Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week
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 …
La Scuola International School Offers Cultural Exchange Program Opportunity in Lucca, Italy
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 …
Every Child Loves La Scuola
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 …
A Voice from our Parent Community
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 Very Special Evening Honoring a Member of Our Community
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 …
A Voice From our Parent Community
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 …
Italian Language Immersion – Why Do Language Immersion?
The Values of Language Immersion for Children 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 …
The Feast Day of Santa Lucia!
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 …