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Study Italian and Discover
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Program Fees
Regular Course Schedule
4-Week Programs:
June 14-July 11, 2019
A regular course usually lasts 4 weeks and gives students the possibility to receive up to nine credits. Each course counts three credits.
Accommodation Choices:
| Program Type | Shared Room | Single Room |
| 1-week | $1,700 | $2,000 |
| 2-week | $2,500 | $2,900 |
| 3 week | $3,300 | $3,800 |
| 4-week | $4,000 | $4,600 |
Please notice: Living with a family requires an additional payment of 100 Euros to be paid in Italy.
Preferred method of payment with no additional fees: check or money order.
For credit card payment or donation option we use PayPal Security Center. This payment method can be used only for the 4-week option. Please notice that if you pay with this method you will be charged an additional fee of $50 for the 4-week program. If you pay by check or money order there will be no additional fee.
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4-week option
8-week option(Would you be interested in knowing the equivalent in Euro of what you are paying in dollars? Select your price and check the current exchange rate of the Euro at: http://finance.yahoo.com/currency).
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The fee includes:
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Room (arranged by director and staff) |
Apartments with furnished bedrooms, kitchen and shared bathrooms, or dormitory/B&B. Living with a family requires an additional payment of 100 Euros. All utilities are included. Please note: students are free to select the room/apartment they want at their arrival. Of course those who arrive earlier will have a better choice |
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Bedding and cleaning |
bed linens are provided at the beginning of the program and there will be a change of bed linens and cleanings of rooms and bathrooms during the course of the program. Initial and final cleaning of everything is also included in the program fee. Note: students must bring their own towels |
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two meals per day (included vegetarian meals) |
Breakfast: at the local cafeteria (bar e pasticceria). At the public cafeteria choices include two items, among which are cappuccino, espresso, latte, tea, different kinds of juice, cioccolato, gelato, panini, pastries, etc. Dinner: at the dining hall and at the restaurants/or "pizzeria", will always include at least two courses and a side dish, plus drinks. Menu changes every day and choices include the following general selection: exquisite pasta dishes (carbonara, boscaiola, pomodoro fresco, eggplant Norma, bolognese, etc.) pizza, fresh bread, meat, fish, vegetarian dishes, salad, potatoes, eggplants, ricotta and mozzarella cheese, salami and prosciutto, fruit, drinks, etc. Individual meals (including those for vegetarian) can be prepared upon students' request; plus students are also invited to prepare their own menu |
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Big traditional Italian meals and cooking labs |
Sundays or other special traditional Italian lunch or dinner. This will truly be an unforgettable experience: you have never eaten better and more in your life!!! Some of this meals are prepared together with the students at our cooking labs |
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Fieldtrips within Calabria |
visit of towns, cities, and natural reserves in Calabria and trips to the beach and or mountains. Spend a week at University of Calabria, and one in Rossano. |
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Cultural excursions |
guided visits to museums, archeological sites, monuments, churches, etc. |
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Tuition for 2 courses, for an equivalent of six credits |
Tuition for 2 courses for an equivalent of 6
credits. For additional credits see the "Fee do not include" section
below |
| Facilities | all students will have free use of CISD facilities after their registration |
| Health care | please note that the Italian health care will cover students for primary care assistance and emergency room care. In case of a medical emergency, transportation to the hospital will be provided by CISD. Once at the hospital students may be asked to pay a fee for further treatment. For this reason, we recommend that they have their own travel insurance |
| Registration | student registration will take place the same day or the day after their arrival |
| Orientation | one day of orientation is scheduled after students' arrival; orientation includes explanation of the program and its courses and a guided tour of the town |
| Daily schedule | a copy of the daily schedule will be given to students each week; the schedule will be presented by the director and discussed among students and may be subject to change, upon students' and/or director's request or unexpected contingences |
| Classes | classes are usually scheduled from Monday to Friday, and they last one to three hours each |
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Free use of the following at CISD: |
computer, scanner, printer, skype phone |
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wireless internet connection for e-mails and internet |
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television with VCR and DVD, radio and CD player |
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Italian newspapers and magazines |
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Living laboratories |
students will be able to practice Italian language in real-life environments such as at the fruttivendolo (fruit vendor), ristorante (restaurant), panetteria (bakery), pasticceria (pastry shop-cafe`), edicola (newspaper and magazine stand), etc. Please notice that the labs are selected and scheduled at the discretion of the program director |
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Language practicum & tutoring |
language practicum and free Italian tutoring are offered upon student request and availability |
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Local libraries |
use of local public libraries and of the books at CISD |
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Welcome party |
a party is usually offered in the first week to welcome all students |
| Graduation party | a graduation dinner party is offered toward the end of each section |
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Diploma |
a diploma of participation will be given to students at the end of the program |
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Transcript |
an official transcript will be sent to all students in the fall |
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Cultural activities |
conferences, lectures and seminars are given by highly qualified scholars, poets, artists and writers |
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Cultural parties |
cultural parties are offered at the end of important cultural activities |
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Cultural events |
possible participation in music concerts, theatrical performances, traditional festivals, poetry readings, etc. |
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Movie nights and pizza |
Italian movie nights accompanied by pizza, and other food and drinks |
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Sport |
free use of soccer and mini-soccer fields, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts; and, of course, swimming in the warm and relaxing Mediterranean sea |
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Lab and private sessions |
paint, sculpt, take professional pictures, design and sew clothes, etc. with different experts. Please notice that labs are selected and scheduled at the discretion of the program director |
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Italian cooking labs |
learn how to make homemade Italian dishes with lovable Italian "mamme" and professional chefs |
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Instructional workshops |
pizza, bread, pasta, gelato, pastries, olive oil, wine, etc. with different experts. Please notice all the workshops are selected and scheduled at the discretion of the program director. |
| Work next to/with | a mechanic, carpenter, shoemaker, lawyer, pastry chef, baker, pizzaiolo, etc. Upon students' request and availability |
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International field experiences and internship opportunities |
different international field experiences and internship opportunities are available upon students' request and availability |
Other features not covered by the program fee:
1) Airfare and passport fee: All students and faculty are responsible for their own airfare to and from Italy.
2) Traveling to and from San Demetrio Corone.
3) Personal expenses and housing deposit fee: A house deposit fee of 20 Euros is due on the registration day. The deposit will be returned to students and faculty at the end of the program.
4) Laundry and cleaning, except for the bed linens provided at the beginning of the program and a change of bed linens and cleanings of rooms and bathrooms during the course of the program. Initial and final cleaning of everything is included in the program fee.
5) Books and course package material. The list of books for each course will be sent to the students enrolled in the program together with the pre departure material.
6) CISD membership: Once in Italy each student and faculty must pay a membership fee of 20 Euros in order to use the CISD facilities, transportation etc. The fee includes a membership of Centro Internazionale di Studi Deradiani (CISD) valid for one year.
7) Additional course fee: A payment of $400 is required for any additional course of 3 credits. A payment of $130 is required for any additional credit. Students who sign up for the 7 or 8-week program can take any additional class without paying an extra fee; all courses may be audited for free.
8) Tutoring: 20 hours of private tutoring in English, Spanish, French, Latin, Albanian, Ancient and Modern Greek Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Religion, are also available for an additional payment of $600.
9) Telephone Correspondence: From the telephone at De Rada Center, students can receive incoming calls free of charge. In order to telephone the United States and other places inside (locally) and outside (internationally) of Italy, the following are available to you.
A) Phone slips/cards (scheda telefonica); they come in 5 and 10 Euro denominations, 2 hours and 4 hours respectively. From the local telephones students can make calls with a slip/card, sold locally in San Demetrio.
B) In the United States, it is possible to purchase a quad band cellular phone, which operates all around the world.
C) In Italy, students can purchase phones, starting at 50 Euro, which use TIM or SIM cards. The cards are purchased in increments of 10 Euro, and they are placed directly into the phone. There is NO charge for incoming calls.
D) At De Rada, students can borrow phones at no cost, but they have to leave a deposit which they will loose in case they don't return or break the phone; however, there are limited phones. Usage of these phones is provided on a first come, first served basis. In order to operate the phone, students must purchase a SIM or a TIM card, which can be bought in increments of 10 Euro. The cards are placed directly into the phone. There is NO charge for incoming calls.
E) Last but not least: students can bring their laptop and use Skype in order to call their friends and family for free (if the family and friends are Skype members) or by buying Skype credit online. For more information, please visit www.skype.com.
Please visit our grants page to find out about financial aid opportunities.
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The application and a $100 non-refundable deposit is due on April 15,
2019.
For payment methods
other than checks, please contact us by email. The remaining tuition balance is due by the
first week of May,
2019.
Enrollment
is limited. Late
Applications may be considered. Please email to check availability. See application
form for further details.