Subject related visits
Guggenheim Venice
Showcasing 20th century art from Europe and America, this museum's collection is probably the best of its kind in Italy. It ranges from Cubism to Abstract Expressionism, enabling students to see a range of works and styles.
Accademia
This gallery of fine art traces the development of Venetian art and artists chronologically up to the 18th century. Students can see a vast range of art inspired by the many different perspectives a single city can provide.
Ca’ Pesaro
Housed in one of Venice's many unique palaces, the focus of this gallery is modern and it contains works from artists such as: Klee, Klimt and Chagall. Students can explore how the works on display connect with the surroundings.
Museo del Castelvecchio Verona
Containing paintings and sculptures by Jacopo and Gentile Bellini, among others, this museum provides a range of works from Romanesque Verona.
Further highlights
- Modern Foreign Languages
Italian Lessons
This course combines language lessons from qualifield language schools in resort with ‘out and about' assignments. All assignments are task based, strengthening lessons learnt from the classroom session and aims to provide a degree of self sufficiency in the language, whether its understanding the money, exploring the market or shopping for food. This course includes morning language lessons, a certificate for each student and worksheets on a CD Rom.
Project options include:
- I-spy en-route
- Resort specifc assignments
- Local etiquette
- Useful phrases
- Money and measurements
- Market assignment
- Restaurants and shopsShopping Trip
Students can use the Italian they have learnt to negotiate the shops and cafés that fill the bustling streets of the centre of Venice.
Islands of the Lagoon
This coach and boat trip will let students visit the Lido, Venice's beach resort, Murano, famous for its glassware or Torcello, a peaceful island with a beautiful cathedral and Burano which is famous for its lace products.
