Italian School for Children, Saturday Italian Primary School & Preschool Club
Reviews
What our customers say about Scuola di Sofia
Our two boys have been attending Sofia's classes for years. They started with under 5 playgroups in early 2019, moved to online classes during the pandemic, and this year they both attend the Saturday morning school - their progress has been phenomenal...and they love it!
The school is very well structured not only to support children in developing their language skills, but also to promote their sense of belonging and a deeper understanding of traits of their Italian cultural heritage.
All activities centre around topics that change every term and range from history, geography, and folklore. There is so much work behind such a rich curriculum and lively calendar of events and we consider ourselves very lucky to be able to offer to our children the opportunity to be part of this amazing school community.
Thank you Sofia and team!
Flavia Di Bello
April 2023
Given how professionally handled this school is, I regret not bringing my daughters here sooner. The systematic and interesting instruction keeps kids interested in learning Italian. Throughout the course, kids are also taught cultural customs and traditions in addition to the language. After enrolling in Scuola di Sofia classes a year ago, both of my children have learned a great deal and eagerly anticipate their weekly lessons. In addition, the homework given is just right and the kids never complained about it and it is always completed on time.
The school's staff is very friendly, caring, and well lead from Maestra Sofia. I strongly advise anyone who wants their kids to learn Italian and its culture to apply to this school.
Domenico Agostino
April 2023
Our daugther Allegra is having a fantastic experience at Scuola di Sofia: the classes are engaging and have a creative approach to learning, the enviromnent is professional yet delightful, all teachers and activities are fun, communication with the school is fast and easy. Allegra always looks forward to attending her Saturday Primary School, she immerses herself in the Italian language and culture with great enthusiasm.
Sofia is an absolutely brilliant teacher and educator!
Federica & Salvatore
April 2023
My son has been going to Sofia’s classes for more than a year. He absolutely loves them. The Zoom classes during lockdown were a big surprise as Sofia’s creativity with the content allowed them to play games, stories and more.
We will be moving to Saturday classes, as my son is very excited to improve reading skills, grammar and Italian culture.
Eleonora Romano
July 2020
Sofia is great! We started the school during lockdown and I’ve been impressed on how she managed to keep so many kids fully focused on a Zoom class, learning while having lots of fun. My son is really looking forward to going back to the Italian school in September!
Laura Rota
July 2020
My Italian is awful and we don't speak it at home but I'm constantly amazed at how much my son has been able to learn. The classes are always interactive and the combination of songs and craft activities ensure that the children are kept engaged for the full hour. It is clear that Sofia puts a lot of effort in preparing for each week and she is a great teacher. Would highly recommend.
Francesca (mum of Massimo, age 3), 2019
My daughter has been going to Sofia’s Italian nursery classes for more than a year and she loves them. She really enjoys the activities and learning new Italian words through songs. Sofia has a deep knowledge and passion for her work and she prepares her classes very well.
Fil, 2019
Sofia's club is fantastic for my girls. There is a good mix of of songs, crafts and teaching and it's amazing how much they learn in just one hour per week. Sofia is really sweet and loving towards all the kids and my girls look forward to going every week. Best thing I've done to make Italian fun!
Alessandra (mum of Maya and Lara, age 4 and 2)
My son has greatly benefited from Sofia's Italian classes. He has significantly improved his vocabulary and he has started reading simple words. Sofia is an excellent teacher who genuinely cares about children developing their language skills and achieving continuous progress.
Giuseppe (dad of Giovanni, age 5)
My son has attended a year at Scuola di Sofia and he absolutely loved it!! I could see massive improvements in his Italian. His spoken Italian has become more fluent and his vocabulary richer. And he made lots of friends at school so he had more opportunities to communicate in Italian. We're enrolling for September and he's looking forward to going back to school!!
Antonella di Giampaolo
My boys (5 and 3) really enjoy the classes and love Sofia. In only two terms they have made such great progress and speaking Italian at home is much more natural and straightforward now. Italian singing has become a happy part of the whole family’s morning routine! We will continue the good work with Club di Sofia.
GR
Sofia è professionale, preparata e insegna l'italiano con passione. Ha un'energia positiva contagiosa e fa divertire i bambini. Francamente, non credo avrei potuto trovare una maestra di italiano migliore per le mie figlie!