Our classes
At Little Italy Language School, we believe in nurturing each child’s love for the Italian language through age-appropriate, engaging, and culturally rich experiences. Our classes are designed to support bilingual and non-bilingual learners alike, celebrating progress and building a joyful sense of community.
Bilingual students
🕒 Time: Saturdays term time 09:00 – 12:00 (including a 15-minute snack break)
Ages 6–7
Focus on learning to read and write in Italian using age-appropriate texts and playful exercises.
Ages 8–9
Children explore sentence structure and morphosyntax, and begin writing simple descriptive texts.
Ages 10–12
Emphasis on text analysis and comprehension, and writing short narrative texts with correct grammar and structure.
All bilingual classes include a "Cultura Italiana" segment, where children learn in Italian about a wide variety of topics such as fairy tales, Italian geography, animals, history, and more.
Piccolini
🕒 Time: Saturdays term time 11:15 – 12:15
👫 Parent Participation Required
A gentle introduction to Italian through songs, stories, movement, and games. In this class, children learn basic vocabulary in a playful and immersive environment. Parents are invited to stay in the classroom and take part in the activities to support their child’s confidence and language acquisition.
Italian as a foreign language
🕒 Time: Saturdays term time 09:00 – 11:00
A welcoming space for children with little or no prior knowledge of Italian.
Lessons focus on learning everyday expressions, basic phrases, and an introduction to reading and writing. The class is dynamic and interactive, helping children feel confident using Italian in real-life situations. To support beginner-level students, lessons will be taught in English.