Organising school tours

The Centre can act as a base for secondary school study tours to Italy and Europe, providing intensive courses in a variety of disciplines, and providing advice on tour itineraries in Italy and Europe.

Study programs in Prato for schools

Courses of varying length can be arranged in:

Italian Language and Culture

The Centre can provide tailor-made programs to suit each group's specific learning needs. All programs are designed to maximise the opportunities to put classroom learning into practical use, including activities such as visits to local markets, treasure hunts in the streets of Prato, interviews and day trips to nearby towns.

The EU, European Integration and Italy in the European Union

Students can learn about the history and objectives of European integration, its political and economic role in the world and the challenges presented by its eastward expansion, and about Italy 's historic role as one of the six signatory nations to the Treaty of Rome.

Fine Arts

Specialist teachers can in a range of specialties can be arranged.

Printmaking workshops expand students' visual vocabulary, as they work in close relationship with the cities around them, their landscapes, museums and people. These experiences are brought back to the print shop and are integrated into the art making process.

Sketching classes are held on-site at some of Italy 's most famous monuments: Michelangelo's David, the sculptures of Orsanmichele and the Bargello Museum .

Restoration and artifact reproduction workshops introduce students to techniques of lacquer, gilding and fresco carving while enabling students to examine historical examples of these techniques in situ.

History and Art History

Taught by specialists in the field, courses in History and Art History provide students with the opportunity to experience Renaissance masterpieces of art and architecture in their original context. The City of Florence comes alive as students are guided through the streets, churches and piazzas that were home to prominent families, artists and thinkers that made the Renaissance. Class-based exercises are balanced by on-site teaching as students familiarize themselves with the major political, artistic and intellectual movements of the age. Day trips introduce students to rival powers, such as Siena and Pisa , and help situate Florence in the wider political climate.

Music

Joint classes and practice sessions with local musicians from the Giuseppe Verdi school of music in Prato can be arranged. The Monash Centre has a large elegant performance space and can assist in the organisation of combined concert programs.