Our
key strengths

• English is spoken everywhere at LIA. Not only is it used in class, but in many areas of the school: the Deputy Head’s office, the reception, the administration office, the canteen.
• All fourth-year students attend HSDC Alton College, in Alton (England) for the whole school year. They are enrolled as year 1 students and sit the same exams (AS Level) as British students at the end of their courses. In England students are constantly supervised by a personal tutor who is permanently present in the school and who will take care of and assist the students at all times.
• Every year students are given the opportunity to go abroad and experience total language immersion in the place where the language (English, German and Spanish) is spoken. In fact, first year students visit the USA, second year students visit Spain, and third year students visit Austria and Germany (thanks to a well-established exchange programme with a Grammar School in Passau).
• Finally, fifth year students make one final trip in Italy where activities in English and German are organized to give them further opportunities to practice the languages.
• LIA provides students with adequate linguistic abilities to proceed to a wide range of universities both in Italy and abroad.
• Students are also strongly encouraged to get official language certificates:
  • ENGLISH: Cambridge Certificate (PET B1, FCE B2, CAE C1, CPE C2) LIA is a registered Cambridge exam centre, authorized to administer and conduct Cambridge ESOL examinations
  • GERMAN: Goethe Institute Certificate (Zertifikat B1, B2, C1)
  • SPANISH: Cervantes Certificate (DELE, B1, B2, C1)