TUTTOTOSCANA 2012 FLORENCE/NEW YORK CITY •

Learning experiences go beyond simulation and combine two countries and their respective cultures, all in front of a real public.
The 2012 edition of TuttoToscana program is offering a new program feature. The Florence/NYC program has added a new event component, in order to offer students the experience of managing and producing institutional, commercial and academic events
of gastronomy.

TuttoToscana is an academic program that lasts for 3 weeks in Florence, Italy, and transfer to NYC for a week of real life events at prestigious locations. Students specialize in their choice of 5 available areas - event management, art direction, food & wine management, food production and wine service. In NYC, the team of students and faculty fully produce and provide digital media coverage of events intended to showcase contemporary Tuscan cuisine for the US public.

Event locations for 2012 include the James Beard Foundation, De Gustibus at Macy's in Herald Square and Queen's College CUNY.

Dates for 2012:

Students arrive - Thurs September 27

Orientation/Final Registration - Fri September 28

Florence classes start - Mon October 1

Classes end in Florence - Thurs Oct 18

Students arrive in NY - between Fri Oct 19 and Sat Oct 20

Orientation in NYC - Sun Oct 22

Classes & Events in NYC - Sun Oct 22 through Sat Oct 27

On-line Post event Course Critique - Presentation of ideas for Final Papers/Portfolios

Thurs/Fri Nov 1 and 2 - Individual Video Conferences/Final Exams

NYC-only options available. For further information, brochure and application form, please consult the program page.

SUMMER HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM 2012 •

FUA is offering a unique opportunity for high school students to participate in its cultural and academic offering through the 2012 Summer High School program.

Students may select from an exciting range of courses and participate in week-long cultural explorations of Rome, the Tuscan region and the city of Florence. Supervised afternoon activities, such as sports and cultural activities, promote the discovery of Florence in an exciting and innovated way! Courses are designed to prepare students for college entrance and the transfer of credits in a wide variety of subjects.

Palazzi Summer High School program 2012 course offerings include:

• Food, Culture and Society
• Fashion Design
• Introduction to Digital Photography
• Florence Sketchbook 
Italian Language
• Introduction to Art History - From the Romanesque to Mannerism.
• The Italian Soccer Experience

Along with the academic offerings, students in the Palazzi Summer High School Program will benefit from the guidance of live-in Resident Assistants for counseling and assistance, organized field trips, and afternoon extracurricular activities such as sports and discovering Florence, as well as special culinary activities, all developed to enhance the student's experience of the Italian cultural in a distinctly memorable way.

For complete course descriptions and further information, please request the Summer High School 2012 brochure by contacting Mina Chakmagi at mchakmagi@palazziflorence.com.

ACADEMIC SUMMER 2012 •

FUA offers a variety of Summer programs to suit a variety of programs that allow students flexibility in time commitment, while still choosing a stimulating curriculum that allows them to discover exciting destinations throughout Italy.

Students can choose from our regular summer sessions, from periods as short as one week for to up to a full twelve week summer semester.
 
Regular sessions in Florence are offered on a 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 12-week basis. For complete information and session dates you may download the Summer 2012 brochure that also includes info on all summer programs and locations.
 
Regular sessions are also offered in the Italian Riviera on the northern Tuscan coast during selected 1, 3 and 4-week sessions. Please see the brochure for detailed information.
 
Our special summer session include programs in the Italian Rivera and the Tuscan countryside, as well as in Rome and Sicily, to give students the opportunity to deepen their experience through first-hand research. Special Summer programs include:

Cultural Introduction to Italy: 1 week, 1 credit academic sessions that take place in Rome and Tuscany. Students learn through travel and research on-location in destinations unique for their local cultures, economies, histories, and societies. Lectures, visits to historic and contemporary sites, tastes of local gastronomy, expanded cultural horizons, and contact with local culture will directly strengthen and challenge perspectives of Italy. See the 4-week option for Cultural Introduction here.

3-week course on Ancient Civilizations: This 6 credit program traces the development of Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilizations with the objective of exploring how their distinct cultures have shaped and continue to affect Italy today. Combines lectures, visits, and onsite research in the locations of Rome, Sicily, and Tuscany.

3-week Florence Open City Program: This 3 week program combines Italian language and immersion in the world of traditional and contemporary craftsmanship in Florence by bringing students into contact with the artisans of the city.

4-week Photography course on the Light of Florence and Tuscany: This 6 credit program is designed to explore the unique light and its effect on the architecture and landscapes of Tuscany. Combines one week of on-site shooting in Tuscany and 3 weeks of photography coursework in Florence.

5-week Publishing Program: This 12 credit program is a brief, intense foray into the world of travel books and publishing. Students will conduct two weeks of research on location in special destinations across the eastern coast of Sicily to subsequently complete production of a travel book during three weeks of classes at the Florence campuses, to produce a professional book to be published by Palazzi University Press Ingorda for Florence Campus Publishing.

9-Week Restaurant Industry Apprenticeship Program: The Florence experience is a unique opportunity that is open only to a limited number of students who already possess a professional and advanced educational training in the culinary field.

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: ETRUSCAN,
GREEK AND ROMAN CULTURE •

This program traces the development of Greek, Etruscan and Roman civilizations with the objective of exploring how their distinct cultures have shaped and continue to affect Italy today. This program combines lectures, visits, and on-site research in the locations of Rome, Sicily, and Tuscany. Students will explore the cultures that arose in these ancient civilizations, compare the three civilizations, the relationship between them and the above-mentioned locations. Students and program leaders will travel together as a community of scholars - 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for the duration of the trip. While traveling, students will be attending daily classes and work on specific individual assignments.

2012 Dates

Three week option - June 24 checkin, July 14 checkout

Classes are held daily in the locations as described below in Program Details, some academic activities and travel may take place over the weekends.

Four week option: June 17 checkin, July 14 checkout Four week session option beginning with a one week Cultural Introduction to Italy consisting of travel research that takes place in Tuscany. The program continues in the following three weeks as described below in Program Details.

Program Itinerary

Week 1: Rome
Week 2: Siciliy
Week 3: Florence and Southern Tuscany

For credit loads and more detailed program information, download the program brochure.

THE LIGHT OF FLORENCE AND TUSCANY
PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM •

The light of Tuscany holds a particular spell over artists and travelers, with its rarefied quality and how it strikes the varied landscapes whether in cities or in the rolling countryside. This 6 credit program offered by PALAZZI - Florence Association for International Education is designed to explore the unique light and its effect on the architecture and landscapes of Tuscany. Students and Program leaders travel together as a community of scholars - 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for one week of on- site shooting in Tuscany and then work closely on a daily basis in Florence for another session (three weeks). While traveling, students will be attending daily classes on mornings and work on group and specific individual assignments on afternoons.

2012 Dates

May 27 arrival to June 23 checkout

Program Structure

1 week of travel research in Tuscany
3 weeks of a photography course focusing on the light of Florence and Tuscany

For credit loads and more detailed program information, download the program brochure.

FLORENCE OPEN CITY - All Arts are Contemporary •

FUA opens up the world of Florentine craftsmanship and artisans to students through the highlight summer program Florence Open City. This program integrates students within the unique culture of local artisanal arts and craftsmanship in Florence. Each session takes place during the regular 3-week summer sessions and offers an academic, hands-on experience alongside Florence’s artisans, in their botteghe and laboratories. The program concept seeks to unveil the vivacity and vibrancy of Florence’s contemporary activities as opposed

to the touristic view of the city as one giant museum.

The hosting botteghe and laboratories represent all arts involving work by hand, craftsmanship, and creativity. Examples include food and wine producers/purveyors, woodworkers, marble artists, art restoration specialists, gilders, papermakers, binders, goldsmiths, painters, sculptors, fashion designers, textile producers, shoemakers, accessory makers, photographers, videomakers, studios for design, architecture, and visual communication.

Please download the summer 2012 program brochure for dates and further details.

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