Winter Fun Classes

Please join us for a virtual Mangia Come Parli - Italian Cooking Class on Saturday December 20, 2025 from 9:00am - 12:00pm via Zoom. Cook, chat, and share a drink from the comfort of your home! The cooking class “Mangia come parli” will be dedicated to Neapolitan ravioli, a dish that is truly part of the traditional home-style Neapolitan cuisine and its islands, particularly Capri. It uses natural, simple ingredients that highlight the colors of the Italian flag. Additionally, we will also prepare a spritz, which we will enjoy while tasting the ravioli we’ve made together. The dish is vegetarian, so it’s suitable for everyone. Of course, the course will be in Italian, but it’s open to all levels of language proficiency. Buon appetito!

Cost: $30 per class

Please join us for a deep dive into the Il Passato Prossimo and l’Imperfetto on December 11, 2025, in-person. This class is appropriate for those who have completed Beginner 2 and above. During the class, students will focus on the two past tense verb forms: il passato prossimo and l’imperfetto - how they’re conjugated, the difference between them, and practice using them in story telling. A perfect class to perfect your understanding of this difficult tense. 

Cost: $25

Please join us for a fun but educational class "It was all fun and games until..." Italian Game Night on December 3, 10, and 17th, 2025 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm, in person. Join one or join them all. This class is appropriate for Beginner 3 to Intermediate. What better way to learn a language, connect with others, and make meaning than playing some fun games? Laughter and a healthy dose of competition and team play is a fun and interactive way to improve your Italian! This series of classes will stimulate individual skills in asking questions, resorting to using italian to communicate, simplifying the way we speak to fit our level of Italian and also to express simple but rather common emotions and thought processes. 

"The speaking of a language is part of an activity, or a form of life."

Cost: $25 per class or $60 for all

Join us on Friday, December 19, 2025 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm for a very special Winter Fun Class! Just in time for the holidays we will be tasting a selection of sparkling wines from different regions of Italy accompanied by classic seasonal goodies. This will be a bilingual class offered to all levels where you will learn tasting terminology in Italian and English and how some of Italy’s top wines are made. Come sip and mingle with the Scuola community! The class will be led by Dominique Doré who is a certified Wine Educator with a background in wine, tourism and language education and holds Masters and Bachelors degrees in Italian Literature cum laude and Level 3 WSET with merit.

Cost: $65

Please join us for an exciting cooking class series on December 2, 9, and 16, 2025, in person, from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. This class series starts with Milan dishes like risotto Milanese, polenta and mushrooms, then moves on to typical ligurian dishes like torta potatoes and green beans, and continues with a typical sicilian plates "cudduruni" sicilian focaccia filled with onions and potatoes. This class is taught by Antoinetta, a local chef and native Italian, who loves to share her passion for Italian cuisine.

Class cost: $125 for the series or $50 per class

Please join us for a Cultural and Gastronomic Tour of Italy on December 8 and 15, 2025 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm, in-person. This class is appropriate for all levels and will be taught in English with Italian words. This winter fun class series will be an opportunity to travel throughout different regions of Italy with a focus on local cuisine, wine, language and culture with the opportunity to taste some local Italian delicacies from these regions. We will practice travel language in various contexts of Italy such as at the bar, cafe, restaurant, train station, shops and so much more! We will conclude with an opportunity to share about an area of Italy. 

Cost: $50 for both classes or $30 apiece

Calling all bibliophiles and those who want to learn about an important cultural milestone in literary history! Please join us on December 15, 2025 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm via Zoom to discuss the Italian masterpiece Boccaccio’s Decameron - in translation. This class will be an intro to the masterpiece and read the prologue and a couple of stories in advance to discuss. This class is appropriate for all levels.

Class cost: $20

Want to practice conversation one-on-one with a native Italian? Then pick a 30 minute slot to have a casual conversation with a favorite teacher, Daniela Silvestrin. To grab your slot, email registration@scuola.us with your preferred time and a second option. We will respond with if you got the spot (or what spots there are) and instructions to pay.

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

4:30pm - 5:00pm

5:00pm - 5:30pm

5:30pm - 6:00pm

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

4:30pm - 5:00pm

5:00pm - 5:30pm

5:30pm - 6:00pm

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Class cost: $20 for each slot. Email registration@scuola.us to schedule your spot!