l'ora dei bimbi is a full immersion Italian language program for children. The curriculum is comprised of an age-appropriate repertoire which has been researched, collected and modified over the years. The program is divided into 3 age groups – topi, gatti, leoni.

topi [from birth to 2 years]
Parent & tot Italian circle time including songs, nursery rhymes, bounces, puppets, parachute and maracas. The toddlers are introduced to movement, colour differentiation, numbers, animal names, finger plays, lullabies and more. Lyrics are provided to encourage repetition at home

gatti [2 years to 4 years]
Parent and tot full immersion class in a fun environment to promote language learning. The children are exposed to the Italian language through music, movement, games, stories and props, such as, puppets, instruments and more. Classes are filled with a wide variety of music genres ranging from folkloric to opera. Fun worksheets are distributed to encourage review at home.

leoni [4 years to 8 years]
Parents are welcome but not mandatory. At this level the children are encouraged to respond and interact in Italian through language-learning games, songs, stories, exercise sheets and arts & crafts. All classes are conducted in Italian.