A world leader in teaching Italian for over 42 years.
Our storyOur flexible and extensive timetable offers over 80 adult Italian classes, over 20 children's classes and VCE preparation courses.
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Summer Intensive Courses 2022 in Carlton and online
This is our fast-track offering and it’s perfect if you need to reinforce and consolidate your knowledge of the Italian language, or if you are a beginner and would like to cover this level in only one week. Join CIS next Summer and study Italian having fun!
Meet the Italian author, Professor and Journalist Giancarlo Visitilli
We are pleased to welcome Giancarlo Visitilli, a brave man who gives voice to the voiceless. His writing is deep, involving and touching, a perfect example of a high-level Italian book.
Our standard classes, levels and books
How do the different levels work? What am I going to study in class? How do I know which class is the right one for me? Click below to find all the information you need about our standard courses available in Carlton and online.
All our teachers are native Italian speakers,
keen to share their love of Italian and Italy.
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