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Strengths Languages, Academic Enrichment, Visual and Creative Arts
Clubs Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, Cultural and Language
Stages Early Years, Primary School
Introduction
Bilingual International School Borgo San Lorenzo is a private, bilingual international school in Italy welcoming students from childhood to middle school. The curriculum blends Montessori-inspired elements with a bespoke program, delivered in a dual-immersion model where English and Italian are used across subjects. Classes are small (groups of 6–12) and run five days a week, with native Italian and native English-speaking teachers collaborating to teach English language and literature, Math, Italian, Science, History, Geography, Music, Art, Physical Education, Special Project and Critical Thinking. The school serves learners from Kindergarten through middle school, with a focus on bilingual proficiency through shared learning among students from different language backgrounds. Personalised options and online programs support flexible pathways, including homeschooling arrangements. The campus emphasizes a calm, serene learning environment, inquiry-based discovery, and student-led learning. The program has 20 years of experience, with a feature being sustained bilingual instruction across core and enrichment subjects.
Via Guido Rossa, 8, 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo FI, Italy
The Essentials
Bilingual International School Borgo San Lorenzo has instruction in Italian, English.
Location
The school is located in Borgo San Lorenzo, in the Mugello area near Florence, Italy. Address: Via degli Argini, 8/14, 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo FI, Italia. The campus serves the Florence region with a bilingual program for preschool through middle school.
Stages
Preschool, Elementary and Middle School.
Type
Private bilingual international school.
Country affiliation
Italy
School day structure
The school day runs Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Students attend class five days a week.
Fees
Summary statement - As of March 16, 2026, no publicly available fee schedule for Bilingual International School Borgo San Lorenzo is published on the school's public information pages; specific monetary amounts for application, tuition (per term or per year group), billing schedule, and other standard fee items are not listed.
Application fees - Application / registration fee: Not publicly published. No fixed application or enrollment fee amount is listed in the school's public information. Families will need to obtain the current application fee directly from the school.
Tuition fees by school year (per term / per year group) - Tuition amounts for specific year groups and per-term or per-year charges are not published publicly. The school offers programs from approximately age 5 through middle school, but no per-year or per-term tuition figures are available in the school's public materials.
Billing schedule and payment terms - Billing schedule (annual, termly, monthly installments) and specific payment terms (due dates, penalties for late payment, discounts for full-year payment or siblings) are not published. No public schedule of invoicing or payment deadlines is available.
Boarding fees (if applicable) - The school is operated with daytime opening hours and presents itself as a day bilingual school; no boarding provision or boarding fee schedule is published. Therefore boarding fees are not applicable based on the school's publicly stated organization.
Other costs and fees (uniforms, books, extracurriculars, transport, meals, materials) - No published schedule of additional compulsory or optional costs (uniforms, textbooks, learning materials, lunches, transport, extracurricular activity fees, field trips) is available. Details and prices for any such items are not stated publicly.
Refund information - No publicly available refund policy for tuition, deposits, or application/registration fees is published. Information on refunds, cancellations, and fee adjustments is not available in the school's public material.
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Contact for fee details - The school's publicly listed contact details are: Via degli Argini, 8/14, 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo, Florence; Phone 055 84 95 765; Email info@bilingualschoolflorence.com. Use these contacts to request the current, official fee schedule and payment terms.
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Academics
Bilingual International School Borgo San Lorenzo teaches Montessori Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum for students aged 3 to 14.
Curriculum
The school offers a bilingual education for Kindergarten through middle school. Language and content education is provided in English and Italian through a dual-immersion, content-led program. Classes are organized in groups of 6-12 and run five days a week. Subjects covered include English (language and literature), Math, Italian, Science, History, Geography, Music, Art, Physical Education, Special Project, and Critical Thinking. Instruction is conducted in both Italian and English with native Italian and native English-speaking teachers collaborating in a dual-immersion model.
Student Teacher Ratio
Group sizes are 6-12 students per class. This reflects small class sizes and a calm, focused learning environment.
Wellbeing
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school provides a calm and serene environment where children are guided in a 360-degree educational program. Children are divided into groups of 6 to 12 and attend morning lessons from Monday to Friday, with the option to add one to five afternoon sessions. The school offers personalized paths for children already following homeschooling, with distance learning options. Students' opinions are valued, and teachers guide their discovery of the world through the subjects, with students themselves responsible for their learning paths. Lessons are organized using thematic units in an interdisciplinary approach, and teachers collaborate to create these units. The staff is highly qualified and includes native English-speaking teachers from the USA, England, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, and other places, as well as native Italian-speaking teachers, with educators from other countries such as Spain.
English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school teaches in English and Italian. Approximately 99% of lessons are delivered in both Italian and English to actively involve students with different language backgrounds. The staff includes native English-speaking teachers from the USA, the UK, Ireland, Scotland, Australia, and other places. Teachers also come from other countries, such as Spain.
FAQs
What curriculum does Bilingual International School Borgo follow?
The school offers a bilingual education for Kindergarten through middle school. Language and content education is provided in English and Italian through a dual-immersion, content-led program.
What are the tuition fees?
**Summary statement**
- As of March 16, 2026, no publicly available fee schedule for Bilingual International School Borgo San Lorenzo is published on the school's public information pages; specific monetary amounts for application, tuition (per term
Where is Bilingual International School Borgo located?
The school is located in Borgo San Lorenzo, in the Mugello area near Florence, Italy. Address: Via degli Argini, 8/14, 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo FI, Italia.
What age groups does the school serve?
Preschool, Elementary and Middle School.
What are the school hours?
The school day runs Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm and from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Students attend class five days a week.
What languages are taught?
Languages taught include English and Italian. English is offered as language and literature. Italian is taught as a core subject. The school serves students from 5 years old through middle school.
What wellbeing support is available?
The school provides a calm and serene environment where children are guided in a 360-degree educational program.
When was Bilingual International School Borgo founded?
The school has 20 years of experience.
What extracurricular activities are available?
Music and Art are taught as subjects within the curriculum. These arts subjects are delivered in a bilingual setting alongside other core disciplines. Creative expression is integrated with the broader program, alongside Physical Education.
