Italy, Catania
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Located in the heart of Catania, near Via Etnea. The building hosting Scuola Svizzera Catania is a villa built in 1928 and includes a Bambinopoli, a garden courtyard with a football pitch, a kitchen, a well-equipped laboratory for technical education, and a wing housing the Scuola dell'infanzia. The school hosts about 100 students from kindergarten through Scuola Media (lower secondary).
Kindergarten; Primary; Lower Secondary
Private Swiss international school abroad, recognized by the Swiss Confederation and Italian authorities; Cantone patrocinante: Canton Zurigo.
Switzerland; Swiss international school abroad recognized by the Swiss Confederation; Canton Zurigo is the sponsoring canton.
Scuola Svizzera di Catania is a private Swiss international school abroad, recognised by the Swiss Confederation and Italian authorities, with Canton Zurich as sponsoring canton. The school offers a bespoke bilingual pathway starting in kindergarten, using a primary curriculum organized around linguistic-artistic-expressive, historical-geographic, and mathematical-scientific-technological strands. Most primary subjects are taught in German by native speakers; from first and second grade Italian lessons begin, and from third grade Italian-language subjects (history, geography, sciences and mathematics) follow ministerial programmes taught by qualified Italian teachers. English instruction starts in grade four and French in grade six. The school uses a multi-class organisation across all sections and prepares students for Italian Licenza Media exams as well as Goethe-Institut German and English language exams. Facilities include a well-equipped laboratory, computer use in some lessons, and a courtyard with a football pitch and play area. The campus supports crafts, drawing, flute performance, and field trips.