Welcome to the official Italian School in San Francisco

ISTITUTO ITALIANO SCUOLA (IIS) is a non-profit organization whose goal is to promote and spread the knowledge of Italian language and culture. IIS is the only school affiliated with the San Francisco Italian Cultural Institute and offers Italian language courses for every level, from absolute beginner to highly advanced.

Instructors are all native Italian speakers with degrees from Italian universities. We use a total immersion method that is fun and effective. Our classes are taught entirely in Italian.

We offer a large number of classes, which ensures convenient times and small class sizes (minimum five students, maximum twelve).

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Istituto Italiano Scuola Voted Best Language Classes in the Bay Area 2009

What’s New



The Winter term starts January 9.
Check the Schedule for class time and days. Register now to enroll in the class of your choice.


Private lessons now in Palo Alto.


Save 10% on your tuition with the Ciao Amico Program. Find out more


Winter Term Workshops
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