L'Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata

L'Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata

L'Istituto Statale della Ss. Annunziata (English: The Ss. Annunziata Boarding School) was the first female boarding school in Florence, founded for the daughters of Marquis Gino Capponi. The Institute was created in 1823, to educate aristocratic, and noble girls, under the patronage of to the Grand Duchuss Maria Anna Carolina di Sassonia and Leopold II. The original building was in the via della Scala, Florence. In 1865 it moved to the Villa del Poggio Imperiale overlooking Florence where it remains in situ today. The school has a Brother establishment in Prato, [http://www.convitto-cicognini.it Collegio Cicognini] where such luminaries as Curzio Malaparte and D'Annunzio attended.

The school is subdivided into a mixed Elementary, Middle, and Upper School.The Elementary school is an Italian-German school, teaching children in Italian, German and English. The Middle school teaches children predominantly in Italian and English, with the introduction of Latin and the option of Ancient Greek.

The Upper School which is five years, is subdivided into Scientific, Linguistic, and European Classic schools. Students start at 14 and are expected to finish at 19 years. The [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liceo_linguistico Linguists] , focused on German, Italian and English as well as the core subjects. The [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liceo_Scientifico Scientific] , focuses more on the sciences; Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Philosophy, History. The [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classico_Europeo European Classic,] focuses more into Law, Economics, Italian, German, Ancient Greek and Latin. The boarding is still private but follows the more demanding state curriculum.

Boarding is reserved for only for approximately 80 girls, as rooms are limited within the Medici house. Girls come predominantly from all over Italy but nevertheless, there are few international students. Girls are called "Poggioline".

External links

* [http://www.poggio-imperiale.it/index.htm School website and photographs of the Villa]
* [http://www.associazionepoggioimperiale.it/serie1024/1home.html Website of the Associazione Poggio Imperiale]
* [http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/censimento/ischeda.asp?cr=39 Website of the Museo del Poggio Imperiale]


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