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Scuola Lorenzo de’Medici

Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici (LdM) started in 1973 as one of the first centers in Florence to specialize in teaching Italian as a foreign language. Later the school branched out into studio art and liberal arts courses, and has now become Italy's leading study-abroad institution, with centers in Florence, Tuscania and Rome. LdM offers approximately two and a half thousand men and women a year the opportunity to live in the midst of Italian culture and share their study experience with others of different nationalities.

LdM is authorized by the Ministry of Public Education in Italy, and has recognition, accreditation and membership in a number of European and international educational organizations. The academic programs offered at LdM, including semester-long programs, one-year Study Certificates and two-year Professional Study Certificates, are recognized by various colleges, universities and institutes in the U.S. In its teaching program, the school collaborates with the University of Florence.

The San Jacopo in Campo Corbolini, chapel, now deconsecrated,
was founded in 1206 by the Knights Templar. It is now used by LdM as a meeting room.