Rules
1. Registration fee and terms of payment
To confirm the registration, students have to pay by bank transfer registration fee of EUR 30 and 15% of the cost of the chosen course.
Please send to the school office the receipt of payment by e-mail to: info AT scuolailikeit.it. Payment in full can either be made before arrival or on the first day of the course. Payments can be made in cash or by bank transfer. Bank charges are paid by the student. Credit cards are not accepted. Bank transfers have to be carried out in favour of:
ASSOCIAZIONE CULTURALE I LIKE IT
BANCA CARIGE
Filiale di Olbia
Account n. 351380
ABI Code 6175
CAB Code 84980
IBAN Code IT94F0617584980000000351380
BIC Code CRGEITGG477
Description of payment has to be specified, indicating name, surname and period of the course.
2. Course of Italian language and culture
Lessons take place from Monday to Friday. Each lesson lasts 50 minutes. Group courses are usually held in the morning, occasionally in the afternoon. The timetable of the individual lessons is agreed with the students, however, the final decision belongs to the school. The school notes 6 levels. Attending a four week course does not guarantee progress to the next level. The maximum number of students per class is 8 students.
3. Courses with less than three students
The number of scheduled hours (only for General Italian courses) may suffer from a fall if there were less than three members. In the specific:
Standard course
With less than 3 students, the hours are reduced from 20 to 15 a week.
With just one student, the hours are reduced from 20 to 12 a week.
Semi-standard course
With less than 3 students, the hours are reduced from 12 to 9 a week.
With just one student, the hours are reduced from 12 to 7 a week.
Intensive course
With less than 3 students, the hours are reduced from 25 to 20 a week.
With just one student, the hours are reduced from 25 to 18 a week.
4. Holidays
The school closes during National Holidays which are: January 1, January 6, Easter Monday, April 25, May 1, May 15 (Patron Saint of Olbia), June 2, August 15, November 1, December 8, December 25-26. The lessons missed will not be recuperated.
5. Cancellations and Refunds
The school must be immediately informed (in writing) of any change, for refunds or cancellations.
For cancellations made 20 days before starting the course, the school refunds entirely the 20% paid in advance. Whilst, the registration fee will not be refunded but will be considered valid as entry fee for any course in following 12 months.
For cancellations with less than 20 days notice, the 20% paid in advance will not be refunded. Whilst, the registration fee will be considered valid as entry fee for any course in following 12 months.
In case of cancellations made during the course, or in case of early departure, the school will not refund any money.
6. Insurance
All students must have their own health insurance.
Students from European Community with a European Medical Card or an E111-form (or similar), can have free medical care.
All other students should be informed about the rules laid down by the Italian Government, available in all the Italian Embassies in the world.
The school declines all responsibility about any damage to people or things occurred during the stay, during the lessons, both within that outside the school, during extracurricular activities, or in any form of accommodation chosen.