Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of students |
700 |
| Native English and Italian speaking teachers |
Yes |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
Spanish, French |
| Deadline for registration (new academic year) |
No deadline |
| Students can join after academic year begins |
Yes |
| School start time |
8:30 |
| School finish time |
16:00 |
| Supervised care before/after school |
At all the school’s campuses parents can drop off their children from 7.30 and pick up children as late as 18.00, Monday to Friday. |
| School bus service available |
BSF offers a morning transfer service which is subject to availability at an extra cost. |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Uniform required |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Dance, psychomotoricity, basketball, soccer, swimming, piano, tennis, guitar, dance |
| Facilities at the school |
Language laboratory, art studio, music laboratory, science laboratory, library, auditorium |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
The Bilingual School of Florence is a bilingual Italian/English School that has been in activity since 1973. The Kindergarten School is a Nursery School with 2 sections; a Pre-School with 3 bilingual sections in via San Gallo and 3 bilingual sections in via Bonifacio Lupi; a bilingual Elementary School; and a bilingual international Middle School. |
| Teaching approach of the school |
BSF offers an international and intercultural education with an excellent bilingual curriculum. A curriculum that takes into account the strengths of the Italian school system and the Cambridge International School network. |