SYA Italy, housed on the main floor of a 16th-century palazzo in Viterbo, Italy, opened its Classics program in 2001 with the goal of offering its students an in-depth, interdisciplinary approach to the classical world while learning a modern language. The courses offered are Latin language and literature, Greek, ancient history, art history, Italian civilization, Italian language, English and mathematics. All courses are taught in English with the exception of Italian.

All students are individually placed with an Italian host family, sharing fully in their lives and speaking their language. Students also participate in a wide array of activities – sports, art, music and dance – in the community and travel to sites near and far, both independently and with the school.

While there is no language pre-requisite to apply, all students will be required to take both Latin and Italian at our school.