Located in the heart of Lugano's business district, inlingua Lugano celebrates its tenth anniversary this year as a prestigious language center. We offer equipped classrooms and conduct activities at our clients' premises. Our team consists of qualified consultants and native-speaking trainers from five continents, ready to meet any educational requirement. inlingua Lugano is part of a global network with 320 centers in 37 countries, with headquarters, pedagogical management, and editorial center in Bern, Switzerland. Founded in 1968, inlingua Internationale Sprachschulen A.G. is today a leader in corporate language consulting and training. We offer courses in 14 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Greek, Chinese, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Swedish, Dutch, Croatian, and Japanese. Specific Programs for Every Need Our educational research center has developed specific programs for every requirement, all equipped with exclusive teaching materials (texts, audio supports, multimedia tools, etc.). Our courses include: • Individual and group language courses for private individuals and companies in traditional classrooms and WebRoom/Virtual Classroom. Intensive or extensive frequency with flexible scheduling, from 2 to 5 meetings per week. Customized study programs based on participants' needs, in small homogeneous groups by initial level and learning requirements. Contents and Programs • General Purpose Programme: A program for general language proficiency, ideal for students or travelers. • Accelerated Professional Programme: A professional program for acquiring sector-specific languages, aimed at professionals and companies. • Business English Seminars: Part of the Accelerated Professional Programme, focusing on professional vocabulary and essential operational skills in various business areas such as meetings, negotiations, presentations, and more. Courses for Children and Private Groups • inlingua DOTS/Juniors/Teens: Children begin learning English from the age of 1 with age-appropriate educational materials. We continue with programs for Junior and Teen. • Recovery Courses for Children and Adolescents: During the summer months, we organize recovery courses for German, English, and French languages to consolidate school-acquired skills. Hybrid Classroom • Hybrid Classroom Courses: Lessons combining classroom teaching with online sessions, allowing greater flexibility for participants. E-Learning • my.lab: E-learning with a virtual tutor. • Virtual Classroom: Courses with a remotely connected teacher. • Blended Learning: Lessons in the Virtual Classroom plus a personalized program. • my.conversations: Live conversation lessons with students from around the world. inlingua Abroad: Language stays abroad. Preparation for International Exams We prepare for major international exams such as Trinity, University of Cambridge, ESOL Examinations, RSA, TOEFL, BEC, TOEIC, TOLES, GMAT, DELF-DALF, DELE, ZD, ZMP, ZOP, KDS, CELI. CELI Examination Center inlingua Lugano is now accredited as a CELI examination center by the University for Foreigners of Perugia for all levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, and C2. Translations and Interpreting We provide precise and punctual translation and interpreting services to and from all languages. The inlingua Method The direct method allows immediate use of communication structures and functions in the language being studied, excluding translation and minimizing theoretical explanation. The teaching is oriented towards situational conversation, with role plays and simulations to provide operational skills. Qualification of Teaching Staff Our native-speaking teachers are qualified and motivated, trained with inlingua Teacher’s Training to teach without translation, ensuring optimal classroom management. Educational Planning and Levels Planning is based on the six levels of the Common European Framework (CEF), with regular progress checks to monitor advancements. At the end of the course, an inlingua certificate is issued.

Hello, my name is Cristina Bassi. I was born in Zurich in 1976 under the sign of Pisces. People describe me as a "force of nature," but honestly, I just feel like an enthusiastic, spontaneous, and sunny person. Teaching has always been my passion: first as a school teacher, then as an ice skating instructor, and finally as a personal trainer in the postural field. I love sharing all my knowledge about movement and especially enjoy going into detail to improve the quality of movement. In addition to the years spent as an ice skater, where fluidity is important for a good performance, classical dance has provided me with the knowledge of body control and movement precision starting from the feet, a part often neglected. During my competitive years on ice, I worked with two Mental Coaches who taught me to focus on goals through meditations and exercises that promote concentration and breathing (AlphaTraining and later MentalTraining). The profession of a school teacher fascinated me greatly, but I cannot deny that I missed the aspect of movement, that aspect of sport that remains a true school of life. One day, I came across a brochure about the Pilates method: everything sounded so familiar that I enrolled in the pre-Pilates course called "Mat4me" (2003) at the CovaTech Pilates school of Anna Maria Cova in Milan. Enthusiastic about having found my path, I took part in the teacher training course during the summer of 2004 and graduated as a Pilates Teacher Covatech. In 2006, I became a mother and continued my journey by deepening the topic of "Core" (center of gravity) at the postural school StarEducation in Zurich. After obtaining the basic diploma as an Antara Teacher in 2011, I continued my training with other related courses, including Antara pre and post-natal (synergistic work of the deep muscles such as the transverse abdominals, multifidus, diaphragm, and pelvic floor). Over the years, I understood the importance of cardiovascular activity: cardio is an important part of physical and mental health. I wanted training that aligned with the postural foundations I had learned so far; so I took part in the CardioCoach course at the same postural school, completing my training in 2018. Today, I feel I can offer my students quality: having personally experienced the principles I teach today is very different from learning the notions from books or during training; personal experience becomes an integral part of you, and experiences allow you to transmit knowledge in the most natural and direct way possible, without filters. This is the difference. "The important thing is not what you do, but how you do it." Joseph Hubertus Pilates Thank you, Universe