Payments will open on the platform on Monday September 14th and will stay open until September 25th.

Please note that each course will be 100% confirmed only once the minimum number of enrolments has been reached, so we encourage you to complete your payment as soon as possible to secure your child’s place.

The After School Activities will start on the week of September 21st except for Tennis Club (starting Monday October 5th)

Here is what will start this year:

EARLY YEARS

• BABY CLUB (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
• RUGBYTOTS (Tuesday)
• COOKING CLUB (Thursday)

PYP

• TENNIS CLUB (Monday)*
• FENCING CLUB (Monday)
• SWIMMING LESSON (Tuesday)*
• DRAMA CLUB (Tuesday)
• ROBOTICS – PYP 3, PYP4 and PYP5 (Wednesday)
• GYMNATHLON (Wednesday)
• CHOIR (Thursday)
• ART CLUB (Thursday)
• COOKING CLUB – PYP1 and PYP2 (Friday)

MYP

• STUDY HOUR (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday)
• ART STUDIO (Tuesday)
• ROCK BAND CLUB (Wednesday)
• ROBOTICS (Thursday)
• BASKETBALL CLUB (Thursday)

*These activitied will be held off campus. Trasnfer from the school to the site is included. Parents are required to pick-up their children at the site, after the end of the lesson.

For the Swimming Lessons, parents are invited to reach Piscina Patronato at 16:45 to help the kids dress up in the changing rooms.

Please feel free to stop by at your convenience during office hours.

Vivenda’s approach to school dining goes well beyond the plate. Menus are designed by nutrition professionals using fresh, seasonal, and locally sourced ingredients, with a focus on balance, variety, and age-appropriate nutritional needs. Each day of the week has its own theme, from Multiethnic Tuesday to International Thursday and Low Environmental Friday, weaving food education, cultural curiosity, and sustainability into the daily rhythm of school life.

We also welcome a new addition to our beloved canteen staff: Chef Selenia!
Selenia brings hands-on experience from the international school environment and a genuine passion for quality.

We are also excited to share that the canteen space itself will be going through a make-over during the school year, to create an environment that feels even more in tune with the spirit of H-FARM International School Vicenza. More on that to come.

Welcome, Vivenda; We are looking forward to a great year together!

You will find this month’s canteen menu below. We will be sharing it with the first SON of each month, so keep an eye out!

Here is a look at everything that is new.

Outdoor Spaces

The outdoor areas have had a real refresh this summer. Students will find a new relaxation and picnic area to unwind during breaks, a new and even safer paving around the football pitch, and a brand new climbing structure for our PYP learners. Two new foursquare stations have also been added, along with a new wooden play castle for our Early Years community in our back garden.

Quantum Lab

Our Quantum Lab is here!

What used to be known as the STEAM Lab now features two new 3D printers, a professional laser cutter, mechanical arms, and a production chain; tools that bring design thinking and hands-on making to a whole new level. Whether building, prototyping, or experimenting, students will have everything they need to turn ideas into reality.

Sports Facilities

The gym has also seen some important upgrades: a new female changing room, a dedicated storage area, and a brand new professional-grade volleyball net.
Small changes, big difference.

We cannot wait to see how our students make the most of all of it.

Welcome back!

Please take note of the pick-up times and note that students will not have lunch at school on this day:

EYU: 11:45–12:00
PYP: 12:00
MYP: 12:30

We kindly ask all families to ensure timely pick-up to support the smooth conclusion of the school year.

Thank you for your cooperation and continued support throughout the year.

We wish all our families a wonderful summer break and look forward to welcoming you back in the new school year.

• Mieke VandeBorght
• Fong Marcolongo
• Chiara Boscato

We sincerely thank all parents who participated in the election process and those who put themselves forward as candidates. Your involvement and support are invaluable in helping strengthen our school community.

We look forward to working together with our new PTA Board members and are confident that their contribution will help make the coming year a successful and enriching one for all our students and families.

Congratulations once again to Mieke, Fong, and Chiara, and thank you to everyone who took part in this important process.

The front green areas have been entirely reimagined: approximately 160 square metres of refurbished surfaces across the pergola and seating zones, more than 150 linear metres of treated fir wood edging, a weed-control membrane, selected gravel and a new jasmine hedge with dedicated irrigation along the entrance perimeter. A natural green barrier that improves privacy, visual wellbeing and a sense of welcome.

For our youngest students new play areas arrive, designed to offer diverse experiences: a sandpit with a multifunctional cover that doubles as seating or work surface, the Beaver’s Hideout structure for symbolic and social play, the Robinia Agility Trail for balance and climbing, a Four Square area and a relaxation zone with picnic tables.

On safety, the outdoor Early Years area is now fully enclosed with a new fence and controlled pedestrian access; in the front garden a 5-metre ball-stop net has been installed; the synthetic football pitch features a new shock-absorbing perimeter curb made from non-toxic, antibacterial and anti-mould materials.

And then there is the Quantum Lab, an evolution of our STEAM Lab, becoming the innovation hub of the campus. The first section is already underway and will bring into our classrooms the Unitree Go2 robot and Dobot Magician Basic, image recognition activities, predictive algorithms and IoT projects.

Finally, the gymnasium: new partition walls, a dedicated changing room, an organised storage area and a new professional, competition-grade volleyball system.

Grow, innovate, improve. Together.

You can find the full investment plan document in today’s email, 29 May 2026.

Vicenza cambia volto: outdoor, sicurezza e un nuovo modo di imparare

A Vicenza il nuovo anno scolastico si presenta con una promessa concreta: trasformare il campus in un ambiente sempre più completo, dinamico e capace di rispondere ai bisogni di chi lo vive ogni giorno. Lo facciamo per fasi, con un approccio strutturato che guarda lontano. La prima si concentra sugli spazi esterni e sull’ingresso, mentre nei prossimi anni amplieremo gli interventi alle aree posteriori, con un’attenzione specifica ai più piccoli.

Le aree verdi frontali sono state completamente ripensate: circa 160 metri quadrati di superfici riqualificate tra zona pergola e area panchine, oltre 150 metri lineari di bordature in legno di abete trattato, una membrana anti-erbacce, ghiaia selezionata e una nuova siepe di gelsomino con irrigazione dedicata lungo il perimetro d’ingresso. Una barriera verde naturale che migliora privacy, benessere visivo e accoglienza.

Per i più piccoli arrivano nuove aree gioco progettate per esperienze diversificate: una sabbiera con copertura multifunzionale che diventa seduta o piano di appoggio, la struttura Beaver’s Hideout per il gioco simbolico e relazionale, il Robinia Agility Trail per equilibrio e arrampicata, un’area Four Square e uno spazio relax con tavoli picnic.

Sul fronte sicurezza, l’area Early Years è ora completamente delimitata con nuova recinzione e accesso pedonale controllato; nel giardino frontale è stata installata una rete ferma-palloni di cinque metri; sul campo da calcio sintetico un cordolo ammortizzante in materiali atossici, antibatterici e antimuffa.

E poi il Quantum Lab, evoluzione del nostro STEAM Lab, che diventa il fulcro dell’innovazione del campus. La prima sezione è già in fase di realizzazione e porterà in aula Robot Unitree Go2 e Dobot Magician Basic, riconoscimento di immagini, algoritmi predittivi e progetti IoT.

Infine, la palestra: nuove pareti divisorie, uno spogliatoio dedicato, un’area di stoccaggio ordinata e un nuovo impianto professionale di pallavolo da competizione.

Crescere, innovare, migliorare. Insieme.

Potete trovare il documento completo sul piano investimenti nella mail di oggi 29/05/2026.

To do so, simply click on the links below and choose your preferred time slot:

Link PN 

calendar.app.google/mq6fj1QMrSeu16W3A

Link N1

https://calendar.app.google/qf6rZDuZqBAYuVSU9

Link N2 

https://calendar.app.google/ygacEqQQ8KKA2CUP8

Link REC 

https://calendar.app.google/jStwLj5gyajsDi6t5

Please note that all meetings will be held in person, unless other arrangements are made directly with the teachers.

If you experience any issues with the booking process or need a different time, please contact the teachers directly.

Thank you for your cooperation!

We are pleased to invite you to the second appointment of the Parenting Skills Webinar series:

“Your Kid and Social Media – Practical Guidance Beyond the Panic”
Thursday June 4th
 12:00 – 13:00 English Session

This webinar is designed for parents of students of all ages and will offer practical, evidence-based guidance on children, teenagers, and social media use.

Please find qui the link to register for the webinar.

We would like to sincerely thank our PTA for supporting this initiative and Dr Mieke VanderBorght (H-FARM parent, developmental psychologist, and founder of The Global Digital Mindful Project) for sharing her expertise and experience with our community.

We hope many of you will join us for this valuable conversation.

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Gentili Famiglie,

siamo felici di invitarvi al secondo appuntamento della serie di Parenting Skills Webinar:

“Ragazzi e Social Media – Consigli Pratici oltre il Panic”
Giovedì 4 giugno
13:00 – 14:00 Sessione in Italiano

L’incontro è dedicato ai genitori di studenti di tutte le età e offrirà spunti pratici e basati su evidenze riguardo all’utilizzo dei social media da parte di bambini e ragazzi.

Cliccate qui per registrarvi al webinar.

Desideriamo ringraziare sinceramente il nostro PTA per il supporto a questa iniziativa e la Dr.ssa Mieke VanderBorght (genitore H-FARM, psicologa dello sviluppo e fondatrice di The Global Digital Mindful Project) per la disponibilità a condividere la propria esperienza con la nostra comunità.

Speriamo possiate partecipare numerosi a questo momento di confronto e approfondimento.

A small note worth mentioning: the shared “H” between our school and H Tennis Club is purely a coincidence! The two are entirely separate organisations, now brought together by a shared belief in what sport can do for young people.

And that shared belief is exactly what this partnership is about.

Tennis is a sport that demands focus, resilience, and a growth mindset. The same qualities we nurture every day in our classrooms. This collaboration gives our students the opportunity to pursue their passion for the sport in a structured, high-quality environment, while staying connected to their academic journey.

About Horizon Tennis Home

Horizon Tennis Home is the first international tennis academy in Vicenza, founded and led by renowned ATP coach Massimo Sartori. Driven by his passion for the sport and a desire to share his expertise with as many young athletes as possible, Massimo created a place where every player can follow a personalised training path and reach their full potential.

Learn more about Horizon Tennis Home here: https://horizontennishome.com/

What this means for our families

As part of the agreement, families with children enrolled at H-FARM International School Vicenza will benefit from a 20% discount on associative club membership fees. A meaningful gesture that reflects the spirit of this partnership: two communities choosing to grow together.

Horizon Tennis Home also offers prestigious and intensive training programmes for students who want to take their game further. If your family is interested in learning more about these opportunities, please feel free to reach out to our school office directly and we will be happy to share all the details.

Building the Student-Athlete of tomorrow

This partnership is also a key step in the development of our Student-Athlete Programme, a new and exciting initiative designed to attract national and international talents who want to pursue sporting excellence without compromising on education. We believe the two go hand in hand, and we are building the right environment to prove it.

We look forward to seeing our community grow both on and off the court.