The first thing students notice about the school is the warm, friendly environment.

The school

International House Language Centre in Palermo, established in 1975 by Pat Durden, the present Director, has been an affiliated member of the International House World Organisation since 1984, an official centre for the University of Cambridge ESOL examinations since 1980, and a member of AISLI (Association for English Language Schools in Italy) since 1990. In 2002, the school became an official centre for Italian language examinations run by the Università per Stranieri di Perugia.

The school occupies the ground and basement floors of a ninety-year-old block of flats in the city centre, near the main square, in a prosperous area of the town. There are eleven classrooms, each equipped with air-conditioning, 2 staff rooms, a student self-access centre, a photocopy area, a reception area, a coffee area and internal courtyard, five offices and a small library. Students are free to use the school's eleven computers, all of which are permanently on line.

The school has recently been refurbished and modernised so as to comply with European safety standards.

The school's internal patio is home to international parties and coffee breaks.