Il collegio

Il Collegio is a popular Italian historical reality show that has aired on Rai Due since January 2017.

In the first three seasons the show is narrated by Giancarlo Magalli. In the fourth season it is narrated by Eric Alexander and Simona Ventura. The series is based on the format of the British Channel 4 series That'll Teach 'Em.

The helpers of the filming are Sofia Nirie (for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th edition), and Seungmin Jung (for the 5th and 6th edition).

Concept

Several high school aged teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 have to study for a month in a boarding school where the curriculum is based on education between the 1960s and the 1980s. The students must follow a strict dress code and give up their phones and electronics during the month, and inappropriate haircuts, any kind of piercings and foul language are all forbidden. Students may be put in isolation or expelled if they do not follow these rules.

Student dormitories are separated by gender. Classes are given in Italian, Latin, history, geography, mathematics, biology, a foreign language (French in the second season, English in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth), civics and art. Elective classes are physical education, choral music and singing, music education, dance, aerobics, and computer science. At the end of the month the students are required to take an exam (written and oral). If they pass they are presented with a diploma suited to the period that season is set in.

The first season was set in 1960, year of the Olympic Games in Rome and broadcast from 2 to 23 January 2017.

The series was renewed for a second season set in 1961 (the 100th anniversary of the Unification of Italy), and was broadcast from 26 September to 17 October 2017. This season introduced the figure of the class representative (one for boys and one for girls), and the addition of French as a foreign language.