Originally intended for the daughters of Marquis Gino Capponi, the institute was created to educate aristocratic and noble girls, under the patronage of Maria Anna of Saxony and Leopold II of Tuscany.
The school has a brother establishment in Prato, the Collegio Cicognini, which was attended by cultural figures such as Curzio Malaparte and D'Annunzio.
The Middle school teaches children predominantly in Italian and English, with the introduction of Latin and the option of Ancient Greek.
Whilst the Scientific, promotes the sciences; Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Philosophy, History.
Whereas the European Classic, orientated towards Law, Economics, Italian, German, Ancient Greek and Latin.