Il collegio

Several teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 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), 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 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.

The third season, set in 1968, was broadcast from 12 February 2019 to 12 March for a total of five episodes.[2]  In this season English was added as a foreign language, Civics replaced Latin, Art and Music education was added. In the summer following the third season, Clementoni released a board dedicated to the program.

The fourth season is set in 1982, the year in which Italy won the FIFA World Cup, and aired from 22 October 2019 for six episodes, featuring computer science, aerobics and breakdancing as non-exam activities.

The school the series takes place in is the Collegio San Carlo di Celana, a suburb of Caprino Bergamasco.