St Stephen’s in Rome has received a major donation in support of the school's Lyceum programme which offers students International Baccalaureate courses in Classical Greek and Latin languages as well as Classical Greek and Roman studies.

A group of alumni, parents and former staff members have pledged $675,000 towards the signature project in what is the biggest contribution to an academic programme in the history of St Stephen’s, an American international school located near the Circus Maximus in the Aventino area of Rome.