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They\u2019re excited about this unusual trip, which will allow them to visit the <strong>Church of Gethsemane<\/strong> for the first time: even though it\u2019s very close to their school, they\u2019ve never been there before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few months ago this church was a building site: there is in fact ongoing restoration of the mosaics in the internal vaults, which will then move on to restoring the fa\u00e7ade, the roof and floor. But taking place at the same time is a training course for five local boys, who are slowly learning the technique and the art of mosaic making from the expert hands of their teachers. The aim of the <strong>project<\/strong> is not only to restore the church, but also to increase young people\u2019s awareness of and interest in the historical and artistic heritage of their country.\u00a0And it\u2019s <strong>in this spirit of involvement and bringing the children of Jerusalem closer to the beauty of their territory<\/strong> that a number of activities with local schools have recently begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The girls walk down the Mount of Olives to where the Women\u2019s Institute Al-Tur is. Khaled Hamdan, who coordinates the activities with the schools, explains: &#8220;<em>We started by contacting local schools in<\/em><em> Arab neighbourhoods near the church, then we will expand the project to include the rest of the city<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On October 4<sup>th<\/sup> accompanied by Khaled and Osama Hamdan, the architect working with ATS pro Terra Sancta and in charge of the restoration work, a class from the school in Al-Tur took part in the first of the visits that will be organised on a weekly basis.&nbsp;All the girls, as well as the four teachers who accompany them, wear a hat with a picture of the mosaic of Gethsemane and the logos of the organisations who are donating to the project: ATS pro Terra Sancta, the Custody of the Holy Land, Mosaic Center in Jericho, the Italian Consulate\u2019s Palestinian Municipalities Support Program, the Municipality of Rovereto, The Bell of the Fallen Foundation, and the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio of Trento and Rovereto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour starts outside, where the girls listen closely to the history of the church and look on a map at the historical and architectural changes it has undergone over the centuries. 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