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- 07/05/2026
EDUCATIONAL PROJECT – 5th Edition School of Arts and Crafts
– The School offers five courses: stonemasons and marble workers; bricklayers, plasterers and decorators; carpenters; blacksmiths and mosaicists
– The School is free of charge
– For the entire duration of the courses, the School provides flats free of charge in which the students will live together. The community dimension is indeed the added value of the experience
– Students will have lunch free of charge at the Vatican Canteen
– Classes will be held on the premises of the Fabbrica di San Pietro inside Vatican City
– The courses will last six months, from October 2026, with compulsory attendance. There will be 600 hours of lessons, of which 200 will be dedicated to basic and specialised teaching and extracurricular activities, while 400 to laboratory practice
– Students must guarantee attendance of at least 85% of the hours set out in the teaching plan
– The School is reserved for 20 young people (female and male) between the ages of 18 and 25 that have obtained an artistic school-leaving certificate, a technical institute diploma (for the CAT courses), a professional institute diploma (for the Maintenance courses), an IeFP professional diploma (for the diploma for Woodworking Technician and Artistic Workmanship Technician), or a foreign qualification equivalent to the Italian one. University students enrolled in art and architecture programs are also welcome
– Italian and foreign students may attend the School, provided they have a B2 level knowledge of Italian
– To be admitted, candidates must pass a selection to verify their logical/aptitude skills and assess their motivation
– The School will issue a Certificate of acquired skills upon passing a final exam
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Candidates will have to formalise their application by filling in the form, which will be accessible from June 1, 2026, via a special link, from the institutional website of St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican and that of the Fratelli tutti Foundation. Fill in the form.
The deadline for submitting applications for admission is August 14, 2026.