Leonardo 4 Children
A non-profit initiative to help children and teenagers develop their artistic and scientific skills
Awards
The 2027 edition of the Leonardo 4 Children Awards is open until 30 April 2027 !
The international Leonardo 4 Children Awards represents a kind of “miniNobel” for children.
We encourage children and young people to develop their creativity and become the new Leonardo’s of 21st century.
Please visit the dedicated page to find out when the next webinar is.
Events
The Leonardo 4 Children 2026 workshops, concert & Awards ceremony took place in Brussels on 9 October 2026, featuring more than 240 participants to the workshops and 550 participants to the concert “Music from movies”.
Academy
The Leonardo 4 Children Academy is an innovative educational approach aimed at promoting artistic and scientific skills in children and young people to prepare them as responsible leaders addressing global issues like climate change and equality.
Local initiatives
Thanks to the Diderot Project of Fondazione CRT (Italy), 34 selected educators and experts in art and science conducted creative workshops on the themes of sustainability, equality, and peace with over 600 classes and 11,200 children and teenagers from primary and secondary schools in Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta.
The new project “Leonardo 4 Children Piedmont & Aosta Valley” is starting for 2026-27 to cover another 11,000 students.
About Carano 4 Children
Carano 4 Children Foundation initiatives target children with special needs, such as orphans or abandoned children, children in refugee camps, children in hospitals, and helps them to overcome post-traumatic stress by creating a cultural and solidarity bridge between them. This includes both children living in Europe and those living in other countries, showing that every child has the potential to be a “genius”.