Leonardo 4 Children Awards 2020

The non-profit initiative “Leonardo 4 Children 2020: Climate Action” (Please find here the full presentation of the “Leonardo 2020: Climate Action” initiative) launched in 2020 is dedicated to environmental sustainability and climate action, and aims to empower children and young people across Europe to contribute to address the issue of climate change.

The non-profit initiative “Leonardo 4 Children” includes international Awards which represent a kind of “miniNobel” for children. In fact, if Leonardo da Vinci were reborn today, 500 years after his death, he would not need to solve the problems of discovering the functioning of human body, or inventing ways to make man flying, or inventing machines: he would likely focus on using creativity to solve global problems to improve the quality of our lives. We encourage children and young people to develop their creativity and become the new Leonardo’s of 21st century.

“Every child can be a genius!”

Leonardo 4 Children: Climate, Equality and Peace

Building on the success of previous years, the new edition of “Leonardo 4 Children” non-profit initiative includes international Awards focused on Climate, Equality and Peace, open to children aged 6-12, teenagers 13-18 and young music composers aged 18-30, resident in the European Union, as well as in other countries around the World in cooperation with local partners.

The winners were announced by the Juries in July 2020 and the Workshop and Award ceremony took place in September 2020 in Turin.

The Fables created by the children who participated in the competition “Fables on Climate Action”  have been the subject of a competition for young European musicians, who will interpret them with classical music in an original and creative way.

WINNER: Sathvika Krishnan with the Fable “The Rainmaker”, Bablake School (UK)

Summary

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The competition allowed children aged 6-12 across the European Union to use and further develop their creativity and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) skills, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s example, to address a global problem such as climate change.

Object:

The “work” submitted for the competition is an original creation by one or more participating children:

“FABLES ON CLIMATE ACTION”: the competition allows children aged 6-12 to use their creativity and their artistic and scientific skills to create their own original Fable to interpret the topic of climate action and environmental sustainability, addressing the problem and possibly proposing a solution.

Timetable:

• Open from 30 November 2019 until 30 June 2020
• Announcement of winners: 15 July 2020
• Award ceremony in Turin: 25 September 2020

Prizes

The authors of the works with the 10 best scoring will receive an award, consisting in:

• publication on “Leonardo 4 Children” book used or raising funds and as donation to children in need;

• presentation at workshop and award ceremony; promotion on website, social media and promotional material, at public events, institutions or public places including famous museums, and during concerts and events;

• “Leonardo 4 Children” award certificate.

Special Awards

Partners and sponsors offered special awards, which would consist in special experiences related to art and science, such as for example:

• workshops on art or science;
• visit accompanied by experts to art or science site;
• meeting with a famous personality or an expert in art or science;
• artistic and scientific material and tools.