Leonardo 4 Children Awards 2021

Following the success of the previous editions in 2019 and 2020, the Carano 4 Children foundation has launched the “Leonardo 4 Children 2021: Climate Action and Gender Equality” non-profit initiative, aiming to empower children and young people across Europe to contribute to address the issues of climate change, social equality including gender equality, and peace between people while supporting children in need through art and science education.

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 16-30, 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 June 2021 and the Workshop and Award ceremony took place in October 2021 in Brussels.

Summary

​The Leonardo 4 Children Awards allow children aged 6-12, teenagers aged 13-18 and young music composers 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 issue such as climate change, equality and peace.

Object

The “work” submitted for the Awards should be an original creation by one or more participants integrating art & science, on the issue of climate change and environmental sustainability, equality and/or peace, addressing the problem and possibly proposing a solution.

Timetable

• Open from 1 November 2020 until 31 May 2021
• Announcement of winners: by 15 June 2021
• Workshop, Concert & Award ceremony: 1 October 2021 in Brussels

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.