Leonardo 4 Children 2025: Climate, Equaliy & Peace
Award “Fables” by 6-12 years old children
The authors of the works with the 10 best scoring will receive an award, consisting in:
- talent development programme, with a budget for each winner of € 500 (top 3 winners) / € 200 (for the remaining ones in Top 10) to develop their skills in art & science, for instance with workshops, courses, meeting with experts, visits and material;
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publication on “Leonardo 4 Children” book used or raising funds and as donation to children in need;
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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;
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“Leonardo 4 Children” award certificate.
Participating children aged 6-12 (number): 695
Submitted works (number): 76
Countries: 13
Jury
The Members of “Leonardo 4 Children” Juries are professionals and experts in children’s education, art, music, science, innovation, philanthropy, with international and multicultural experience.
The Jury for the Award includes the following members: Margherita Mesirca, Rossella Rusca, Maria Teresa Trisciuzzi, Antonella Casillo, Chiara Cremonesi, and Melissa Rancourt, who with great enthusiasm and competence will carefully assess the participating works and scored them on the basis of the following criteria: (i) ability to address the issue of climate change; (ii) creativity and originality; (iii) quality of illustration and visual impact; (iv) work as part of class/team activity; (v) number of frames.
Talent Development
For winners, please fill in the L4C 2025 Awards – Talent Development Form to apply for the Talent Development programme.
The award allows children aged 6-12 to use their creativity and their artistic and scientific skills to create their own original fable to interpret one or more of the following topics:
- climate action and environmental sustainability
- social equality including gender equality
- peace between people
addressing the problem and possibly proposing a solution.
Winners Fables 2025
The top 10 winners of the Awards have been selected by the Jury and are invited to present their works at the Leonardo 4 Children workshop.
The winners nr 1-2-3 will be announced at the Concert and Award Ceremony in Brussels on 6 October 2025.
Top 10 Winner: “Once Upon a… Change ”
Topic: Equality
Authors: Gioele Arlandi, Filippo Asarsi, Elisa Badalamenti, Francesca Barcello, Gaia Badalamenti, Giuseppe Costantino, Alessia Emma Balauca, Gabriele De Santis, Christian Bert, Matteo Ryan Enache, Lavinia Cavallo, Mya Felentino, Andrea Chiaria, Martina Ferlito, Nicole Dall’Ara, Camilla Figliomeni, Eleonora Dispenza, Matias Gangi, Nicole Dorigo, Matteo Grasso, Alberto Ferro, Beatrice La Monica, Fabio Lipari, Alessio Lateana, Alessandro Meringolo, Mia Leone, Diego Napolitano, Filippo Manzi, Victoria Francesca Renda, Mattia James Marinaccio, Allegra Rizzi, Gabriele Romano, Dalila Romano, Greta Roso, Nicolò Schiafone, Noemi Tono, Gabriele Sottile, Giovanni Vivone
Teacher: Eliana Ferraris
School: Scuola Primaria statale “Don Locanetto”, Turin, Italy
Top 10 Winner: “Many Different Dreams for a World – A Future That Is Made for Us All”
Topic: Equality
Authors: Leonardo Rogozinski, Amelia Arena, Elia Aradei, Esmeralda Salis, Amelia Danieli, Agnese Cecchi, Brando Torelli, Federico Faggi, Sofia Zumpano, Duccio Nocentini, Myrhanna Machaca, Maahin Naeem, Niccolò Manzini, Sara Poggi, Yossra Ashtewi, Matilde Giorgetti, Davide Bernacchioni, Aurora Ndreaj
Teacher: Giulia Pecci
School: Istituto Comprensivo Primo Levi di Impruneta, Florence, Italy
Top 10 Winner: “Peace is in Our Hand”
Topic: Peace
Authors: 37 Students
Teacher: Maria Tsapara
School: 2nd Kindergarten of Perama, Greece
Top 10 Winner: “Mission Save the Planet”
Topic: Climate
Authors: Celeste A., Davide B., Asia C., Samuel C., Tommaso C., Olivia C., Matteo D., Islam E., Doniel E., Ivan F., Emma G., Alessio G., Nicole H., Celeste L., Aurora M., Fabrizio M., Alessandro M., Michelle N., Alberto N., Emily N., Laura P., Beatrice R., Nicolò S., Simone T., Francesco T.
Teacher: Dana Balducci
School: Scuola Primaria “Rodari”, Turin, Italy
Top 10 Winner: “The Tree That Was Left Alone: A Story for a Forest and for Hope”
Topic: Climate
Authors: Eqrem Andri, Helen Galopoulou, Matthew Iliadis, Jimmy Kekelekis, Helen Kokkinopoulou, Thanasis Koparanis, Nick Koukopoulos, Sophie Matsoukidou, Steve Mavropoulos, Pantelis Moralis-Kotelianis, Sophie Mpoumpari, Raphaelia Tachtsidi, Bill Tachtsidis, Achilles Topalis, Jimmy Tselepis, Jimmy Tsernios, Panagiotis Chalkidis, Irene Cholidou, Nikoleta Michaelidou
Teacher: Zoi Oikonomidou
School: Primary School of Kato Nevrokopi, Greece
Top 10 Winner: “The Planet of Little Helpers”
Topic: Climate
Authors: Gopinatha Ravindran, Vihaan Krishna, Artem Khivrich, Zoe Sophia Kranjc, Bushra Ludin, Reeyansh Mahabare, Justyna Navratilova, Shlok Pangarkar, Milana Rivna, Emma Robertazzi, Felix Ruzicka, Aarvika Sharma, Behnush Sherkhonova, Taseefa Zubair
Teacher: Maria Martin
School: American Academy Prague, Czech Republic
Top 10 Winner: “Maximilian and Paulina in Action”
Topic: Climate
Author: Katerina Menchivar
Teacher: Margarita Dakoronia
School: 32nd Primary School of Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Top 10 Winner: “The Friendship in the Magic Forest“
Topic: Climate, Equality & Peace
Authors: Rebecca Elena Amza, Eva Maria Burnea, Eduard Alexandru Călușaru, Diana Andreea Deliu, Miruna Diaconu, Maya Elena Grigorie, Eduard Gabriel Ionică, Rebeca Maria Magdalena, Lucia Marina Mandagiu, Antonia Maria Marin, Sofia Mihaela Mihăilescu, Sara Maria Mirea, Cătălin Ștefan Mitru, Sofia Anamaria Miulescu, Reva Anastasia Nicola Mateucă, Elena Miruna Roșca, Mihai Iulian Sandu, Rareș Florin Slavu, Robert Andrei Velea, Ingrid Elena Zăvadă, Victor Nicolae Zidaru, Sofia Stăncioiu
Teacher: Lica Mihaela
School: “Elena Cuza” National College, Craiova, Romania
Top 10 Winner: “Eyes of the Peacock“
Topic: Climate
Author: Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou
Teacher: Eliza Hadjipavlou
School: French Cypriot School of Nicosia, Cyprus
Top 10 Winner: “Life for Peace“
Topic: Peace
Author: Tykhon Mykula
Parent: Maksym Mykula
School: EEBA, Waterloo
Special Awards Fables 2025
Special Award: Galileo Museum Award
“Equality & Science – Eratosthenes”
Topic: Equality
Authors: Georgios Koutsodakis
Teacher: Margarita Dakoronia
School: 32nd Primary School of Piraeus, Athens, Greece
“A Journey Among the Stars – The Journey of Stuart the Minion”
Topic: Equality & Peace
Authors: Imesha Semithu Abawalage, Aurora Baldini, Maya Carbone, and Diana Montinari
Teacher: Simona Fabiano
School: Ic Primo Levi Impruneta, Scuola Secondaria di Primo Grado Domenico Ghirlandaio, Florence, Italy
Special Award: Cinema/Audiovisual Award
“A Myth About Mount Peliηnnaion”
Topic: Equality
Authors:Ioannis Vorrias, Elvis Gjeci, Yaser Elkouli, Antonios Kakoulas, Vasileios Karousakis, Stesiana Koci, Argyro Koutsoura, Aikaterini Kydoni, Michaela Gavriela Leneti, Petros Mamounas, Michail Panagiotis Mantzouranis, Kyriaki Mari, Eleni Mellou, Marios Michaliadis, Arla Berisa, Nikolaos Nikolaou, Dimos Dimitrios Plakotaris, Filaretos Stavropoulos, Maria Eirini Sfika, Korina Xhani, Kristina Fihxa, Patroklos Fragkakis
Teacher: Despoina Armenaki
School: 3rd Primary School of Chios, Greece
“SELMA – The Steps of Justice”
Topic: Equality
Authors: Aurora Livera, Brianna Ero, Gaia Marone, Aurora Vitale, Beatrice Qui, Fausta Brown, Jeremia Brown, MariaCristina Di Mase, Melody Ero, Miracle Odiase, Miriam Bortos, Miriama Dia, Nadia Ero, Nana Sarr, Ouli Sarr, Rabbab Abderrechid, Sara Ciresi, Sofia Picardi, Sofia Tammaro, Stanaska Noukuonsi, Thalia Akhimien, Vanessa Yiamu, Victory Bassey Festus, Michela Montisci, Elisabetta Tulpan, Elizabeth Adeyemo, Elizabeth Odigie, Kinda Rady, Mya Santoro, Victoria Adeyemo
Teacher: Roberta Rinaldi
School: Associazione Vides Main ODV, Turin, Italy
