Leonardo 4 Children Piedmont & Aosta Valley Diderot Project 2025-2026
Thanks to the Diderot Project of Fondazione CRT (Italy), the Leonardo 4 Children foundation continues for the second year with the Diderot Project, addressed to schools of Piemonte and Val D’Aosta (Italy), for children and young people between 6 and 18 years-old.
The programme features in-person workshops in collaboration with IUSEFOR and Mus-e (Italy), the possibility to participate to the “Leonardo 4 Children Awards” 2026 and a “Diderot Special Award”.
Impact
The Leonardo 4 Children Foundation has supported the education of 11,215 children and teenagers in Piedmont and Valle D’Aosta with 34 experts who provided 193 workshops on different topics related to Climate, Equality and Peace. 436 students participated in the Leonardo 4 Children Awards 2026.
Workshops
Experts held workshops on photography and how it can be used to convey messages of peace, equality and the importance of taking care of nature and planet Earth. During music workshops, children had fun singing and learning new songs about the themes of sustainability and equality. Children reflected on Leonardo da Vinci’s studies both in drawing and in the mechanisms he created and through simple and engaging dance exercises they felt a deeper connection with art and science. Children moved in connection with others while listening and perceiving the delicate balance between living beings and the value of diversity while respecting equality of rights and duties.
Winners of Diderot Special Award 2026
Top 10
“A world of little red riding hoods (Un mondo di Cappuccetti)”
Scuola Primaria Kennedy – Domodossola
“How hot (Che caldo)”
Scuola Primaria “Dante Di Nanni” – Grugliasco
“The bee and the bear (L’ape e l’orso)”
Scuola Primaria “A.W.Burgo” – Verzuolo
“Jack’s Battle”
“G.Floreanini” – Domodossola
“The last clean piece (L’ultimo tassello pulito)”
“G.Floreanini” – Domodossola
“A world of colors (Un mondo di colori)”
“G.Floreanini” – Domodossola
“Clarabella’s Travels (I viaggi di Clarabella)”
IC “G. Gozzano” – Rivoli
“We are all the same (Siamo tutti uguali)”
Primaria Maestro Secondo Viglino – Grinzane Cavour
“Learn the art and war goes away (Impara l’arte e la guerra si fa da parte)”
IC Paradiso – Scuola Matteotti – Collegno
“A world without borders (Un mondo senza confini)”
Istituto Comprensivo di Canale – Cuneo
Top 11-14
“The moon and the sun (La luna e il sole)”
Istituto Comprensivo di Canale – Cuneo
“Daughters of the storm (Le figlie della tempesta)”
Vides Main ODV – Torino
“Let’s tune the climate…We’re fed up! (Accordiamo il clima…Ci siamo stufati!)”
Scuola Primaria Paritaria San Domenico – Fossano
“Same Earth (Stessa Terra)”
I.C. Vivaldi-Murialdo – Torino
Event
We awarded the winners of the “Diderot Special Award” on 30 May 2026 in Turin with more than 600 participants. The event received the patronage of the European Parliament, European Commission, Piedmont Region, City of Turin and IUSE.
The Turin event also included a “Dancing with Leonardo” workshop at the Convitto Nazionale “Umberto I” in Turin on the morning of May 30, 2026, with a creative and stimulating activity for children aged 9-13, combining art and science, inspired by the values of equality and peace, led by A. Olkhovaya, choreographer of the Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan.
