“Leonardo 4 Children”non-profit initiative

The non-profit initiative “Leonardo 4 Children” includes international awards which represent a kind ofNobel prize” for children stimulating their creativity, and developing artistic & scientific skills to address global issues.
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 secrets of nature and of human body, inventing how to fly, or inventing machines: he would likely use his genius 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 2024: climate, equality & peace

Open from 15 September 2023 to 15 May 2024

Building on the success of previous years with almost 2,700 participants from 20 EU countries and 8 countries outside the EU, 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 will be announced by the Juries in June 2024 and the Workshop and Award ceremony will take place on 4 October 2024 in Brussels.
The Awards include a new talent development programme with a budget for each winner (total €6,700, between € 750 and € 200 each) to further develop their skills in art & science, recognition, promotion and publication of the winning works.

in the context of European Schoolnet Scientix STEM Discovery Campaign 2024

Leonardo 4 Children 2023 Awards

The 5th edition of “Leonardo 4 Children” non-profit initiative included Awards focused on Climate, Equality and Peace, open to children aged 6-12, teenagers 13-18 and young music composers aged 18-30.

Please find here the annual report “Leonardo 4 Children 2023” including all the works of the winners.

EVENTS

The initiative includes events to recognize the winners of the international Awards, promote young music talents, and raise funds in favour of beneficiary projects for the education of children in need with art & science.

Concert in favour of Meyer hospital, Auditorium Scandicci (Florence), Thursday 23 May 2024
Erasmus+ project “Leonardo 4 Children Academy 2024-25”, Tuscany (Florence, Vinci), 22-24 May 2024
Concert in favour of UNICEF, G. Verdi conservatory of music, Turin, date tbc 2024
Leonardo 4 Children 2024 workshop, concert & Award ceremony, Brussels, Friday 4 October 2024
Erasmus+ project “Leonardo 4 Children Academy 2024-25” , Prague, 23-25 October 2024
Erasmus+ project “Leonardo 4 Children Academy 2024-25” , Vilnius, March 2025
Erasmus+ project “Leonardo 4 Children Academy 2024-25”, Athens, September 2025
Leonardo 4 Children 2028 workshop, concert & Award ceremony, Brussels, October 2025

BOOKS

 

By purchasing the books “Leonardo 4 Children” you can help to support the beneficiary projects, providing education on art and science to children in need: orphans, abandoned, sick or refugees. The book can be a solidarity present. There are several editions of the books:

We invite children’s hospitals, foundations, private companies, non-profit organisations, schools, museums and libraries to contact us at info@carano4children.org to explore synergies in the pursuit of common objectives, through the options listed here.

TESTIMONIALS

The initiative is supported by several personalities, artists, musicians, teachers and…above all…children and young talents !

           

           

The funds and material raised by the initiative are entirely used for education in art and science of children in need, such as orphans, abandoned children, children without parents, sick children, children in refugee camps. The funds are entirely used to educate children in “art” and “science” with material and educational support by qualified professionals, via “implementing partners”.

Information on the progress and the results of these projects can be found here.

PARTNERS

The initiative is developed in cooperation with several partners:

                    Joint Research Center

                    

            

                  

 

The Carano 4 Children foundation is part of the Keeping Children Safe network and has a Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding policy available at this link.

The Child Safeguarding Focal Point is: Giuliana Santambrogio.

SPONSORS and DONORS

The project “Leonardo 4 Children Academy 2024-25” together with Lycée français J. Monnet (Belgium), 32nd school of Pireus (Greece), American Academy Prague (Czech rep.), A. Pushkin Gymnasium Vilnius (Lithuania), Institute P. Levi Impruneta Florence (Italy) and Institute of European University Studies Turin (Italy), is co-funded by the European Union.

The initiative and specific events have received the support of:

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Intesa Sanpaolo Bank (“progetto cultura”) with donation of high-quality publications on music and art to the winners of the awards and young musicians.

Leonardo company SpA with support to the initiative via the purchase of Leonardo 4 Children books.

AXA Group Operations with support to the Concert for Peace in Barcelona on 23 November 2023 and talent development for winners of 2023 Awards.

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