Leonardo 4 Children 2023: Climate, Equality & Peace

 

Presentation “Leonardo 4 Children 2023” – Activity report “Leonardo 4 Children 2023

Following the success of the previous four editions in 2019-2022 with 2,000 children participating to the Awards and more than 4,500 participants in 13 events and concerts, the Carano 4 Children foundation has launched the 5th edition of the  “Leonardo 4 Children : Climate, Equality & Peace” 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 ofNobel prize” 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 2023 Awards

The 5th edition of “Leonardo 4 Children” non-profit initiative includes 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 EU, as well as in other countries in cooperation with local partners.
The Awards were open from November 2022 until 31 May 2023, the winners will be announced by the Juries in June 2023 and the Workshop and Award ceremony will take place in Brussels on 20 October 2023.
The Awards include a new talent development programme with a budget for each winner (between € 500 and € 200 each) to further develop their skills in art & science, recognition, promotion and publication of the winning works.
The Awards were part of STEM Discovery Campaign 2023 – organised by Scientix and coordinated by European Schoolnet.

“Fables on Climate, Equality & Peace”
for children aged 6-12 years old

open from 1 November 2022 until 31 May 2023

Terms and Conditions

to apply please fill in the Application Form

For winners, please fill the template to apply for the Talent Development programme.

The award allowed 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.

“Art & Science on Climate, Equality & Peace”
for teenagers aged 13-18 years old

open from 1 November 2022 until 31 May 2023

Terms and conditions

to apply please fill in the Application Form

For winners, please fill template to apply for the Talent Development programme.

The award allowed teenagers aged 13-18 to use their creativity and their artistic and scientific skills to create their own original project integrating art and science 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.

 
“Leonardo 4 Music” Award on Climate, Equality & Peace
for young music composers aged 16-30 years old

open from 20 December 2022 until 31 May 2023

Terms and conditions

to apply please fill in the Application form

The young music composers resident in EU, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, Western Balkans were invited to compose an original music on the topics of climate, equality or peace, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci, by previous winners of Leonardo 4 Children Awards, by a movie or by a story/poem on these topics.

The winner nr 1 will be offered the opportunity to use her/his music for a promotional campaign by UNICEF and the winner nr 2 for the promotional video of Leonardo4Children initiative.
The first 3 winners will receive a talent development budget of € 500 (winner nr 1) / € 300 (winner nr 2 and 3) each to develop their music talent, including a special prize offered in memory of Italian musician “Ermanni Testi”.
Their music will be performed at future Leonardo 4 Children concerts and the award ceremony in prestigious locations such as BOZAR Brussels.

The STEM Discovery Campaign 2023, organised by Scientix and coordinated by European Schoolnet – the network of 34 European Ministries of Education – runs from the 1st of February to the 30th of April 2023. Educators, projects, organisations, libraries, schools, universities, youth clubs and all the interested stakeholders across Europe and beyond are welcome to celebrate careers and studies in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). All the participants to the “Leonardo 4 Children 2023: Climate, Equality & PeaceAwards and those who are planning to participate are invited to pin their activity on the STEM Discovery Campaign map and be automatically eligible to get one of the Scientix awards
Interested stakeholders are invited to go to the STEM Discovery Campaign website and follow the necessary steps to pin their activity on the Map. More details about how to fill in the submission form with information related to the “Leonardo 4 Children 2023: Climate, Equality & Peace” Awards can be found on the STEM Discovery Campaign Competition website.

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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 2022 until 31 May 2023
  • Announcement of winners: 15 June 2023
  • Award ceremony in Bruxelles: October 2023
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 Awards includes the following members: Konstantina Arvaniti, Margherita Mesirca, Denise Monas, Rossella Rusca, Maria Teresa Trisciuzzi (Fables), Jane Adams, Marina Calamai, Lucia Scoca, Ann Start, Nancy von Breska (Art & Science), Gisella Cosi, Stefano Cucci, Ayumi Nabata, Carmine Padula, Anastasiya Petryshak, Erika Zoi (Music), who with great enthusiasm and competence will assess the participating works and scored them on the basis of the following scoring criteria:

Scoring criteria for Fables Award Scoring criteria for Art & Science Award Scoring criteria for Music Award
  • Ability to address the issue of climate change, equality and/or peace
  • Creativity and originality
  • Quality of illustration and visual impact
  • Number of frames
  • Work is part of a class / team activity
  • Ability to address the issue of climate change, equality and/or peace
  • Creativity, originality, and innovation
  • Ability to inspire people
  • Integration of art and science
  • Multicultural dimension and teamwork
  • Inspiration on the selected topic of climate, equality and/or peace;
  • Creativity and originality;
  • Quality of tonal music;
  • Quality of vocal and choral elements, if applicable;
  • Alignment with Leonardo’s work or other source of inspiration (movie, story), if indicated by the applicant.
AWARDS

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 € 300 (top 3 winners) / € 200 (4th-10th winner) to develop their skills in art & science, for instance with workshops, courses, meeting with experts, visits and material;
  • 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.