Leonardo 4 Children 2020

“Art & Science on Climate Action”

European Award for 13-18 years old teenagers

1° “Ideal City” by Georgi Todorov (Secondary school “Prof. Ivan Batakliev” – Bulgaria)

2° “The Earth is crying! Let’s protect it!” by Ana Radunica (Liceul Tehnologic “Constantin Cantacuzino” Baicoi – Romania)

3° “Green Vision” by Fereshta Nawied (European School RheinMain – Germany)

4° “The Change” by Ioana Daniela Raileanu (National College “Alexandru Ioan Cuza”- Romania)

5° “Green Vision” by Tamara Garelnabi European School RheinMain – Germany)

6° “Do we still have time?” by Ioana Maria Enache (Sfânta Vineri Secondary School – Romania)

7° “The Pollution and the Greenhouse Effect” by Ioana Petrec Liceul Tehnologic “Constantin Cantacuzino” Baicoi – Romania)

8° The inevitable evolution of pollution” by Timeea Antonescu (Liceul Tehnologic “Constantin Cantacuzino” Baicoi – Romania)

9° “Save and protect life and biodiversity” by Anca Miruna Pana (Sfânta Vineri Secondary School – Romania)

10° “The rescuing firefighter” by Ioana Temelie (Secondary School Voievod Neagoe Basarab – Romania)

We sincerely thank and congratulate the teenagers who participated with great enthusiasm in the competition “Art & Science on Climate Action” by submitting their inspiring contributions despite these challenging times.

​The competition allowed teenagers aged 13-18 across the European Union to use and further develop their creativity and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) skills, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s example, to address the global issue of climate change. 

Object:

The “work” submitted for the competition is an original creation by one or more participating teenagers integrating art & science.

“ART & SCIENCE ON CLIMATE ACTION”: the competition required participating teenagers to create an original work integrating art & science to interpret the issue of climate change and environmental sustainability, addressing the problem and possibly proposing a solution.

Timetable:

• Open from 30 November 2019 until 30 June 2020
• Announcement of winners: 15 July 2020
• Award ceremony in Turin: 25 September 2020

Scoring criteria:

• Ability to address the issue of climate change and environmental sustainability;
• Creativity, originality, and innovation;
• Ability to inspire people;
• Integration of art and science;
• Multicultural dimension and team

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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 competition included the following members: Jane Adams, Paul D. Little, Ann Start, Nancy von Breska, who with great enthusiasm and competence have carefully assessed the participating works and scored them on the basis of the following criteria: (i) ability to address the issue of climate change or gender equality; (ii) creativity, originality and innovation; (iii) ability to inspire people; (iv) integration of art & science; (v) multicultural dimension and team activity.

The authors of the works with the 10 best scoring received an award, consisting in:

• publication on “Leonardo 4 Children” book and as part of the “Leonardo 4 Children” toolkit for raising funds and as donation to children in need;

• presentation at public events, institutions or public places, during concerts and events;

• “Leonardo 4 Children” award certificate;

• publication on website, social media and promotional material.

Partners and sponsors offered special awards, which would consist in special experiences related to art and science, such as for example:
visit accompanied by experts to art or science site;

• meeting with a famous personality or an expert in art or science;
• workshops on art or science.