“Leonardo 4 Children 2024” – presentation – slides
Following the success of the previous five editions in 2019-2023 with 2,652 children participating to the Awards and more than 4,700 participants in 15 workshops and concerts, the Carano 4 Children foundation and its partners are pleased to launch the 6th 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 of “Nobel 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: Climate, Equality & Peace
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.
Next webinars in the context of European Schoolnet Scientix STEM Discovery Campaign 2024:
– Wednesday 28 February 2024 at 16:30-17:30 (Italian) and 17:30-18:30 (English) Teams link here
– Wednesday 13 March 2024 at 16:30-17:30 (French) and 17:30-18:30 (English) Teams link here
“Fables on Climate, Equality & Peace”
for children aged 6-12 years old
open from 15 September 2023 until 15 May 2024
Terms and Conditions: English – French – Italian – German – Spanish
to apply please fill in the Application Form: English – French – Italian – German – Spanish
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.
The top 3 winners (Climate, Equality & Peace) will receive a talent development budget of € 400 each to develop their artistic and scientific talent, while the other seven top 10 winners will receive a budget of € 200 each for similar purpose.
For the top 10 winners, please apply for the Talent Development programme using this template.
“Art & Science on Climate, Equality & Peace”
for teenagers aged 13-18 years old
open from 15 September 2023 until 15 May 2024
Terms and conditions: English – French – Italian – German – Spanish
to apply please fill in the Application Form: English – French – Italian – German – Spanish
The award allows 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.
The top 3 winners (Climate, Equality & Peace) will receive a talent development budget of € 400 each to develop their artistic and scientific talent, while the other seven top 10 winners will receive a budget of € 200 each for similar purpose.
For the top 10 winners, please apply for the Talent Development programme using this template.
“Leonardo 4 Music” Award on Climate, Equality & Peace
for young music composers aged 16-30 years old
open from 1 October 2023 until 15 May 2024
Terms and conditions : English – French – Italian – Spanish
to apply please fill in the Application form: English – French – Italian – Spanish
For the winners, please apply for the Talent Development programme using this template.
Young music composers are invited to compose an original music on the topics of climate, equality or peace, inspired by: Leonardo da Vinci, previous winners of Leonardo 4 Children Awards, or 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 an international organisation or NGO and the winner nr 2 for the promotional video of Leonardo4Children initiative. The first three winners will receive a talent development budget of € 750 (winner nr 1) / € 500 (winner nr 2, prize in memory of musician “Ermanno Testi” offered by Rusca family) / € 250 (winner nr 3) to develop their music talent.
Their music will be performed at future Leonardo 4 Children concerts and the award ceremony in October 2024.
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 15 September 2023 until 15 May 2024
- Announcement of winners: by 15 June 2024
- Workshop, Concert & Award ceremony: Friday 4 October 2024 in Brussels
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 |
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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
€ 750 – € 500 – € 250 (respectively for the winners nr. 1 – 2 – 3 of Leonardo4Music)
€ 400 (top 3 winners Fables and Art&Science)
€ 200 (4th-10th winner of Fables and Art&Science) 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.
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.
STEM Discovery Campaign
Join the 2024 STEM Discovery Campaign, a joint international initiative organised by Scientix and the Life Terra project that invites educators, projects, organisations, libraries, schools, universities, youth clubs and all the interested stakeholders across Europe and the world to celebrate careers and studies in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
We invite everyone to get involved in the 2024 STEM Discovery Campaign by organizing, conducting and taking part in various STEM activities and featuring them on the STEM Discovery Campaign map, becoming partners and participating in our competitions as well as other online events!
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Are you interested in becoming a partner?
Public and privately funded projects, non-governmental and governmental organizations, universities, libraries, youth clubs, companies and schools active in STEM education are welcome to join the 2024 STEM Discovery Campaign as partners. By committing to the SDC24, the partners agree to:
- Organise and share information about (online) activities and actions in STEM education as part of the STEM Discovery Campaign.
- Encourage third parties to support and join the initiative by organising STEM activities (online) or actions of their own and share information about them as part of the STEM Discovery Campaign, in particular by marking these activities on the campaign map.
- Publish on their web page information in support of the STEM Discovery Campaign, hence facilitating an active exchange of information among projects, organisations and schools.
For more information on the registration steps that potential partners need to follow, please download the guide for partners document and fill in the form. For general information and promotional materials, visit the official page of the 2024 STEM Discovery Campaign on the Scientix portal.