CANVAS [Report] Saturday, May 27: “Let’s Plant Some Seeds! Growing Plants in Ark’s Garden and at Home”
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On Saturday, May 27, we held the event “Let’s Plant Some Seeds! Let’s Grow Plants in Ark’s Garden and at Home”!
In the 2023 school year, we planted cosmos and cotton seeds.
Preparing the soil for planting.
Place stones at the very bottom of the planter.
"Why are we laying stones?" That's the question from Ta-san.
It's to improve drainage!
So you know what "drainage" means, huh?
This time, I'm going to plant seeds for "Yellow Cosmos," which are orange and yellow cosmos.
Looking at the shape of the seed, some people say, “It looks like a stick!”
Cosmos seeds are long and slender, aren't they?
And plenty of water, too.
After that, I planted cotton seeds in the main garden.
Cotton seeds are kind of mysterious.
Let's look at and touch the seeds that are soaking in water.
That's so gross!
A gemstone? What is this?
What is cotton? The clothes everyone wears are made of cotton, too!
We all worked together to plant cotton seeds in the Star-Shaped Community Garden for two hours.
It was a day of planting lots of seeds!
Take home a pot filled with soil and some seeds so you can grow cotton at home.
I hope they sprout.
The next GREENWORKSHOP will be held on Saturday, June 24: “Let’s Set Off on a Creature Expedition! Let’s Find the Creatures Living in Ark’s Garden.” We hope you’ll join us!
*We are pleased to welcome professional naturalist Hiroshi Sasaki as a special guest.
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
