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2022.12.01
[Newsletter] CANVAS Newsletter No. 257 Published
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No. 257

CANVAS is celebrating its 20th anniversary! Workshop collections are being held across the country!

Release Date

2022

Dec. 1

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CANVAS celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 27! We look forward to your continued support of CANVAS in the future.

We held Workshop Collections all across the country! Thank you to everyone who attended!

>> Workshop Collection in Takeshiba – Experience the Cities and Jobs of the Future! – Report >> Workshop Collection in Yamaguchi 2022 Report Page >> Workshop Collection at Career☆Fest Kamisu 2022

Registration is now open for the Kids Creative Institute (January–March)!

>>Details

index 01. Top Picks & Featured News!
02. CANVAS Blog Updates!
03.  List
of Media Coverage 04. Latest Event Information!

We’ll also be sharing the latest updates on Facebook and Twitter as they come in! We’d love your “Likes” and retweets! ♪

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01. Top Picks and Featured News!
Kids Creative Lab in Takeshiba: January–March

 キッズクリエイティブ研究所in竹芝1-3月

Introducing the highly popular Kids Creative Lab 3-Month Series! Exploring philosophy, creating games through programming, making marbles and thinking of ways to stack them…!? We can’t wait to see how everyone’s discoveries and flashes of inspiration will spread throughout the lab!

Preschoolers >> Registration & Details
Elementary School Students >> Registration & Details

Secret Hideout at Home [Online] January–March

 うちのなかのひみつきち【オンライン】1-3月

This is the Kids Creative Lab’s online series, “Secret Hideout Inside Our Home,” a 3-month program! The setting for “Secret Hideout Inside Our Home” is right where you are right now. Try making sounds with fruits and vegetables, or take on the challenge of sewing using a needle, thread, and your ears?! Our goal is to enrich and transform everyone’s daily lives through these workshops and through each participant’s own “exploration.”

Preschoolers >> Registration & Details
Elementary School Students >> Registration & Details

Kids Creative Lab in Takeshiba
STEAM Course: Measuring and Creating (January–March)

キッズクリエイティブ研究所in竹芝STEAM講座 はかって、つくる

Just as you measure length and weight, have you ever measured electricity? Let’s take a close look at the invisible world of electricity using a digital multimeter (tester). Light up LEDs, build switches, and make motors run… Use the electronic circuits you’ve assembled yourself, along with a variety of materials and tools, to freely create your own projects! You can participate in the entire series or attend individual sessions!

Elementary and Middle School Students

>>Registration & Details

Kids Creative Lab at Takeshiba
STEAM Course: Advanced Level—Build Your Own Factory and Become a
Kawasaki Engineer!

キッズクリエイティブ研究所in竹芝STEAM講座・上級編

Do you know why factories need robots? The world of factories is something we rarely get to see in everyday life. Their layouts and the robots that work there hold incredible secrets of technology and efficiency… This project-based inquiry workshop is adapted from a class conducted by Kawasaki Heavy Industries at technical colleges, designed so that even elementary school students can enjoy it.

>>Registration & Details

A Museum Just for Kids—Exhibition of Objects, Materials, and Tools—

こどもだけのミュージアム‐もの・素材・道具展‐

Children are artists. Using the various materials and tools displayed at the “Museum Just for Kids,” they’ll freely create their own works. Artworks, objects in the process of becoming art, the passage of time, and the movements they create—these are the essence of this museum. What will you discover today? What will you be able to create…? No matter how many times you visit, this is a space for play and learning that always sparks that sense of excitement.

>>Registration & Details

ARK HILLS KIDS COMMUNITY “GREEN WORKSHOP” 2022

ARK HILLS KIDS COMMUNITY 「GREEN WORKSHOP 」2022年度

The Green Workshop (GREEN WORKSHOP) operates in the lush natural surroundings of Ark Garden.Co-supervision is provided by Ms. Akemi Sugii, Ark Garden’s dedicated gardener, and CANVAS, the program fosters children’s well-rounded senses, creativity, and rich sensibilities through activities that involve playing with, learning about, and nurturing nature throughout the four seasons.

>>Registration & Details

"Let’s Try It!" Exhibition: An Amusement Park Where You Learn with Your Body in Nagoya

やってみた展 カラダで学ぶ遊園地in名古屋

“Experiencing” is “Learning”! A wide variety of “Let’s Try It” experiences—packed with learning and fun—are gathering at the Nagoya City Science Museum. Try flying a drone, looking through animals, or becoming a work of art yourself…!? Advance tickets are now on sale!

>>Details

Rough & Peace Mother Presents: Family Comedy Theater

ラフ&ピースマザープレゼンツ お笑いファミリー劇場

The second installment of this live show featuring a star-studded lineup of popular comedians is confirmed! This time, the lineup includes Magical Lovely, winners of the 2020 M-1 Grand Prix, and Kaeru-tei, finalists of the King of Conte! The show is packed with more than just comedy routines—it also features magic shows, science experiments, pantomime, and much more. It’s a show the whole family can enjoy—from little kids to adults!

>>Registration & Details

Collect “Rough & Peace” Mother Keywords
to Win Prizes!
Resident Comedians’ Online Social Studies Field Trip — Southeast Asia Edition —

住みます芸人オンライン社会科見学 ~東南アジア編

We’re hosting an “Online Social Studies Field Trip” where you can learn about food, culture, and more from Yoshimoto comedians living in various regions—all from the comfort of your own home. Not only is it fun to participate and learn, but the content is also packed with knowledge that’s useful for middle school entrance exams, so it’s highly recommended even for kids who say, “Geography is just memorization—it’s boring and I’m not good at it!”

>>Registration & Details

Rough & Peace
Mother 2022 Winter Break Online Classroom Special Event

2022冬休みオンライン教室特別企画イベント

This winter, we’re hosting an event featuring a collection of “special winter break activities”! We’ve prepared plenty of fun classes your child can join from home! Why not give your child the gift of a fun and exciting learning experience this winter at the Rough & Peace Mother Online Classroom?

>> Registration & Details

Rough & Peace Mother
Online Factory Tour: Let’s Learn About Robots’ Jobs (Kawasaki Heavy Industries)

オンライン工場見学~ロボットのお仕事を知ろう~(川崎重工)

We’ll tour a factory where industrial robots are hard at work and learn about “robots”—which have become an increasingly familiar part of our lives—through a quiz. At the end, let’s think about what our own “robots of the future” might look like!

>> Registration & Details

“The World Expands Through Digital Ehon” Exhibition at the Setagaya Comprehensive Education Center

 デジタルえほんで広がるせかい展in世田谷教育総合センター

Digital Ehon are coming to the Setagaya Education Comprehensive Center in Setagaya Ward! Enjoy Digital Ehon across a variety of genres, including language, color, and music!

>>Details

– Lectures, Speaking Engagements, and Other Events –

“Nikkei Premier: What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?” by Nanako Ishido, published by Nikkei Publishing, is now on sale! https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4532264588/

“The Cutting Edge of Online Education in Japan,” edited by CANVAS Chair Nanako Ishido, is now on sale! https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4750350915/    

02. CANVAS-Related Blog Updates!

★ Nanako Ishido’s blog has been updated!
https://creativekids.jp/nanako/

03. List of Media Coverage

10. “The Science of Encouragement” by Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS 11.
“EMOTIONAL LINK” by Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

04. Latest Event Information!

Below is information on December events. The CANVAS website is packed with information on workshops and events nationwide!
Be sure to check it out!

http://canvas.ws/workshop *Please contact the organizers directly for details regarding each event.

Art Earth Special: Let’s Try It! Experience and Feel Concrete Art!
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28354 
Handicraft Plaza – New Year’s Decorations
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28016
Paint with Your Whole Body! FREELY☆ with the Family [Preschoolers–Elementary School Students / Azabu-Juban]
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28373
[FUTURESCAPE PROJECT 2022] Make Kaleidoscopic Binoculars and Enjoy the Holiday Lights!
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28461
Learn from the Pros: Let’s Learn More About Sewers!
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28454
Tama-rin Dance Workshop
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28440
“Let’s Live on the Moon, Let’s Play on the Moon: A Wonderland with 1/6 Gravity” Exhibition Opening Event: “Let’s Get Moving with Space Gymnastics!”
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28425
CAMP Facilitator Training Session @ SCSK Toyosu Headquarters
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28420
It Might Change the Way You Look at the News! A Fun Workshop on Psychology
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28436
"Fumi Day" Event: "Fumi Fest 2022"
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28456
Film Painting Workshop: “Let’s Make a Film”
https://canvas.ws/ws-info/28423


CANVAS is always accepting event information from organizers and related parties, with a focus on children’s creativity and self-expression.
Submit your event here
:https://canvas.ws/workshop

CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 257 / Release Date: December 1
, 2022 Publisher: CANVAS
Publisher-in-Charge: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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