“Rough & Peace Mother,” a new educational platform that CANVAS helped develop, has finally launched! “Rough & Peace Mother” is an educational app that offers a new kind of learning experience—where you can play while you learn and learn while you play. Classes in a variety of subjects are streamed daily!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/25319

On March 21, the awards ceremony for the Digital Ehon Award 2020 was held, featuring a record-breaking 408 entries from 23 countries. You can view the winning entries on the website!

http://www.digitalehonaward.net/

The three-volume series *Introduction to Programming with Detective Argo*, under Supervision by CANVAS Chair Nanako Ishido, was released on March 28.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/481132806X

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4811328078/

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4811328086

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“Rough & Peace Mother,” a new educational platform that CANVAS helped plan and develop, has finally launched! “Rough & Peace Mother” is an educational app that offers a new kind of experience where you can learn while playing and play while learning. We’re streaming lessons in a variety of genres every day!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/25319/

Here’s your chance to participate [for free!] in the Kids Creative Institute Online Series “Secret Hideout in Our Home” (kit included / classes for preschoolers and a mixed preschool-elementary group). If you’re interested in online workshops, be sure to check it out! We’ll explore the “mysteries” and “whys” hidden within the “ordinary” things right next to us. In cooperation with: Thermo Fisher Scientific Japan Group

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ cat114202105science_special.php

The Kids Creative Lab has been a huge hit! At our new Takashiba location, we’ll search for mysterious creatures and try our hand at creating music with robots… We can’t wait to see how everyone’s discoveries and flashes of inspiration will spread throughout the lab!

Preschoolers https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ cat111takeshiba2021_y.php

Elementary School Students　 https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ cat111takeshiba2021_s.php

The Kids Creative Lab is a huge hit! At our new Takeshiba location, kids will search for mysterious creatures and use their own bodies to build obstacle courses… I wonder how everyone’s discoveries and flashes of inspiration will spread throughout the lab?

Preschoolers https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ cat111takeshiba1st_y.php

Elementary School Students　 https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ cat111takeshiba1st_s.php

The Kids Creative Lab online series “Secret Hideout in Our Home” has been very well-received. The setting for “Secret Hideout at Home” is right where you are right now. You’ll create things using everyday objects, move your body, and conduct experiments. Our goal is to enrich and transform your daily lives through these workshops and your own “exploration.”

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ openhk2021.php

We’re pleased to present the Kids Creative Institute’s popular online series, “Secret Hideout at Home.” The setting for “Secret Hideout at Home” is wherever you are right now. You’ll create things using everyday items, move your body, and conduct experiments. Our goal is for everyone’s daily lives to be enriched and transformed through these workshops and through your own “exploration.”

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ openhk20211st.php

The Kids Creative Institute’s online series, “Secret Hideout at Home,” now features a programming course (3-month series)! Let’s try our hand at programming for the first time using “Scratch Junior,” a programming environment designed for children!

Preschoolers https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ openhkp20211st_y.php

Elementary School Students https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ openhkp20211st_s.php

Children are artists. Using the various materials and tools displayed at the “Museum Just for Kids,” they create freely. Artworks, objects before they become artworks, the passage of time, and the movements they create—these are the essence of this museum. What will you discover today? What can you create…? No matter when or how often you visit, this is a space for play and learning that sparks a sense of excitement every time. *We are implementing strict COVID-19 prevention measures, such as limiting capacity to about half of the usual number of visitors. Please check the website below for details.

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ galaxcitymuse.php

The Green Workshop (GREEN WORKSHOP) uses the lush natural surroundings of Ark Garden as its playground.Jointly under Supervision by Ms. Akemi Sugii, Ark Garden’s dedicated gardener, and CANVAS, the program fosters children’s vibrant senses, creativity, and rich sensibilities through activities that involve playing with, learning about, and nurturing nature throughout the four seasons. Now accepting applications for the 2021 program!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/25264

“Manga de Naruhodo! Parent-Child Programming Education,” under Supervision by CANVAS Chairperson Nanako Ishido, will be available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited starting April 1, 2021. https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4295008214/

The results of the national finals for the “Pepper Social Contribution Program: STREAM Challenge 2021,” for which CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido served as a commentator, have been announced. https://www.softbankrobotics.com/jp/product/academy/stream/

The 8-volume “Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series” (Kumon Publishing), under Supervision by CANVAS Chair Nanako Ishido, is now on sale! https://amzn.to/2Wh7Fxq

"The Forefront of Online Education in Japan," edited by CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido, is now available at bookstores nationwide to great acclaim! https://u18.awards.cesa.or.jp/digest2020/ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4750350915/

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

・Feb. 25: *Thank You!* April Issue—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・March: Kumon’s “Capable” Spring Issue—Nanakko Ishido, CANVAS Chairperson

・March: Manabi-no-Ba.com – “Zero and One” Introduces Various Programming Languages

・March 15: Nikkei WOMEN Special Issue—Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・March 19: Fasu, Kids Creative Research Institute

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Below is information on April 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 of each event directly for details.

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

CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 237 / Release Date: April 1, 2021
Publisher: CANVAS
Publisher-in-Charge: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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