Registration is now open for the Online Workshop Caravan! We’re hosting free online workshop events on Sunday, September 6 and Sunday, September 13!

https://canvas.ws/project/online_caravan_2020

Pre-orders are now being accepted for “The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era,” written and edited by CANVAS Chair Nanako Ishido.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4750350915/

The “Robot Gathering! Exhibition” is currently on display at the Hachi Lab Children’s Science Center!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24447

We will be holding a “STEAM Education Workshop” where participants can learn through hands-on experiences with STEAM and programming education.

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24426

CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido’s series “Expanding Children’s Futures Through STEM Education” has begun. Children are captivated even online—we’re currently serializing the mechanics behind CANVAS’s successful online workshops!

https://valed.press/_ct/17384587

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We’re launching an online version of the “Workshop Caravan”—a project that brings spaces for children to play and learn to communities across the country! This time, we’ll be hosting a variety of online workshops centered on three themes: “STEAM,” “Physical Expression,” and “Community Engagement.” There might even be workshops that take us beyond Japan and connect us with the world! We look forward to your participation!

https://canvas.ws/project/online_caravan_2020

Kids Creative Institute’s online series, “The Secret Hideout Inside Our Home.” The setting for these workshops—“The Secret Hideout Inside Our Home”—is right where you are right now. You’ll create things using everyday items, move your body, and conduct experiments. Our goal is to enrich and transform everyone’s daily lives through these workshops and through your own “exploration.” Starting in September, we’re launching new initiatives, such as “view-and-create” classes where you can “make” things while watching videos, as well as limited-time special offers that let you take a series of classes at a slightly discounted rate compared to the regular price!

[Preschoolers] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ otherhimitsukichi_20209y.php [Elementary School Students] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ otherhimitsukichi_20209s.php

Kids Creative Institute’s online series, “Secret Hideout at Home: Science Series.” When you spot something “mysterious” or ask “Why?” right in your own home, gather at the secret hideout and let’s figure it out together. Make predictions, conduct experiments, think it through, and make more predictions… Your home will quickly turn into a science lab! Now accepting registrations for September and October! For a limited time, you can enroll in the entire series at a slightly discounted rate compared to the regular price♪

[Preschoolers] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ otherhimitsukichi_s_2020910y.php [Elementary School Students] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ otherhimitsukichi_s_20209s.php

The Kids Creative Institute at the University of Tokyo Hongo has been a huge hit! Since the September sessions will be held online, we’re accepting special one-time registrations! We’re hosting a physical expression program featuring Mikiko Stou (choreographer), best known for her pun-based exercise routines. Let’s use our bodies to express ourselves with “names” as the theme! Everyone across the country, come join us!!!

[Preschoolers] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
otheronline_9_y.php
[Elementary School Students] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
otheronline_9_s.php

Robots are now playing active roles in all sorts of areas of our daily lives. There are robots that clean, robots that fold laundry, and robots that carry things… What can the robots gathered here do? How might having robots change our daily lives? Let’s touch them, program them, and think about it through hands-on experiences.

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24447

The “STEAM Education Training Workshop” is a program where participants can learn through hands-on experience about current trends in STEAM and programming education, the teaching materials used, facilitation techniques, and how to plan workshops and lessons. The first session will feature four educational tools—“MESH,” “micro:bit,” “Scratch,” and “MakeCode”—and will focus on planning activities and facilitation methods tailored to the characteristics of each tool.

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24426

The Next-Generation Early Childhood Education Research Project, which explores enjoyable learning for children who will shape the future, will host a symposium titled “What Educators and Adults Can Do to Unlock Children’s Potential” on Saturday, September 12. For this fourth symposium, we will welcome guests who are well-versed in education both in Japan and around the world and who are actively implementing learning methods that bring out children’s potential. Together with participants, we will explore the possibilities of education from multiple perspectives, including the balance between education that nurtures the five senses and the use of ICT, the fundamental elements needed for children to thrive as their authentic selves, and the mindset adults need to change.

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24431

The U-22 Programming Contest is a project-based programming competition for IT engineers aged 22 and under—the next generation set to shape the future—who will use their own ideas and technical skills to pioneer a new future. Winners of the top prize, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, will not only receive a cash prize but also gain access to a pathway for professional growth, including a recommendation for the “Mitou” Program. The application deadline is Monday, September 14!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24060

The International Digital Ehon Fair is coming to the Kadokawa Musashino Museum, which just opened this summer! Featuring “Rakugaki AR,” the Grand Prix winner of the Digital Ehon Award 2019; “Kaogokko,” a game that interacts with your own face; and a wealth of other tablet app entries!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24274

At the Shibuya City Children’s Science Center HachiLab, the exhibition features winning works from the Digital Ehon Award 2019, allowing visitors to do more than just read—they can play with sounds and have fun learning math. Every month, we showcase a selection of the world’s best works! Experience digital Ehon books from various countries and find your favorite!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/23983

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

・August 6: Nikkei WOMAN September Issue—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・Aug. 13: Kyoiku Shimbun—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・Aug. 13: Toyo Keizai Education × ICT – Nanako Ishido, President of CANVAS

・Aug. 17: Valed Press—Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・Aug. 21: TV Tokyo “Nikkei Plus 10” – Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS https://canvas.ws/news/24478

・Aug. 22: Chunichi Children’s Weekly Newspaper (serialized column) — Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・Aug. 26: cozre Magazine: Online Workshop Caravan

・Aug. 31: Kyoiku Shimbun (Education Newspaper) — Series by Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

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Below is information on September 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 event here:
https://canvas.ws/workshop

CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 230 / Release Date: September 4, 2020
Publisher: CANVAS
Publisher: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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