Online Workshop Caravan Confirmed! We will be hosting a series of free online workshops over two weeks on Sunday, September 6, and Sunday, September 13! A diverse lineup of online workshops will be offered, centered around three themes: “STEAM,” “Physical Expression,” and “Community.”Registration is set to open soon, so stay tuned! Registration is now open for Summer Camp and the Kids Creative Lab at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus (August–September). The Kids Creative Lab Online Series “Secret Hideout in Our Home”: Arts & Science Series has begun!

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/

Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS, has begun a new column titled “Key Points of Programming Education” in the Kyoiku Shimbun.

https://canvas.ws/news/24252

The CANVAS Secretariat has moved.

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The Kids Creative Lab has been a huge hit! This time, in a two-month series, our young researchers will launch rockets using the power of vegetables, express their names and bodies through movement, and more… 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/ toudai20202nd_y.php [Elementary School Students] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ toudai20202nd_s.php

It’s been a huge hit! The Kids Creative Institute Summer Camp Programming Course is now available online! Using the programming software Scratch, participants will take on the challenge of programming with “music” as the theme. We’ll hold a concert together using the programs they create!

https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ othersc2020_scratch.php

Let’s go on a wildflower walk along the Tama River this summer! What kinds of wildflowers will we find? What shapes do they have? How do they smell? How do they feel to the touch? Let’s use our “five senses” to experience nature up close. This is a follow-up to the wildflower walk workshop we held online this spring. Once again, join Ms. Non from “365 Days of Wildflower Living” as we head to the Tama River to discover all kinds of wildflowers together. What kinds of wildflowers grow around your house? What kinds of wildflowers grow along the Tama River?

[Preschoolers] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ toudaisc2020_yasou_y.php [Elementary School Students] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ toudaisc2020_yasou_s.php

The Kids Creative Institute’s online series, “Secret Hideout at Home,” is about to begin. The setting for these workshops—“Secret Hideout at 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.”

[Preschoolers · August] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
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[Elementary School Students · August] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
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The Kids Creative Lab’s online series, “Secret Hideout Science Series at Home,” is about to begin. When you spot something “mysterious” or ask yourself “Why?” right next to you, 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! For August’s program, let’s observe what happens when we put everyday objects in water.

[Preschoolers] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
otherhimitsukichi_s_20208y.php
[Elementary School Students] https://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
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Although the center was temporarily closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we have reopened the exhibition as of Tuesday, June 2, with infection prevention measures in place. Exhibits where you can touch, create, and play—based on six themes: Light, Shapes, Movement, Sound, Numbers, and Digital Ehon—are now on display at the Tsukuba Expo Center! Enjoy experiences that spark wonder and inspiration, from sculpting with everyday materials to robots that let you design their walking patterns. The exhibition is full of new ways to play that make “creating” and “thinking” even more fun. Why not come and check it out?

https://canvas.ws/workshop/23631

In addition to the special exhibition “A Collection of Unusual Games! Create, Try, and Think” currently on display at the Tsukuba Expo Center, we’ll be holding a two-day workshop. Let’s create a world that moves using the “Biscuit” programming language! Can you really program using your own drawings? Don’t worry if you’ve never used a tablet before. Let’s give programming a try by making characters move!

https://canvas.ws/workshop/23631

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

https://canvas.ws/workshop/24274

At the Shibuya City Children’s Science Center HachiLab, the exhibition features winning entries from the Digital Ehon Award 2019, offering more than just reading—you 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

“Chunichi Kids Weekly,” a newspaper for elementary and junior high school students published by the Chunichi Shimbun, was relaunched in July, and a new serialized column by CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido has begun!

https://canvas.ws/news/24079

CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido’s column, “Key Points of Programming Education,” has begun in the *Kyoiku Shimbun*!

https://canvas.ws/news/24252

CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido’s column, “Expanding Children’s Futures Through STEM Education,” has begun in Valed Press!

https://canvas.ws/news/24253

The deadline for the U-22 Programming Contest, where CANVAS Chair Nanako Ishido serves as a judge, is September 14!

https://u22procon.com/

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

・July: Toys“R”Us – CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido

・July 14: Palette Press – Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・July 14: Kyoiku Shimbun – Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・July 17: Kodansha FRaUweb—Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・July 18: Chunichi Kodomo Weekly (published by Chunichi Shimbun) — Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・July 22: The Education Newspaper—Nanakko Ishido, President of CANVAS

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Below is information on events for August. 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 entry here:
https://canvas.ws/workshop

CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 229 / Release Date: August 5, 2020
Publisher: CANVAS
Publisher-in-Charge: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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