The Workshop Collection is set to take place in Sapporo on Saturday, August 3, and Sunday, August 4!

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Registration is now open for various summer camps and the Kids Creative Institute at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus (July–September)!

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“Kids Creative Lab” is a workshop series that creates hubs for children’s play and learning in various spaces, such as universities and offices. We’re now accepting applications for July–September!

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/
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This program uses “BOSON,” electronic blocks that react to sound and light, and is designed so that even lower elementary school students can enjoy participating. Participants will work together in groups to build “mechanical contraptions.”What kind of creations will you make by combining the electronic blocks with various materials? At the end, let’s connect everyone’s creations and play with the mechanical contraptions!

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/
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This is a two-day workshop where you’ll work together in groups to build “mechanical devices” using “BOSON,” electronic blocks that react to sound and light, and the “micro:bit” microcomputer! What kind of creations will you make by programming the electronic blocks and combining various materials? At the end, let’s connect everyone’s creations and play with the mechanical devices!

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/
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Infrared technology is used in TV remote controls. How can we use these invisible waves to create a target-shooting game? We’ll take a look inside the mechanisms around us and build our own creations from scratch.This is a slightly more advanced electronics workshop held over two days. At the end, let’s come up with ways to play with the target-shooting game we built ourselves!

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/
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The Green Workshop (GREEN WORKSHOP) is a monthly membership program held in the lush natural setting of Ark Garden.Co-supervision by Akemi Sugii, Ark Garden’s dedicated gardener, and CANVAS ensures children’s vibrant senses, physicality, and free creativity are fostered through interaction with nature and hands-on crafts throughout the four seasons.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/20738

Children are artists. At the “Museum Just for Kids,” they freely create using the various materials and tools provided. It is a space for play and learning that sparks excitement every time they visit, no matter how often. Starting in fiscal year 2019, the program will be held at “Galaxy City” in Adachi Ward.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/20795

To make the city of the future more fun and livable, let’s come up with tools that don’t exist yet—but that we wish did—and propose ideas for future living!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/21641

A lecture by Professor Kitaoka, a leading authority on optical illusions, on the wonders of art. He’ll introduce the fascinating world of various types of optical illusions, including color, motion, and shape illusions.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/21698

We will host a “Museum Just for Kids” at the “SDGs Future Conference—Social Summit for Creating the Future,” an event where participants think about building a sustainable society through hands-on experiences and learning.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/21649

Starting in 2020, programming education will become mandatory in elementary schools. One of the challenges cited is a shortage of instructors. To increase opportunities for as many teachers as possible to experience and enjoy programming, we will conduct a pilot program for online teacher training.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/21537

Hands-on exhibits that let children learn about the mechanisms of the world around them through play have begun at the Shibuya City Children’s Science Center: Science, Engineering, and Technology!
Create creatures by using screws as limbs, study walking while playing with robots, or create a slightly mysterious world of color and light—there are plenty of fun experiences to enjoy!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/21123

Why not try out the new toys CANVAS is helping to develop?
We’ll take your valuable feedback and insights gained from watching children play, synthesize them from CANVAS’s perspective, and incorporate them into our toy development! Registration for June is now open!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/21381

Whether it’s software—such as programs, apps, games, or videos—that runs on PCs, smartphones, or tablets, or hardware like robots or electronic projects, there are no restrictions on programming languages or project formats. We look forward to receiving entries based on your children’s free-flowing imagination once again this year!

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The U-22 Programming Contest is a competition for the next generation of IT engineers who will pioneer a new future with their own ideas. Winners of the top prize—the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award—will receive not only a cash prize but also various forms of support to help them take the next step, including recommendations for the “Mitou” (Uncharted) Program and startup assistance!

https://u22procon.com/

From April through July, Kids Plaza Osaka will host programming workshops that even preschoolers can enjoy! No programming experience is necessary! Let’s use an iPad and the programming language “Scratch Jr.” to create “animated picture books”!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/17422

We hold monthly programming classes for preschoolers and up at Adachi Ward Galaxy City. Come have fun trying out the children’s programming language “Scratch Jr”!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/10039

At the Shibuya City Children’s Science Center Hachi Lab, we’ll be showcasing Digital Ehon, with a focus on Digital Ehon Award-winning works.
The featured works for June are: Hexologic (Poland), Eric Carle’s Brown Bear Animal Parade (USA), and NAMOO – Wonders of Plant Life (South Korea).

http://canvas.ws/workshop/21167

We have posted photos and works from the Kids Creative Laboratory (at the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus and at the Children’s Museum).

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/index.html

We’ve posted a video on YouTube featuring the “Kyushu University Special Class for Elementary School Students” from the Workshop Collection in Fukuoka 2019.

http://canvas.ws/news/21646

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

・No. 5 “With Tea” (Vol. 15) – Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・May 9: "Rise Mom" (STEAM Kids) Exhibition

・May 10: Kyoiku Shimbun (“STEAM Kids”) Exhibition

・May 17: ELEKIT VOICE STEAM KIDS Exhibition

・May 31: Ehon Navi Style—Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

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Below is information on events for June. 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 information about various events from organizers and related parties, with a focus on children’s creativity and expressive abilities.
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☆CANVAS is always seeking individuals and corporations to become supporting members.
Supporting members are individuals or organizations who endorse the objectives of the NPO CANVAS and pay the required membership dues.
How to Apply: Please contact the CANVAS Secretariat first.
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CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 214 / Distribution Date: June 4
, 2019
Publisher: CANVAS
, Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Publisher: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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