We will be hosting a STEAM workshop for children at the “Learning of Tomorrow Expo.” At the Learning of Tomorrow Expo, the Learning of Tomorrow Association—of which CANVAS’s Ishido serves as chairman—will host open working groups, seminars, and other events to share the association’s history and activities since its founding.

http://canvas.ws/news/19995

In addition, the “6th Digital Ehon Awards Ceremony” and “Digital Ehon Fair 2018”—which will determine the world’s best digital Ehon—will be held concurrently!

http://www.digitalehonaward.net/

“What Is Programming? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” written by CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido, is now on sale!

http://canvas.ws/news/19722

The Kids Creative Institute is now accepting applications for January through March!

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

Learning of Tomorrow, of which CANVAS serves as a board member, has launched its Newsletter. It covers the latest trends in education and talent development, so please be sure to subscribe.

https://a02.hm-f.jp/index.php?action=R1&a=356&g=71&f=142

01.　Top Picks and Featured News! 02.　Updates on CANVAS-Related Blogs! 03.　List of Media Coverage 04.　Latest Event Information!

We’ll also be sharing the latest updates on Facebook and Twitter as they happen!
We’d love it if you “Like” or “Retweet” us! ♪

* This Newsletter is sent once a month to those interested in CANVAS’s activities.

We’re currently accepting waitlist registrations and additional applications for the “Kids Creative Lab”—a three-month workshop series that creates hubs for children’s play and learning in various spaces, such as universities and offices!

[in Daikanyama (Jan–Mar)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
daikanyama20184th.html

[in the University of Tokyo, Hongo (Jan–Mar)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
toudai20184th.html

[at Ark Hills (Jan–Mar)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
ark20184th.html

Let’s create original animations and games using “Programming Seminar,” developed by DeNA! You’ll learn the basics of using the app, how to solve puzzles, and how to import characters. This session is designed for beginners and those at the beginner level.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19873

Ozobot is a line-tracking robot that follows lines. You can start learning to program with just the press of a power button. In this event, you’ll use Ozobot to learn the basics and become familiar with programming and English through mission challenges. Follow the missions to collect letters on the map, form English words, and finally pronounce them aloud.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19918

Let’s explore the microscopic world invisible to the naked eye! With the uHandy smartphone microscope, you can turn your smartphone or tablet into a laboratory. By making things with your own hands and observing them with your own eyes, children will hone their observational skills, nurture their curiosity, and become micro adventurers.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19989

Robots, artificial intelligence, IoT, AR, VR… How will these various technologies change the “school” of the future? Learning, where we learn, the tools we use, and how we learn. Let’s think about “school” from various perspectives and share lots of ideas about what we’d “like to see” and “how we’d like things to be”!
http://canvas.ws/workshop/19672

The Green Workshop (GREEN WORKSHOP) is a monthly membership program that takes place amidst the lush natural surroundings of Ark Garden.Co-supervision by Akemi Sugii, Ark Garden’s resident gardener, and CANVAS ensures children’s well-rounded development of the five senses, physicality, and free creativity through interaction with nature and arts and crafts throughout the four seasons.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/17393

Let’s create a Christmas world using the visual programming language Viscuit. What kinds of people, objects, and creatures are in this lively Christmas world, and how do they move? Draw your pictures and use programming to bring them to life. Let’s all work together to create one lively Christmas world!
Registration opens Thursday, November 15!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19932

Children are artists. At the “Museum Just for Kids,” they can freely create using the various materials and tools on display. It’s a space for play and learning that sparks excitement every time they visit, no matter how many times they come.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/855

NEC Kids is coming to the Minami Ward Community Festival in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture! In this NEC Kids session, participants will use the visual programming language Viscuit to design a city.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19862

Takara Tomy aims to “make friends with children all over the world” through toys. To find out what we need to do to make friends with children worldwide, we’re holding the “Takara Tomy Children’s Roundtable” to get some ideas from kids!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19996

We will host a lecture by Caroline Hu Flexer, who led the launch of “Khan Academy Kids,” the children’s version of the major free online learning platform “Khan Academy”!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19882

It has been decided that the “6th Digital Ehon Awards,” which honor the world’s best Digital Ehon books, will be held at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus.

http://www.digitalehonaward.net/

The International Digital Ehon Fair 2018 is here! The “International Digital Ehon Fair 2018,” one of the world’s largest digital book fairs featuring Digital Ehon from around the globe, will be held again this year at the University of Tokyo! This year, approximately 750 works from 52 countries will be on display!

http://d-childrensbookfair.net/

Since 2015, CANVAS and Salesforce.com have been conducting regular, ongoing STEM education initiatives—with a focus on programming—at schools, public facilities, libraries, and other venues. To further promote STEM education by introducing and providing hands-on experience with the practical activities and curricula we’ve developed, we will hold a training workshop for educators and other education professionals.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19985

An interactive exhibition featuring five themes—light, shape, motion, sound, and programming—where visitors can touch, create, and play is coming to the Shibuya City Children’s Science Center HachiLab! In conjunction with the exhibition, we will hold a “Kaleidoscope Where Colors Are Born” workshop on Sunday, November 25! (Registration by phone: November 15–17)

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19271

We hold monthly programming classes for preschoolers and up at Galaxy City in Adachi Ward. Come have fun trying out “Scratch Jr,” a programming language designed for children!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/10039

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The results of the “U-22 Programming Contest 2018,” for which CANVAS Chairwoman Nanako Ishido served as a judge, have been announced.
http://canvas.ws/news/19924

The results of the 3rd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition have been announced.
http://canvas.ws/news/19853

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

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

・Oct. 3: Resemam – Young Programmers’ Day

・Oct. 10: Yomiuri Online – 3rd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition

・Oct. 11: ICT Education News – 3rd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition

・Oct. 16: Programming+ – Young Programmers’ Day

・Oct. 22: Asahi Shimbun – The 3rd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition

・Oct. 16: Risemam – The 3rd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition

・Oct. 21　all night nippon.com　The 3rd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Contest

・Oct. 24　Business Breakthrough Ch “The Visionary Thinking of Leaders Who Drive Social Change”

Click here for details
http://canvas.ws/news

Below is information on events for November. 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 here

>>http://canvas.ws/workshop

☆CANVAS is always looking for individuals and organizations to become supporting members.
Supporting members are those who agree with the objectives of the NPO CANVAS and are willing to pay the membership fee.
How to Apply: Please contact the CANVAS Secretariat first.
http://canvas.ws/player

CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 207 / Date of Distribution: November 9, 2018

Publisher: CANVAS, Specified Nonprofit Corporation

Publisher: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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