Registration Now Open for the Kids Creative Lab 3-Month Series (October–December)!

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

Call for Exhibitors for Workshop Collection in Fukuoka 2019 Now Open!

http://wsc-fukuoka.jp/news/710/

The Judges for the 6th Digital Ehon Awards Have Been Announced!

http://canvas.ws/news/19361

The exhibition “Toolbox of the Near Future” in HachiLab, produced by CANVAS, is set to begin at the Shibuya City Children’s Science Center HachiLab!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19271

Deadline: September 5! We’re now accepting entries for the National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Contest! Why not submit a project you worked on over summer break?

http://jjpc.jp/

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

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We’re now accepting 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 (Oct–Dec)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/daikanyama20183rd.html
[in The University of Tokyo Hongo (Oct–Dec)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/toudai20183rd.html
[in Ark Hills (Oct–Dec)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/n
ark20183rd.html

The Green Workshop (GREEN WORKSHOP) is a monthly membership program that takes place in the lush natural setting of Ark Garden.Supervision is provided by Ms. Akemi Sugii, Ark Garden’s full-time gardener, and CANVAS. The program fosters children’s sensory development, physical awareness, and free creativity through hands-on activities with nature and arts and crafts throughout the four seasons.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/17393

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

http://canvas.ws/workshop/855

An interactive exhibition based on five themes—light, shape, movement, sound, and programming—is now open at the Shibuya City Children’s Science Center Hachilab! Why not take a peek inside this “Toolbox for Learning in the Near Future,” packed with the future of learning that makes “creating” and “thinking” even more fun?

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19271

iRobot Japan is launching a STEM education program—named after the initials of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics! Employees currently active in the field will serve as volunteer instructors, leading hands-on workshops designed to cultivate the foundational skills needed by future engineers.For the first session, iRobot founder and current CEO Colin Angle is scheduled to visit Japan as a special guest lecturer!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/19466

The Digital Ehon Awards, which attracted entries from 32 countries worldwide last year, are now accepting submissions again this year! As in previous years, we will be selecting winners for the Digital Educational Materials Award and the Kids’ Award. We look forward to receiving entries from everyone—adults and children alike!

http://www.digitalehonaward.net/

This year’s theme is “What Kind of World Would I Like to See?” Whether it’s software—such as programs, apps, games, or videos that run on PCs, smartphones, or tablets—or hardware like robots or electronic projects, there are no restrictions on programming languages or format. We look forward to receiving entries based on your creative and imaginative ideas!

http://jjpc.jp/

We hold monthly programming classes for children—including preschoolers—at Adachi Ward’s GalaxCity. Come have fun trying out “Scratch Jr,” a programming language designed for children!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/10039

We’ve posted photos and artwork from the Kids Creative Lab
(at the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus / at the Daikanyama Children’s Museum / in Daikanyama / at Ark Hills).

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

We’ve posted updates on NEC Kids in Aso.

http://canvas.ws/project/neckids_in_aso

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

・July 24: Iko Repo – Workshop Collection in Osaka

・August 6: ReseMom – Workshop Collection Mini in Osaka

・August 8: fabcross – Workshop Collection Mini in Osaka

・August 9: Sankei News – Workshop Collection Mini in Osaka

・August 8: fabcross Workshop Collection Mini in Osaka

・August 14: ReseMom Workshop Collection Mini in Takeshiba

・August 21: Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun: NEC Kids in Aso

・August 21: BCN+R: Workshop Collection Mini in Takeshiba

・August 8: Tegu Official Website—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

Click here for details

Below is information on events for September. 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.

[３歳-小６]楽書梨世塾☆立体にチャレンジ！ウッドオブジェ

CANVAS is always accepting event information from organizers and related parties, with a focus on children’s creativity and expressiveness.
Submit your post here
:
>>http://canvas.ws/workshop

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

CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 205 / Distribution Date: September 3
, 2018
Publisher: CANVAS
, Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Publisher: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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