The 6th Digital Ehon Awards Have Been Announced—and Submissions Are Now Open!

http://canvas.ws/news/18782

It has been confirmed that the Workshop Collection in Fukuoka 2019 (scheduled for March 9 and 10, 2019) and the Workshop Collection Mini in Takeshiba (August 21) will be held.

http://canvas.ws/news/18507

http://canvas.ws/news/18823

Registration is now open for the 3rd National Elementary and Junior High School Programming Competition! We look forward to your entries.

http://jjpc.jp/

Film Art Co., Ltd. has released *The Adventure of Picture Books: Enjoying “Pictures” and “Words”*, co-authored by CANVAS Chair Nanako Ishido.

http://canvas.ws/news/18525

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

[in Daikanyama (July–September)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
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[in the University of Tokyo Hongo Campus (July–September)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/
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[in Ark Hills (July–September)]
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/ark20182nd.html

This program is designed to make the full process of clay animation—including sculpting, stop-motion filming, scriptwriting, voice recording, and editing—fun and accessible for elementary school students. Through this authentic production process, participants will work together in groups to create their own original clay animations. The finished films will be burned onto DVDs and given to all participants as gifts! They might even count as summer homework!

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/animein2018_1.html

Participants will create their own works while experiencing the full process of clay animation production—including sculpting, stop-motion filming, scriptwriting, voice recording, and editing. They’ll explore the mechanics of animation and ask “why?” questions on their own, then work together in groups to create original clay animations. Your finished work will be burned onto a DVD and given to you as a gift! It might even count as your summer homework!

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/animein2018_2.html

Take on the challenge of creating your very own app using a new-concept app with simple, intuitive controls—no typing required—that lets you bring your imagined movements and worlds to life exactly as you envision them! Combine your own drawings, which move as if they’ve been brought to life, to create works such as picture books and games.

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/sc2018_app.html

This is a special workshop series brought to you by Yoshimoto comedians! Join “Mou Chugakusei” as you draw on cardboard, make props, and create your own comedy skits. What kind of skits will you come up with?

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/sc2018yoshimoto_moucyu.html/

This is a special workshop series presented by Yoshimoto comedians! Join ZAZY as we draw various pictures, add a “punchline” to each one, and create flip-chart comedy sketches. What kind of material will we come up with?

http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/laboratory/sc2018yoshimoto_zazy.html

The Green Workshop (GREEN WORKSHOP) is a monthly membership program held in the lush natural setting of Ark Garden.Co-supervision is provided by Akemi Sugii, Ark Garden’s full-time gardener, and CANVAS, the program fosters children’s vibrant senses, physicality, and free creativity through interaction with nature and hands-on 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.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/855

The Digital Ehon Awards, which attracted entries from 32 countries worldwide last year, is now accepting submissions again this year! We will once again 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/

We will be holding a programming workshop at “Salesforce Summer 2018,” an event hosted by Salesforce.com, Inc.This time, we’ll use “Viscuit”—a programming tool that uses a headset—to create a digital aquarium together! What kinds of creatures will we find? How will they move? Even children who are new to programming can enjoy this hands-on experience. Adults are also welcome to observe!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/18621

“ARK HILLS KIDS COMMUNITY” is a project managed by CANVAS that provides enriching experiences for children that connect them to the future and fosters a network of adults who support them. We’re continuing our annual summer workshop, “Electricity Hunting,” again this year!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/18716

The “Hands-On Manufacturing Stadium” is an experiential event—now in its 9th year—that brings together workshops and other activities organized by member companies of the Japan Manufacturing Conference, with the goal of sharing the joy of manufacturing, science, and technology with children. CANVAS will be hosting a workshop featuring “Ozobot,” a palm-sized robot.Give Ozobot commands and work together to solve the challenges!

http://canvas.ws/workshop/18595

This year’s theme is “I Wish There Was a World Like This.” As long as your entry is software—such as programs, apps, games, or videos that run on PCs, smartphones, or tablets—or hardware—such as robots or electronics projects—there are no restrictions on programming languages or entry formats. We look forward to receiving entries based on your free-spirited ideas again this year!

http://jjpc.jp/

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

http://canvas.ws/workshop/17422
http://canvas.ws/workshop/17426

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

http://canvas.ws/workshop/10039

*Registration Opens Friday, July 20!*
We’re hosting “Creation Kids Lab,” a workshop and exhibition where children take center stage, at Creation Gallery G8! Centered on the theme of design, this event features a variety of workshops led by nine instructors, giving children the chance to experience the joy of design.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/18784

Titled “The Wonder of Touch, The Future of Touch,” this year’s Kids Program focuses on experiences that allow us to rediscover the depth of our sense of touch—which we all possess—through technology, as well as on forms of expression in the near future where touch is digitized.

http://canvas.ws/workshop/18811

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

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

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

・May 30: Kyoiku Shimbun—Symposium Commemorating the Establishment of Learning of Tomorrow

・June 1: Risemom—Yoshimoto Comedians × Kids Creative Research Institute

・June 1: *Nihon Kyoiku* (June Issue) – Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・June 4: Education and Family News — “Programming for All”

・June 13: EdTech Jin – “The Potential of Programming Education to Foster 21st-Century Skills”

・June 19: Mori no Oto “Let’s Expand Our Community Starting from Our Own Homes Through Hands-On Experiences! A Garden Stroll and Moss Ball Workshop”

・June 20: Yomiuri Shimbun—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

・June 20: Pastel IT Shimbun (July Issue) — Symposium Commemorating the Establishment of Learning of Tomorrow

・June 22: ReseMom—The 6th Digital Ehon Awards

・June 25: Benesse Education Site—Symposium Commemorating the Establishment of Learning of Tomorrow

・June 28: The Japan News—Nanakko Ishido, Chairperson of CANVAS

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Below is event information for July. 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 directly for details regarding each event.

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CANVAS is always looking for information on various events centered around children’s creativity and self-expression from organizers and related parties.
Submit your event here
:
>>http://canvas.ws/workshop

☆CANVAS is always seeking 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 membership fee.
How to Apply: Please contact the CANVAS Secretariat first.
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CANVAS MAIL MAGAZINE Issue 203 / Distribution Date: July 2
, 2018
Publisher: CANVAS
, Specified Nonprofit Corporation
Publisher: Nanako Ishido / Editor: Ayumi Mochizuki

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