CREATIVE KIDS TOP CANVAS Making Things with Mirror Boxes @ Wakuwaku Iwabuchi Plaza

CANVAS

2018.06.17
Making Things with Mirror Boxes @ Wakuwaku Iwabuchi Plaza

[After-School Creative Project]
To enrich the after-school experiences of many children, we are conducting workshops at after-school facilities to nurture their creativity and imagination.

On June 16, we held a “Mirror Box Crafting” workshop at Wakuwaku Iwabuchi Plaza.
This program is provided by the Fukasawa Art Institute.

In this session, participants experienced creating mysterious shapes using paper that reflects objects like a mirror (mirror sheet).

When you place an origami object on the mirror sheet and look inside, a reversed image of the object appears.
Finally, the children made a box lined with mirror sheet on the inside, attached small objects to it, and set it up.

When you look inside the finished box, a mirror world unfolds before your eyes.

Some of the children described the story inside the box, saying, “It’s like a world of its own,” while others explained how they had carefully crafted their creations so that four-leaf clovers would be reflected in the mirror.
There were also children who discovered original shapes, exclaiming, “I’ve made something that doesn’t have a name yet!”

The various shapes created by the mirror’s reflection produce scenery unlike anything they’ve ever seen.
It was a slightly mysterious and heart-pounding adventure.



　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”