CANVAS Final Judging and Awards Ceremony for the “1st National Programming Competition for Elementary and Middle School Students” Programming Contest for Elementary and Middle School Students
The final judging and awards ceremony for the “1st National Elementary and Middle School Programming Contest” will be held on Saturday, October 22, at the KADOKAWA Fujimi Building!
From among the 10 winning entries that passed the first and second rounds of judging,
we will select the winners of various awards, including the Grand Prix/Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award and the Runner-up Prize/Asahi Shimbun Award.
This year’s theme is “Robots and Us.”
We can’t wait to see which entry will take home the Grand Prize for this historic first edition.
In addition to an exhibition of the winning entries, the event will feature a commemorative roundtable discussion with members of the organizing committee.
Parents, educators, and everyone else are warmly welcome.
We hope you’ll join us!
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.”
