Programming Education [Report] Yokosuka City’s Programming Workshop Kicks Off Again This Year! Reprinted from the PEG page, a programming education project promoted by CANVAS.
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<Yokosuka City's Programming Experience Classes Kick Off Again This Year!>
Today was the day for the programming workshop in Yokosuka City,
an initiative in which PEG is also participating. Led primarily by professors and students from local universities, as well as city employees, this program holds workshops using Raspberry Pi and Scratch once a month, with two sessions—one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
It’s been more than half a year since we launched in June, and it remains so popular that all 20 spots fill up within 45 seconds of registration opening!
Until now, we’ve offered the “Neko-Nige” program as a beginner’s course, but starting in November, we’re also offering an afternoon class as an intermediate course for those with prior “Neko-Nige” experience, featuring more advanced content.
And the topic for this afternoon's class was a shooting game.
The children created the game using blocks—such as coordinates and random numbers—that were still unfamiliar to them today.
This year's initiative is almost over. It's garnering more and more attention from the local community.
We'll continue to report on this initiative!
Next up, as part of this initiative, we plan to hold a “Parent-Child Programming Experience!” at the “Manabikan Festival” on Saturday, January 30, at the Manabikan venue!
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.”
