CREATIVE KIDS TOP Workshop [Report] Kids Creative Lab in Daikanyama

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2015.12.24
[Report] Kids Creative Lab in Daikanyama

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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[Kids Creative Lab in Daikanyama]

On December 20, we held the Kids Creative Lab in Daikanyama.

This month, the kids designed their very own patterns, and at the end, they even got to wear their creations.

To create patterns, you need materials.
What are the materials for making patterns?
They’re “shapes.”
Circles, triangles, squares… using shapes with names, as well as
all sorts of weird and wonderful shapes, the children used these as materials to create their very own patterns.

In the preschool class, we started by going on a pattern hunt.
In the classroom, on our clothes, on our shoes… we found patterns hidden in all sorts of places, one after another!
Everyone’s a pattern-hunting pro!
After discovering lots of patterns, we worked together to create a pattern using just “circles.”
Even with just circles, our individual patterns blended together to create a design that was uniquely ours.

In the elementary school class, the children designed patterns while thinking about “When will I wear this?”
Since these were patterns to wear for Halloween… they considered questions like, “What colors should I use? What shapes should I use?” Some children designed patterns they could wear anytime to feel excited, reasoning, “Black isn’t exciting. So
I won’t use black,” incorporating the imagery associated with colors into their designs.

This year’s final workshop was full of various flashes of inspiration, challenges, and creative solutions.
We look forward to seeing all our young researchers again next year!

Registration for January has already begun.
Please see below for details.
http://www.canvas.ws/kenkyujo/daikanyama/4th.html


　

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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.”