CREATIVE KIDS TOP Workshop [Report] Kids Creative Lab at Meiji University

Workshop

2015.11.16
[Report] Kids Creative Lab at Meiji University

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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[Kids Creative Lab at Meiji University]

On November 8, we held the Kids Creative Lab at Meiji University!

For this program,
we welcomed EAT & ART TARO as a special guest instructor. TARO creates various artworks centered on the theme of food.
Together with TARO, the children explored their likes and dislikes when it comes to food.

TARO asks the children multiple-choice questions based on various themes.
They thought a lot about their preferences—which option they were drawn to, which one they’d like to eat right now, and so on. There were even moments when just
one child chose something different from the others, leaving the others wondering, “I like this one, but why did that child choose the other one…?
” When we asked each child for their reasons, everyone had their own answer, and it felt like a time when they could
freely express their “likes” and “dislikes.”

It’s hard to believe, but next month marks the last Meiji Research Institute event of the year!
I’m looking forward to seeing our young researchers again!


　

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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.”