CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education Programming Learning Project

Programming Education

2015.10.28
Programming Learning Project

CANVAS and Salesforce.com are launching a programming learning project!

We will provide programming learning opportunities to a diverse range of children, primarily in schools and public facilities. As our
first initiative, we are launching a program in partnership with Sumida Ward!
We will carry out activities in collaboration with elementary schools, libraries, and children’s events.

The other day, we held a workshop at the computer club at Sumida Elementary School in Sumida Ward.
From now on, we will participate in every session and implement a variety of activities based on the children’s reactions and their interests.

The first session featured a programming experience using Hour of Code. The participants worked through 20 stages of
gradually increasing difficulty, consulting with friends along the way and asking adults for help when they got stuck.
As the problems became more challenging, it was natural to see them sharing the solutions they’d come up with on their own with their friends and teaching one another, and cheers erupted every time they cleared a stage.

Many programmers from Salesforce also participated, and it was a valuable experience for the children to interact with adults they don't usually have the chance to meet.

We’ll continue to report on these activities here on PEG as well!


　

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  • Digital Picture Book Author

    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.”