I will be speaking at the 27th Seminar & Salon: “Triggering a Spiral of Creativity! The World’s Most Advanced Creative Education.”

Think the Earth Seminar & Salon　
http://www.thinktheearth.net/jp/seminar/

Think the Earth Information
http://www.thinktheearth.net/jp/info/2015/10/-26.html

Reprinted from the Think the Earth website below.

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　 　　　　　Think the Earth Seminar & Salon, 27th Session
Earth Communication: The Power to Communicate, Connect, and Expand

　　“Igniting a Spiral of Creativity! The World’s Most Advanced Creative Education”

　　　Guest: Nanako Ishido, Representative of the NPO CANVAS

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Nanako Ishido, Representative of the NPO CANVAS, has created numerous workshops where children use new technologies to enhance their creativity and expressive abilities, including the “Workshop Collection”—an event that attracts a total of 100,000 participants over two days.
CANVAS http://canvas.ws/

Recently, it has become common to see many workshops for children on weekends.
CANVAS’s mission is to provide creative learning opportunities to children across Japan.
Ms. Ishido has been carrying out this work for 13 years since founding CANVAS.

When developing and conducting workshops, she places great importance on the “feel → think → create → share (→ feel)” spiral of thought.

She also values creating spaces where children can share and exchange their creative works on a global scale.
Believing that the ability to utilize digital devices and the internet is essential for this, she has recently been focusing her efforts on developing workshops that incorporate digital technology. For example, the range of digital programs is diverse, including music created collaboratively by children connecting online, stop-motion animations made together with children from around the world, programming, and Digital Ehon.

Nanako Ishido, who has observed numerous learning environments for children overseas, will speak about the background behind the establishment of CANVAS and the potential of cutting-edge creative education worldwide.

[Date and Time]
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Registration: 7:00 PM–
Seminar: 7:30 PM–9:00 PM
Networking Session: 9:00 PM–10:00 PM

[Location]
SodaCCo STUDIO
http://sodacco.jp/access.html
1F SodaCCo Building, 9-10 Daikanyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0034
★12 minutes from JR Shibuya Station South Exit / 7 minutes from Daikanyama Station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line
*Due to venue constraints, please arrive on time if possible.

[Participation Fee]
3,000 yen
*Drinks and light refreshments will be provided at the networking event.
*Earth Communicator members and students receive a 50% discount.

[Capacity]
Approximately 50 people (Registration will close once capacity is reached.)

【How to Register】
Advance registration is required.
Please register using the form below.
https://business.form-mailer.jp/fms/fe13e7c748490

【Self-Introduction】
To facilitate communication at the networking event,
we will compile a list of participants with their self-introductions and distribute it on the day of the event.
When registering, please include a brief self-introduction of about 100 characters.

[▼Contact Information]
Think the Earth General Incorporated Association, Secretariat
Soga, Seminar & Salon Coordinator
E-mail: seminar★ThinktheEarth.net (Please replace ★ with @ when sending your email)
Organized by: Think the Earth General Incorporated Association