CREATIVE KIDS TOP Workshop [Report] After-School Creative Project

Workshop

2015.05.27
[Report] After-School Creative Project

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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[After-School Creative Project]
On Monday, May 25, we held a “Dome Speaker Making” workshop at the Kakezuka Elementary School After-School Club!

The children told us they had seen and used “speakers” before.
What exactly is a speaker?
How is it made?
How does it produce sound?
We explored these questions together with the children as we built our own speakers.

The children concentrated intently on the detailed, manual work using magnets, enameled coils, and lead wires.
The look of surprise and joy on the children’s faces the moment they heard sound coming from the finished speakers was truly memorable. They made many discoveries, such as touching the dome and exclaiming, “It’s vibrating!” and adding more magnets to find that “The vibrations got stronger, and the sound got louder!”

*About
the After-School Creative Project: To enrich the after-school experiences of as many children as possible, we conduct workshops at after-school facilities designed to nurture children’s creativity and imagination.


　

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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.”