CREATIVE KIDS TOP Workshop [Report] Kids Creative Lab at the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus

Workshop

2015.03.23
[Report] Kids Creative Lab at the University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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[Kids Creative Lab]
On March 15, the Kids Creative Lab held a workshop at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus, where participants created art by connecting
straws.

The children in the preschool class are creating various shapes by taking advantage of the straw’s ability to stretch, shrink, and bend. Some have made object-like creations by connecting
several straws together, while others have carefully arranged and glued straws to create pieces that could be hung on the wall.

In the elementary school class, students create freestanding three-dimensional artworks using “tower” as the theme.To ensure a tower stands firmly, it’s important to build a solid foundation at its base. The children created their own unique towers, including ones so tall they had to stand on a chair and stretch to reach them, sturdy and stable towers designed with careful consideration of their center of gravity, and visually interesting towers made by stacking triangular pyramids.

Not only do they create their own work, but they’re also interested in what others have created, and they take the time to point out the good aspects and put them into words.
I think that’s a truly wonderful quality everyone here shares.

The final class for the 2014 Kids Creative Lab at the University of Tokyo’s Hongo Campus was held in March.
Thank you to all our young researchers for this past year!
Going forward, whether at home, at school, at kindergarten or daycare, or even out on the street…
Please keep exploring the things you love, find interesting, or think are mysterious—in your own unique way.
We look forward to seeing you again somewhere!


　

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    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
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    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.”