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

Workshop

2014.09.27
[Report] After-School Creative Project

From a CANVAS Facebook post

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[After-School Creative Project] To help make after-school time a fulfilling experience for children in
after-school programs,
CANVAS staff continue to conduct workshops at numerous after-school programs and children’s centers.

On Saturday, September 27, I visited the Nakano Ward Ehara After-School Club.
I arrived at the club early, before the workshop was scheduled to start, and was setting up when I could feel the excitement of the children—they were saying things like, “That’s a singing microphone, right?”
and “Wow, balloons! What are you going to do with those!?”

The photo shows the scene as I was preparing.

At the beginning of the workshop, I asked everyone a question:
“Does anyone know what sound is, or how we hear it?”
Two participants gave wonderful presentations, so I’d like to share what they said.

"Sounds like birds chirping and the wind."
"The sound of cars driving by. A light drizzle sounds different from a heavy downpour."

Children may be much
more aware of sounds than we realize, and they may spend their days listening intently to all kinds of sounds.


　

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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.”