Received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 46th MAF Exhibition

No.1 Solutions Inc. (Meguro-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Tetsuo Omorai; hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), a company that provides programming education for children, exhibited three works at the 46th MAF Exhibition hosted by the Foundation for the Promotion of Moving Images and the Arts, which was held at the Shibuya Cultural Center Owada on October 20, 2019.
After a rigorous screening process, two works won the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and one work won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, the Company announced today.

About MAF Exhibition

The MAF Exhibition is an art exhibition organized by the Motion Pictures and Art Inc., Foundation, whose honorary chairman is Shigeru Ishiba, a member of the House of Representatives.
The works to be exhibited include two-dimensional art works such as paintings, photographs, and videos, three-dimensional art works such as sculptures, and six-dimensional art works as artistic expressions that integrate three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) and three-dimensional real images in reality.

Overview of the Exhibited Works

We exhibited three works of digital art. One by a kindergarten student from “Stem Club,” a programming class for young children, one by a student from “Programming Kids,” a programming class for elementary school students, and one by a student from “Code of Genius,” a programming class for junior high and high school students.

“Mother Nature, IT and Us Living the Future” (work by a preschooler)

Sutemu Club provides programming education curriculum for young children to kindergartens, certified childcare centers, and nursery schools. This time, we exhibited the works of 29 students from Meisho Kindergarten, who have been learning with our program, as “Sutemu Club Meisho Kindergarten.”
Surrounded by the great outdoors in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Meisho Kindergarten enjoys the richness of nature, while at the same time studying cutting-edge programming every week. Nature, ICT (Information and Communication Technology), and friends. In this collaborative work, we sought to find the true richness and happiness for the future.

“Dreams, Hopes, and the Future Expanding with IT” (work by elementary school students)

A total of 10 students from Ikejiri-Ohashi Elementary, Mizonokuchi Elementary, and Mirai Kids Bodai Elementary created works through Programming Kids.
While ICT is rapidly developing, the ego in children is only about to awaken in elementary school.
Deep down, they want to stay the same, but at the same time they are struggling to keep up with the changes.
This is a collaborative work in which they tried to express the emotions that waver deep inside using programming.

“To the Other Side of the Future” (a work by junior high and high school students)

Four students from Code of Genius created a VR work using the programming they are learning in their classes.
This is a joint work of the students who attend Code of Genius, a programming class for junior high and high school students.
While learning programming, they seriously thought about how to use programming to create world peace.

As a result, each of the entries was recognized for its commitment to the future of children and the content of the exhibit, with Sutemu Kurabu Meisho Kindergarten and Programming Kids winning the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and Code of Genius winning the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award.

About the Motion Pictures and Art Inc., Foundation

With Shigeru Ishiba, a member of the House of Representatives, as its honorary chairman, the Motion Pictures and Art Inc., Foundation was established with the aim of researching and investigating various problems related to the promotion of motion picture art in the age of digital cinema, presenting solutions, clarifying the relationship between “motion pictures” and “art” in relation to social events, and clarifying the essential role and necessity of “art.”
In addition, the foundation aims to clarify the relationship between “motion pictures” and “art” to social events, and to clarify the essential role and necessity of “art” in relation to social events, thereby contributing to the cultural improvement of the country.

About No.1 Solutions Inc.

We launched “Programming Kids” in April 2017 with the aim of “equipping children with the ability to survive in the 21st century.” Currently, we offer programming classes for infants and elementary school students to high school students at our member schools nationwide, mainly in Tokyo.
For 17 years, No.1 Solutions Inc. has been engaged in programming development as its main business. We have our own policies and methods for programming education that we have cultivated through this business. We have a track record of training hundreds of university students and working adults who have no programming experience.
In the process, we have experienced that acquiring skills alone is not enough. We are now expanding our programming education to include infants through high school students.

No.1 Solutions Inc.

– Headquarters: Idemitsu Ikejiri Building 7F, 3-15-1 Higashiyama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0043, Japan
TEL: +81-3-6412-8470 / FAX: +81-3-6412-8471
– CEO: Tetsuo Omorai
– Established: July, 2002
– Capital: 50 million yen
– URL: https://no1s.biz
– Business: Programming education business for children, system development, etc.

Inquiries to the Press Regarding This Matter

No.1 Solutions Inc.
Kenji Domoto, PR Manager, TEL: +81-3-6412-8470, Email: press@no1s.biz

Press release can be downloaded from here.
Received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 46th MAF Exhibition