The Okawa Center for Future Children is founded on the belief that new digital technologies can (and should) transform how children learn, what they learn, and who they learn with.
How children learn. Digital technologies can enable children to become more active and independent learners, providing children with new opportunities for exploring, experimenting, and expressing themselves.
What children learn. Much of what children learn in schools today was designed for the era of paper-and-pencil. With new digital technologies, children can undertake projects (and learn concepts) that were seen as too complex for children in the pre-digital era.
Who children learn with. Global connectedness makes possible new types of knowledge-building communities in which children (and adults) around the globe collaborate on projects and learn from one another.
The Okawa Center for Future Children is made possible through a generous
donation
from Mr. Isao Okawa, who was the founder and chairman
of CSK Corp. and chairman
of SEGA Enterprises Ltd. Mr. Okawa also established an Okawa Center in Japan,
which offers creative workshops for children through its CAMP
programs.