Brief history of our group

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 In April 2009, the group, “Play with children on various scientific phenomena” was launched.

 Kiyoshi Tanaka appointed as representative, at the same time as the inauguration.

 2010fiscal year―2012fiscal year; Science experiment classes were held at elementary schools (responsible: School Education Division) and children’s after school centers (responsible: Children’s Facilities Division) as a Sagamihara City Citizen’s Government Partnership Collaboration Project.

★ Feb.2013; Letter of Appreciation; from Citizen Activity Support Center

 2013fiscal year―2015fiscal year; We continued to expand our activities with the support of the NPO Civic Fund based on Citizens/Government Collaborative Operation, ゆめの芽 (cultivating dream buds.)

★ june.2014; Received the highest award voted by visitors to the Environmental Learning Contest venue; Sagamihara City

★ june.2015; Received Grand Prize in the Environmental Learning Contest; Sagamihara City

★ 2016fiscal year; We continued activities based on subsidies from the Kirin Child Care Support Project of the KIRIN Welfare Foundation.

★ 2017-2018fiscal year; We managed to continue activities with the support of a company and individuals in the city.

★ November 2018; Received the Kanagawa Children and Child-rearing Support Encouragement Award from the Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture

★ 2019-2020year; We continued activities with the support of the Pal System Kanagawa Yume Co-op Citizen Activity Support Program.

★ December 2019; Received the “Kanagawa Community Service Award” from Kanagawa Shimbun

★ 2020fiscal year-; We have continued our activities with the support of the Tokyo Ohka Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Technology.


★ March 2021; Self-published ”Rika de Asobo” (experiment/craft material collection: memorandum version)

★ December 2021; Published “Science for Children and Supporting Adults” (on-demand printing from Amazon)
Publishing; “Play with children on various scientific phenomena
Writing; Study group for Science Experiment Teaching Materials (a writing group derived from the “Play with children on various scientific phenomena”)

★ March 2022; Study group for Science Experiment Teaching Materials (a writing group derived from the “Play with children on various scientific phenomena”) won the Special Jury Prize of Amazon POD (print on demand) Personal Publishing Grand Prize “Next Publishing POD Award 2022”

★ June 2022; At Unicom Plaza, Tanaka gave a lecture at the Sagamihara Community Development College’s open lecture: “Play with children on various scientific phenomena”, looking back on 13 years of activities.
power point file。

★ March 2023; Enomoto member’s book “Recommendation for a dynamic, lively teaching profession” published as POD from Amazon.
Publishing; “Play with children on various scientific phenomena

★ April 2023; Appointed representative: Narumi Enomoto.