They were entertained with XBOX, SurfaceHub and some programming.
We also received
NIGHT ZOOKEEPER from it's founders to be used in the homes as an English learning platform.
Going into 2017 the children will be exposed to different elements of technology in hopes of sparking thier interest and innate curiosity to learn more.
2016 was spent with coding and helping the children have an exposure to the future.
We spent the latter half of the year having the older children take career assessment courses as well as meeting people from donor companies who actually do the jobs listed on their reports.
APPLE hosted a field trip where the children were invited in to the Omotesando and Sendai stores to learn how to make a presenation using iPADS, music and photos.
While we could not have imagined what our lives would be like today 20 years ago, the only way forward for the Digital Native children into the next 20 year is by 1)communication, 2) collaboration and 3) looking at the earth more holistically.
Since inception we have given over 600 children living in group homes in Japan access to WIFI and unlocked the boundaries for them to be LIVING DREAMS not just dreaming them.