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KWN Award Ceremony 2016 held in Brazil during the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games

On September 15th , the KWN Global Awards Ceremony was held in Brazil, the first ever in Latin America and during the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games. For this year, there were seven finalist schools from s ...more

KWN Thailand workshop teaches how to relay and share messages

On June 9th as part of their promotion plan, KWN Thailand held a workshop & talk show inviting 14 local schools, 152 students and 23 teachers.The workshop taught the students and teachers on how t ...more

2015.06.09
Thailand
Workshop

China and Japan enjoys intercultural exchange

To continue the growth of cultural understanding, on June 5th, the 6th grade classes of Beijing Wanquan Primary School in China and the Morimura Gakuen Elementary School in Japan conducted their onlin ...more

KWN Vietnam workshop provides top tips in shooting script development

From April to June 4th, as part of their promotion plan, KWN Vietnam held multiple workshops at six secondary schools in Hanoi. Each school was made up of 6th to 8th graders with a total of 200 - 300 ...more

2015.06.04
Vietnam
Workshop

KWN China Grand Prix winner reminds us to laugh and dream again

On February 3rd to the 6th, KWN China's award ceremony was held in conjunction with the UNESCO World Heritage Eco Learning Program in Tulou, Fujian, China. 10 KWN members from Beijing and 15 teachers ...more

2015.02.06
China
Regional Contest

KWN Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Global Contest in the USA

October 15, 2014. The KWN Global Awards Ceremony took place at the Panasonic Corporation of North America Headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. KWN celebrated its 25th anniversary in the place the progr ...more

Next Generation Development Activities at the Ogasawara Islands

Next Generation Development Activities were held at the Ogasawara Islands - a UNESCO World Heritage site. On June 27th, a Panasonic kids school UNESCO World Heritage Eco Learning Program was held at O ...more

KWN Middle East and Africa Regional Awards Ceremony held in Dubai

On June 23, a joint Middle East and Africa Awards Ceremony for KWN and "Eco Picture Diary" was held in Dubai, UAE. Members from 11 schools in UAE, Oman, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Kenya were joined by ...more

KWN Awards Ceremony Held in the USA

On May 9, the KWN Awards Ceremony was held at Panasonic Corporation of North America in Newark, New Jersey. The top 4 schools from 65 participating schools from all over the United States were invited ...more

KWN Asia Pacific Regional Awards Ceremony Held in Singapore

On February 25, the KWN Asia Pacific Awards Ceremony was held in Singapore. KWN members from schools in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand and Vietnam joined, along with judges and ...more

KWN Awards Ceremony held in Japan

On February 22, the KWN Japan Awards Ceremony was held at Panasonic Center Tokyo in Japan. A total of 64 people attended, including KWN members from 8 finalist schools, judges, guests and media. The ...more

2014.02.22
Japan
Regional Contest

Kids School Global Awards Ceremony 2013 held in Paris

On December 5, 2013, the Kids School Global Awards Ceremony 2013, held jointly with EPD (Eco Picture Dairy), took place at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Attending the ceremony were the top 6 finalist ...more

KWN and EPD China Awards Ceremony Held

On November 3, the KWN China Awards Ceremony was held together with EPD (Eco Picture Diary) in Beijing. A total of more than 300 people attended, including students and school representatives from bot ...more

2013.11.03
China
Regional Contest

Video Meet between Japan and Hong Kong

On October 13, a KWN international exchange program "Video Meet" was held between Daimon Elementary School in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and Shak Chung Shan Memorial Catholic Primary Schoo ...more

Kids School Dual Awards Ceremony Held in Indonesia

On August 22, 2013, the Indonesia KWN and Eco Picture Diary dual awards ceremony was held in Jakarta. There were many attendees, including VIPs from Panasonic Global Indonesia, honorable guests, and v ...more

KWN Training Camp 2013 Held in Malaysia

The KWN Malaysia Training Camp was held for three days, from July 3 to 5, in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur. Some 30 students and teachers from 10 participating KWN schools attended. Mr. Othman Hafsham, who ...more

KWN Hong Kong Awards Ceremony Held

The Hong Kong KWN Awards Ceremony was held on June 29. A total of 195 people attended, including KWN members from 17 schools, officials from the Hong Kong Education Bureau, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) d ...more

Latin America Awards Ceremony Held in Sao Paulo

The Latin America KWN 2013 Awards Ceremony Week took place from May 20 to 23, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The awards ceremony for the Latin America KWN Contest was held on May 22, with a total of 120 peopl ...more

Awards Ceremony Takes Place in the US

On May 10, Panasonic Corporation of North America (PNA) rolled out the red carpet at their Secaucus, New Jersey, Headquarters for the 24th Annual Kid Witness News (KWN) New Vision and Eco-Effect Awar ...more

Middle East Regional Awards Ceremony Held in Dubai

On April 22, the Middle East Regional Awards Ceremony took place in Dubai, UAE. The ceremony was held jointly with the EPD (Eco Picture Diary) Awards Ceremony, with a total of 290 people attending, i ...more

2013.04.22
UAE
Global Contest

KWN Roadshow held togerther with Eco Picture Diary in Indonesia

From April 1 to 12, Panasonic Gobel Indonesia sponsored a series of KWN and EPD Roadshows, held mainly in Jakarta. Staff members visited local schools to introduce the programs and conduct workshops. ...more

2013.04.12
Indonesia
Workshop

Exchange program "Video Meet" between Japan and Vietnam

An international KWN exchange program "Video Meet" was held between Hakozaki Junior High School in Fukuoka and Wellspring International School in Vietnam. 14 members from Japan and 18 members from Vi ...more

KWN Brazil Awards Ceremony

The KWN 2012 Awards Ceremony was held on February 19, 2013, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Approximately 190 members from 10 schools participated in the awards ceremony organized by Panabras, who rented an en ...more

Nagawa Junior High School Wins Grand Prix Award in Japan

The winners of the Grand Prix Award were selected by KWN Japan on February 18. This year, a total of 71 elementary and middle schools from all over Japan participated in the KWN program. It was very h ...more

2013.02.18
Japan
Regional Contest

Awards Ceremony Held in Russia

The KWN 2012 Awards Ceremony was held on February 9, 2013, in Moscow, Russia. A total of 120 kids and teachers from all over Russia attended. In addition to Panasonic Russia CEO Shigeo Suzuki, a repr ...more

Vietnam's First Asia Pacific Regional Awards Ceremony!

The 2012 Asia Pacific Regional Awards Ceremony was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on December 18. The awards ceremony that followed was attended by about 30 representatives from KWN winning schools in India, ...more

Global Contest Winners Go on Japan Tour

From November 27 to 30, KWN members from Sembawang Secondary School who won the Grand Prix in the KWN Global Contest 2012 visited Kyoto and Osaka for a Japan tour. The tour was a supplementary prize f ...more

KWN Panama Awards Ceremony

The KWN Panama Awards Ceremony was held in Panama City on November 29. A total of 127 people attended the ceremony, including 27 journalists from 17 media companies. They covered the event and provide ...more

Video Meet Wows Japan and New Zealand!

On November 21, 20 KWN members from the Kuki Elementary School in Iwate Prefecture in Japan and 28 members from the Christchurch South Intermediate School in New Zealand had their first Video Meet. Af ...more

Workshop at Panasonic Center Tokyo

Fifteen KWN members from the Green Hills Junior High School in Nagano Prefecture, Japan, visited Panasonic Center Tokyo on November 14. The group split into two teams and proceeded to interview Panas ...more

2012.11.14
Japan
Workshop

The Award Ceremony and Kick-off Meeting in Hong Kong

The KWN Award Ceremony and Kick-off Meeting for 2012-2013 program in Hong Kong were held on November 3. About 80 KWN members from 12 schools attended the ceremony with distinguished guests from the Ed ...more

KWN Japan Boosts the Spirits of Children in Tsunami-affected Areas

KWN Japan has been holding a special KWN workshop program called "Smiling for Sure 2021" to bring smiles and energy back to children living in the areas hit by the huge earthquake and tsunami last yea ...more

2012.09.26
Japan
Workshop

Awards Ceremony held in Malaysia

The Malaysian KWN Contest 2012 awards ceremony was held from September 5 to 7 at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. A total of 56 schools submitted videos, covering a wide variety of topics, including nature an ...more

KWN Global Contest 2012 Awards Ceremony held in London

The KWN Global Contest 2012 Awards Ceremony was held at the Grand Connaught Rooms in London, on August 10. The students from the six finalist schools were joined by their teachers, KWN members from ne ...more

2012.08.10
U.K.
Global Contest

3-Way Video Conference Event Held During the Olympics!

In addition to the Awards Week events, local KWN teams from the UK took part in a video conference event that linked the Panasonic Pavilion in the Olympic Park in London to Japan and Singapore on Augu ...more

KWN Latin America's Regional Awards Ceremony Held in Panama!

On June 20, 100 students and teachers, including finalists from the 5 countries Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Panama and Chile and the media gathered in Panama for the KWN Latin American Awards Ceremony 2012. ...more

US Awards Ceremony Features Green Acts

On May 11, Panasonic North America (PNA) held the U.S. KWN Awards Ceremony at its headquarters in New Jersey. Some 130 people, including KWN teams from 4 U.S. finalist schools, PNA executives and gues ...more

Video Meet Wowed Japan and Malaysia!

KWN members in Malaysia and Japan enjoyed their very first Video Meet on May 10. 60 members from Malaysia and 40 members from Japan all clapped and cheered as each other's pictures came up on their la ...more

Winners in KWN India Focused on 'Appreciation'

May 3 was the all-important day for KWN India as they held their first ever awards ceremony at the Panasonic Experience Centre in Gurgaon. The event was attended by 75 participants, including Panasoni ...more

2012.05.03
India
Regional Contest

130 Students Gathered for the UK Awards Ceremony

KWN UK held their awards ceremony at the Palace Theatre in Redditch on May 3 with 130 students from around the UK to celebrate their KWN achievements. Nine schools received awards with Knox Academy fr ...more

2012.05.03
U.K.
Regional Contest

Water Conservation Wins Grand Prix in Chile

On April 18, KWN Chile held their first awards ceremony at a cinema in Santiago. While it was the first year of the KWN program in Chile, they had the honor of having the Minister of Environment and o ...more

2012.04.18
Chile
Regional Contest

National Winners Announced in Mexico

On March 24, KWN Mexico held its KWN Awards Ceremony in Mexico City where a total of 215 KWN members from 10 schools took part in the event. The Grand Prize winner out of the 25 candidates was a team ...more

KWN Cakes Served at Czech and Slovakia Awards Ceremonies!

Awards ceremonies in Czech and Slovakia were held on March 20 and March 16 respectively, in a similar style to each other. The winners for the Czech Republic were the Grammar school of Josef Bublik, w ...more

Singapore Wins Asia Pacific KWN Contest

On February 22nd, the KWN Asia Pacific Regional Awards Ceremony was in Singapore. National winning teams from seven different countries participated. The Grand Prix award was presented to the Sembawan ...more

Russian Grand Prix Award Goes to "Another's Ice"

On February 12th, KWN Russia held its 2012 awards ceremony in Moscow. 120 KWN members from all over Russia participated in the event which was held in the "Yaroslavl Hall" at the Golden Ring Hotel, Mo ...more

KWN Kicks Off in India

Panasonic India recently launched the KWN program by recruiting schools that had an interest in KWN's activities. A total of six schools from all over India were shortlisted to participate in the prog ...more

2011.12.28
India
Projects/Works

A Self-assurance Video Wins China's Grand Prix

On December 10th 2011, KWN China held an Awards Ceremony at a children's theme park called The EE City Theatre in Beijing. Finalists from five schools were in the running. Students from these schools ...more

2011.12.10
China
Regional Contest

"Yo Verde" Wins for KWN Latin America

The 2011 KWN Awards Ceremony in Panama was held on November 30th with ten participating schools along with teachers, Panasonic executives, and members of the media attending. The ceremony, which was h ...more

2011.11.30
Panama
Global Contest

Save the Earth with Recycle Wins in Indonesia

KWN Indonesia held the KWN National Awards Ceremony at the XXI Jakarta Theater in Jakarta on November 30th. SMP1 Manado School was the top winner at the ceremony, which was attended by the ten finalis ...more

New Zealand Winners Announced on National TV Show

On November 14th, KWN New Zealand Contest winners were announced live on a popular TV Show called "What Now" which can reach up to 200,000 viewers nationwide. The top winner of this year's competition ...more

Singapore Welcomes Back-to-back Top Award Winners

On November 11th, KWN Singapore held an awards ceremony in which a video called "The First Appearance of Light" produced by the Sembawang Secondary School won the KWN Top News Production Award. The wi ...more

KWN Japan Produces Video Messages from the Tsunami-hit Area

The video "What I Want to Say", which was produced by KWN members living in areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami, was presented at the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival. KWN Japan has b ...more

2011.10.23
Japan
Projects/Works

Animation Wins Australian Contest

KWN Australia held the KWN New Vision Awards at the Dendy Opera Quays Cinema in Sidney on October 19. The 170 attendees included KWN team members, education officials from local governments and media ...more

Participating UAE and Japanese Schools Enjoy Cultural Exchange

On October 7, four students from two KWN participating schools in the United Arab Emirates visited Japan together with teachers and Education Ministry's officials. The group enjoyed cultural exchange ...more

KWN Members in the UK Got Top Tips on Film Making

During the autumn, thirteen UK schools took part in KWN training sessions. Workshops were held in three regions of the country with members learning citizenship, editorial and camerawork skills. Empha ...more

2011.10.04
U.K.
Workshop

Global Contest Winners Go on World Heritage Tour

On September 27 to 29, a KWN team of the Val Verde High School from the U.S. - which won the Grand Prize in the KWN Global Contest 2011 - visited Brazil on a World Heritage Tour. The tour was the priz ...more

Theme of Vietnam's Winning Video is "Saving Paper"

On September 20, KWN Vietnam held its KWN National Awards Ceremony in Hanoi, with the KWN members and teachers from the six participating schools, VIPs including an Education Ministry official, and 16 ...more

KWN Roadshows in Indonesia

KWN Indonesia held a series of KWN Roadshows, where the KWN office staff visited local schools to introduce the KWN program. Staff members presented KWN activities and this year's video themes at seve ...more

Kick-off Meeting Held in Panama

On August 9th, KWN Panama held a kick-off meeting for 2011-2012 program.A total of 72 KWN members and their teachers from ten local participating schools took part, together with 20 members of the pre ...more

KWN Global Contest 2011 Awards Ceremony held in Hollywood

The KWN Global Contest 2011 Awards Ceremony was held at the Globe Theatre in Universal Studios Hollywood, California, on July 21st. Finalists from six schools were in the running, selected from the 67 ...more

2011.07.21
U.S.A.
Global Contest

KWN Finalists meet the Capital of the Film Industry

On July 20th and 21st, leading up to the Global Awards Ceremony, the six finalist teams enjoyed action-packed schedule. During the visit with Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory on July 20th, they all expe ...more

Latin America Grand Prix Video Focusing on "City" Problems

On June 22nd, KWN Latin American Awards Ceremony was held in Lima, Peru. National KWN winners from four countries, namely Brazil, Mexico, Panama and Peru took part. The winner of the Latin American Gr ...more

Grand Prix Award Goes to an Ecological Video in UAE

On June 1st, KWN UAE held an awards ceremony in Dubai. 6 finalist schools and teachers, which were selected from a total of 25 UAE schools, staff members from the UAE Ministry of Education, and KWN re ...more

2011.06.01
UAE
Regional Contest

Slovakia Team Took Lessons from the Past

On May 20th, KWN Europe held a regional awards ceremony at the PASSAGE KINO Movie Theatre in Hamburg, Germany. National winning teams from eight countries in the European region participated. The KWN ...more

Training Camp in Malaysia

KWN Malaysia held a training camp at the Quality Hotel Shah Alam in Selangor from May 9th through the 13th. A total of 102 KWN members from 35 participating schools in Malaysia participated. At the ca ...more

2011.05.09
Malaysia
Workshop

Video Advocating Teen Support Wins the U.S. Best Video

On May 6th, KWN USA hosted the KWN New Vision Awards ceremony at Panasonic North America (PNA) Headquarters in New Jersey. More than 100 people took part in the event, including KWN students, teachers ...more

Is 'B for Apple' in the U.K.?

On May 4th, KWN UK held an awards ceremony in Derby, England, with about 100 KWN members taking part. The best prize went to the students of Testbourne Community School. Their video, called "B is for ...more

2011.05.04
U.K.
Regional Contest

Motivation and Teamwork Mark Australia Workshops

KWN Australia held workshops in six cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, from March 18th to March 25th. A total of 464 students and 59 teachers from 64 participating schools took part in the worksh ...more

2011.03.18
Australia
Workshop

KWN Videos to Appear on YouTube

On March 10th, the KWN Global Channel has launched on YouTube with archived award-winning KWN videos from the past. Releasing the KWN videos on YouTube will make it much easier to share them worldwide ...more

First-Ever Awards Ceremonies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

KWN Czech Republic and Slovakia held awards ceremonies for the first time. The KWN Czech awards ceremony was held in Prague on March 10th. A total of 15 KWN members, four teachers and five guests the ...more

A Documentary Video Wins the Grand Prix Award in Japan

On February 26th, KWN Japan held an awards ceremony at the Panasonic Center Tokyo. The Grand Prix Award went to the Nagawa Junior High School who produced a documentary called "Commemorative Photos at ...more

2011.02.26
Japan
Regional Contest

"The Glass of Pure Water" Wins for KWN Russia

On February 13th, KWN Russia held an awards ceremony at the University of Cinematography in Moscow. A total of 106 people, including students and teachers from 13 local KWN participating schools and s ...more

Switzerland Winner Features "Mutual Understanding"

KWN Switzerland held an awards ceremony on January 26th at the Swiss Transport Museum in Lucerne. A total of 100 people, comprising students from five KWN participating schools and their teachers and ...more

KWN Members Acclaimed at a Vietnamese Film Festival!

On December 29th, the 4th Vietnamese National Environmental Film Festival Award Ceremony was held in Hanoi, Vietnam. This ceremony, which takes place every three years, is jointly organized by the Vie ...more

Asia Pacific Regional Awards Ceremony Held

On December 1st, the KWN Asia Pacific Regional Awards Ceremony was held in Singapore. From among seven videos created by schools in seven different countries, the Grand Prix Award was given to the stu ...more

The First Panama Awards Ceremony! And the Winner Is...

KWN Panama held its first ever awards ceremony at the Extreme Planet Cinema in Avenida Balboa on November 16th. A total of 131 people took part in the event, including students from six participating ...more

Student Performances Pump Up the Indonesia Awards Ceremony

On November 10th, KWN Indonesia held an awards ceremony at the XXI Djakarta Theater in Jakarta. A total of 88 students, teachers, VIP members and members of the press took part in the event. The winne ...more

KWN Starts Up in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

In November 2010, a kick-off meeting was held in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the two newest KWN participants. KWN Students from three schools in the Czech Republic and two schools in Slovakia con ...more

First Prize Goes to "The Circles" at KWN Vietnam

On October 22nd, KWN Vietnam held their awards ceremony at the Nikko Hanoi Hotel. A total of 37 participants, including KWN members and special guests, took part. Five schools are participating in the ...more

Australian Grand Prix Goes to "Environmental Rescue"

KWN Australia held the Kid Witness News New Vision Awards Ceremony at the Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo, New South Wales, on October 21st. A total of 180 KWN members throughout the country took part in ...more

A Hometown Celebration for the Grand Prix Winners

On September 17th, KWN Australia held a special prize ceremony for the KWN team of Mundingburra State School, who won the Grand Prix at KWN Global Contest 2010, at the school's assembly hall. Particip ...more

KWN Participating Schools Visit Panasonic Risupia Vietnam

On September 8th, a total of 30 students from two local KWN schools joined the opening ceremony of Panasonic Risupia Vietnam in Hanoi. As the facility was presented by Panasonic to help education in V ...more

2010.09.08
Vietnam
Projects/Works

KWN Winners in China Visit the Shanghai Expo

On August 23rd, the KWN China Awards Ceremony was held at Panasonic Center Beijing. A total of 35 students, teachers, and parents from the five winning schools, which were selected from a total of 30 ...more

2010.08.23
China
Regional Contest

Finalists Have Fun with Japanese KWN Students

On July 28th, as a part of the Global Contest 2010 Winners Week, KWN students from the six finalist schools visited Kamiichibukata Elementary School in Hachioji, Tokyo. Even though it was during their ...more

KWN Global Contest 2010 Awards Ceremony held in Tokyo

Panasonic honored the winners of the KWN Global Contest 2010 at the Awards Ceremony held on July 27 at the Panasonic Center Tokyo. The 2010 Grand Prix was awarded to "The Global Warming Rap", the vide ...more

Workshop and Awards Ceremony Held in Europe

The KWN Europe Regional Awards Ceremony took place on May 28th in Wiesbaden, Germany. Some 70 members, including students and school officials representing Germany, UK, Switzerland, Italy, Poland and ...more

A Host of Events Mark Latin America's First Awards Ceremony

On May 18th, the first KWN Latin America Regional Awards Ceremony was held in Mexico City. A total of 24 members from Brazil, Peru and Mexico participated. The Grand Prix Award went to the students of ...more

Oscar-Style Awards Ceremony Held in Mexico

On April 26th, the KWN Mexico national awards ceremony was held at the Universidad Inter Continental in Mexico City. Some 250 people, including students and teachers from five participating schools, t ...more

547 Students and Teachers Participate in Australia Workshops

KWN Australia held workshops in Sydney and five other cities from March 19th to March 26th. A total of 547 students and teachers from 38 participating schools throughout Australia took part in the wor ...more

2010.03.26
Australia
Workshop

Highly Eco-Conscious School in Indonesia

The Eco-Products International Fair 2010 was held at the Jakarta Convention Center in Indonesia from March 4 to March 7. Panasonic Gobel Indonesia (PGI) exhibited their ecocaravan booth at this fair. ...more

Switzerland Joins KWN

On March 3, the inaugural KWN Switzerland Awards Ceremony was held at the Swiss Transport Museum in Lucerne. A total of 60 students and teachers from five KWN participating schools, and 20 guests took ...more

KWN Canada and Japan Enjoy a Cultural Exchange via HD Images

KWN teams from Nootka Elementary School in Vancouver, Canada, and Seka Elementary School in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, held a video conference on Feb. 26th in Vancouver (27th in Japan) for intercultural ...more

Nature Story Claims the Grand Prix in Russia

On January 24th, the KWN Russia Awards Ceremony was held at the Russian State University of Cinematography in Moscow. Sixty students and teachers from ten schools as well as the four judges took part ...more

Asia Pacific Grand Prix Goes to Singapore

The KWN Asia Pacific Regional Contest 2009 Awards Ceremony was held on December 8th at the Old Sinema School in Singapore. A total of 24 students and teachers took part in the event, representing seve ...more

Awards Ceremony Held in Thailand

On September 3, the KWN Thailand Awards Ceremony was held at the Centara Grand Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Eight participating schools along with 50 media representatives from newspapers, magazines an ...more

China KWN Members Visit Japan

On August 26th, a Chinese KWN team of the Wanquan Primary School from Beijing, visited the Seka Elementary School in Kobe, Japan. The trip was a prize for Wanquan Primary's winning the Best Video Awar ...more

KWN Global Contest 2009 Awards Ceremony

Finalists in the KWN Global Contest 2009 were honored at an Awards Ceremony at the Panasonic Center Tokyo on July 7, 2009. The 2009 Grand Prix was awarded to "Dirty Work", the video produced by the Pu ...more

KWN Japan Award Ceremony held

On February 28, the award ceremony for the KWN Japan contest was held in Tokyo. Eight awards, including the script, videography, art, and Grand Prix Award, were presented to the finalists. This year's ...more

2009.02.28
Japan
Regional Contest

KWN China 2008 Awards & 2009 Kick-off Ceremony

On Saturday October 29, 2008, Panasonic China sponsored the 2008 Awards & 2009 Kick-off Ceremony in Beijing. Children from 19 KWN participating schools in Beijing and two KWN schools in Shanghai w ...more

2008.10.29
China
Regional Contest

The KWN Thailand Award Ceremony held !

On 28th October, 2008, Panasonic Thailand held the Awards Ceremony of the "Kid Witness News (KWN)" contest. Eight finalist schools and film/education-related judges participated. The video titled "Buf ...more

KWN Japan Workshop

On Saturday October 25, the KWN Japan Office held a "Workshop for KWN Teachers" in Tokyo. The workshop was led by a video expert, who is also an experienced journalist. Participants had a full day to ...more

2008.10.25
Japan
Workshop

Panasonic UK Hosts KWN Workshop

The KWN workshop took place on October 10, 2008 at headquarter of Panasonic UK in Berkshire, UK, following the workshop held in Canada in August and in Germany in September. 36 students and six teache ...more

2008.10.10
U.K.
Workshop

KWN National Contest Held in Australia

The 2008 National KWN Contest was held in Australia on September 4. Among entries from 75 participating schools, Mooloolaba State School's "Planet Earth" topped six categories: Regional, National Prim ...more

Japanese Winner of Global Contest Visits Beijing

Three students and a teacher from Tobu Junior High School from Japan, the Grand Prix winner in the Ecology Category of the Global Contest, were also in Beijing from August 19 to 22. The Japanese group ...more

Hong Kong Winner of Global Contest Visits Beijing

Students and teachers from Kowloon Tong School from Hong Kong, the Grand Prix winner of the KWN Global Contest 2008 in Communication Category, visited Beijing from August 10 to 13 as part of the Grand ...more

Boys of US KWN Winning School Meet Girls in Hiroshima

Boys from Rachel B. Noel Middle School, Denver, Colorado, visited Japan as part of the privileges of the Best US Video winner of this year's KWN New Vision Awards in the U.S. Their eventful trip inclu ...more

UAE KWN Students Experience Japanese Culture

Students of Al Manar Girls School from Sharjah, the winner of UAE KWN contest, visited Mikawa Junior High School in Okazaki in central Japan. The Sharjah students visited classes, tried Japanese calli ...more

Winner of Spanish KWN Contest Visits Tokyo

Students of IES Castell d'Estele, the national winner of the KWN contest in Spain, visited Japan. The school, located in a town north of Barcelona, has been actively involved in the KWN program since ...more

KWN Global Contest 2008 Awards Ceremony held in Tokyo

Panasonic honored the winners of the KWN Global Contest 2008 at the Awards Ceremony held on June 19 at the Panasonic Center Tokyo. Students and teachers representing the US, UK, Poland, Indonesia, Hon ...more

First KWN European Awards Ceremony Held in London

Winning videos were honored at the First KWN European Awards Ceremony in London, England, on June 5. Awards in several categories were presented to students and teachers representing schools throughou ...more

2008.06.05
U.K.
Regional Contest

18th Annual KWN New Vision Awards Honored in U.S.

In the Unites States, the 18th Annual New Vision Awards ceremony took place on May 5 at Panasonic headquarters in New Jersey. Among more than 200 KWN participating schools across the country, students ...more