In partnership with the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and British Columbia’s Representative for Children and Youth, the UBC Faculty of Education presents the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture and the Janusz Korczak Medal and Statuette for Children’s Rights Advocacy Awards Ceremony. Reconciling History Colonialism entrenched inequality as a lived reality for many Indigenous peoples around the […]
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Intersectoral Family Justice Dialogue
The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and Access to Justice BC (A2JBC) – a network of justice sector leaders chaired by the Chief Justice of BC, Robert Bauman – are co-hosting an online dialogue on taking an inter-sectoral approach to the family justice system. More than 100 thought leaders and influencers from different sectors, and […]
Read More >Janusz Korczak’s Legacy: Children’s Rights are Human Rights Interdisciplinary Introduction Course
About This Course Recognizing children as ‘rights holders’ – as social agents in their own right – has historical origins in the work of Dr. Janusz Korczak, an early 20th century pioneering child rights advocate. Dr. Korczak, a Polish-Jewish author, pediatrician, and humanitarian, was an orphanage director during WWII who put his children’s human […]
Read More >Pani Stefa and the Orphans by Magdalena Kicinska published in English
We are delighted to announce the publication of Pani Stefa and the Orphans, Out of the Shadow of Korczak by Magdalena Kicinska, translated into the English by Sean G. Bye. The project has been initiated and financed by the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada with the contribution of the Polish Book Institute. The book is […]
Read More >The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Interprofessional Certificate and Medallion of Excellence in Leadership and Sustained Engagement in Social Pediatrics
The 2020 recipients of The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Interprofessional Certificate and Medallion of Excellence in Leadership and Sustained Engagement in Social Pediatrics are: For British Columbia:Dr. Wilma Arruda and the John Barsby Wellness Centre Staff, SD #68 Nanaimo, BCFor Yukon Territory:Dr. Katharine Smart The John Barsby Wellness Centre and the Nanaimo Aquatic Wellness […]
Read More >The Janusz Korczak Scholarship
The 2019/2020 Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Indigenous Education has been awarded to Cayley Burton. The award ceremony took place at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture event. Please click below to watch the recording of the event. Ms. Cayley Burton, Master of Arts student in Early Childhood Education and 2019 Janusz […]
Read More >The Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy Award Ceremony
We are proud to announce that the 2020 Janusz Korczak Medal has been awarded to Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl. Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair in Social and Emotional Learning; Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois in Chicago; Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education […]
Read More >Dean’s Distinguished Lecture – Rights and Belonging: Bringing Janusz Korczak’s Legacy to Life in Contemporary Times
In partnership with the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and British Columbia’s Representative for Children and Youth, the UBC Faculty of Education presented the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: Janusz Korczak the Father of Children’s Rights. Turning Rights into Action, the Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy Award Ceremony and the Janusz Korczak Scholarship. The 2021 […]
Read More >Icchak Belfer (z’l)
With a great sorrow and a heavy heart we are mourning the passing of a dear friend and mentor, Icchak Belfer (z”l), the Last Korczak Boy. Our deepest condolences to his Family and Friends, and the whole Korczak movement. His memory will stay with us forever. Jerry Nussbaum and Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Belfer […]
Read More >KORCZAK DIGITAL REPOSITORY LAUNCHED
The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada is happy to announce the recent opening of the Korczak Digital Archive, the first openly-accessible online repository honoring the legacy of the esteemed Dr. Janusz Korczak. The archive has been a work in progress since 2017 and it will continue to evolve over time, but as of October it […]
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