Please visit the Lecture Series Video Recording tab above to watch the “Human Rights of Indigenous Children” lecture with Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the BC Representative for Children And Youth, and Mike DeGagné, President and Vice-Cancellor of Nipissing University as keynote speakers, with introductions by Dr. Jo-Ann Archibald, Associate Dean for Indigenous Education and Jerry Nussbaum, […]
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BC Representative for Children and Youth Press Release
The office of the BC Representative for Children and Youth announces the next lecture in the “How to Love a Child” the Janusz Korczak Lecture Series at the R.H.L. Alumni Centre at UBC on January 21, 2016 at 7:00 PM. Please register through jklectures.educ.ubc.ca . Press release
Read More >Toronto Star’s coverage of the Shlomo Nadel’s biography book launch
On December 29, 2015, Toronto Star published an account of the book launch of Lea Lipiner’s biography of Shlomo Nadel. Below is the copy of the article by May Warren. Provincial advocate hopes lessons can be learned from Janusz Korczak’s ‘republic of children’ Provincial Advocate Irwin Elman hopes Korczak’s philosophy will inspire the province Shlomo Nadel. […]
Read More >CBC: What Canada’s child welfare system can learn from a WWII Polish orphanage
Listen 21:16 If you’ve never heard of Janusz Korczak before, you are not alone. He is often called the “father of children’s rights”. There is a movement afoot to get Janusz Korczak better known, especially his philosophy of child-care, because some think it’s exactly what Canada needs more of right now. Janusz Korczak ran an orphanage in Poland in […]
Read More >Taking Root: My Life as a Child of Janusz Korczak, the Father of Children’s Rights – The Biography of Shlomo Nadel
Ontario’s Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth has released a link to the Biography of Shlomo Nadel by Lea Lipiner.
Read More >Ontario’s Advocate for Children and Youth and UNICEF Canada mark Human Rights Day with launch of book about Janusz Korczak–the ‘father of child rights’ and Holocaust hero
Ontario’s Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth today released My Life as a Child of Janusz Korczak, the Father of Children’s Rights – The Biography of Shlomo Nadel, by Lea Lipiner. The book launch, which featured an exhibit of photos of life in Dr. Korczak’s orphanage, took place at an event co-hosted by the Provincial […]
Read More >Biography of Shlomo Nadel by Lea Lipiner Book Launch in Toronto – Live
Children’s Rights Book Launch and Photo Exhibit A collection of photographs and a reading from the book in recognition of International Human Rights Day 2015 Thursday, December 10, 2015 Ontario Legislature Please join us on Thursday, December 10, 2015 for the Toronto launch of Lea Lipiner’s Taking Root: My life as a child of Janusz […]
Read More >“How to Love a Child” Lecture #3
The Evolution, Current Status and Future of the “Best Interests of the Child” Principle in the Protection of Children’s Rights – the third lecture of the “How to Love a Child” the Janusz Korczak Lecture Series took place on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. This lecture and discussion focused on current challenges in the implementation of the […]
Read More >Coming up “How to Love a Child”: the Janusz Korczak Lecture #3
The next and 3rd lecture of the “How to Love a Child” the Janusz Korczak Lecture Series takes place in the Alumni Center as well on November 25th 2015, with Anne Cools, Senator for Toronto Centre-York with Dr. Edward Kruk as moderator. To register, please visit jklectures.educ.ubc.ca .
Read More >Janusz Korczak and the Importance of Listening to Children’s Voices in Education: Theory, Research, and Practical Strategies
Another successful and interesting lecture, 2nd in the series, co-sponsored by The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and the University of British Columbia Faculty of Education, took place at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Center on October 29th 2015. The keynote speaker was Dr. Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl who is a professor in the Human Development, […]
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