The second presentation of the Janusz Korczak “How to Love a Child” lecture series will take place on Thursday, Oct 29, 2015 at 7:00 PM. It is entitled Janusz Korczak and the Importance of Listening to Children’s Voices in Education: Theory, Research, and Practical Strategies. The keynote speaker is Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Professor, Faculty of Education, University […]
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Award Ceremony at the Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Vancouver
On October 9th, 2015, Ambassador Krzysztof Olendzki presented three Orders of Merit, awarded by the President of the Republic of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski: Prof. Andrzej Wroblewski was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. Mrs. Irena Gomstomska, the founder of the Vancouver Epizod Group, was awarded the […]
Read More >Keeping our Promise to Children: the Relevance of Korczak’s Legacy for Children Today
The first lecture of the series “How to Love a Child” was a well-organized and well- attended event at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre. The speakers were, Dr. Blye Frank, Dean of Education at the University of British Columbia; Dr. Krzysztof Olendzki, Consul General of the Republic of Poland; Mr. Jerry Nussbaum, President of […]
Read More >Coming Soon: Official Launching of Shlomo Nadel’s biography by Lea Lipiner
Taking Root: My Life as a Child of Janusz Korczak – the father of children’s rights
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Awards and Scholarships View the distinguished awards and scholarships recipients here. Janusz Korczak Medals Janusz Korczak Medals from the collection of Severin Szperling. Photographs from Korczak’s Orphanage. Copyrights: Shlomo Nadel.
Read More >The registration for the “How to Love a Child” the Janusz Korczak Lecture Series is now open
“How to Love a Child”, the Janusz Korczak Lecture Series, is devoted to key issues crucial to the well-being and rights of children and young people today.
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Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian Indigenous Education
A scholarship of $1,000 is offered to an outstanding graduate student in the Faculty of Education whose research is focused on children’s rights…
Read More >The Faculty of Education and the Janusz Korczak Association
At the request of the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Marcin Bosacki, a meeting at the site of the bronze relief of Korczak and his Children at the Faulty of Education at UBC took place on Monday, 2 December 2013. The Dean of the Faculty spoke about the common interests and cooperation between the […]
Read More >The Annual General Meeting 2013
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