October 22, 2024
The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada is honoured to announce Dr. Dana Brynelsen, OBC, as the recipient of the 2024 Janusz Korczak Statuette for her lifetime achievement in child advocacy […]
We are proud to announce the 2024 laureate of the Janusz Korczak Medal in Children’s Rights Advocacy, presented in partnership between the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and the British […]
The Maria Grzegorzewska University in Warsaw, Poland has awarded the UNESCO Janusz Korczak Chair Jubilee Medal to Jerry Nussbaum as the representative of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada in recognition of […]
For many years, in cooperation with the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, we have organized a series of lectures and university courses related to Korczak and his teachings. These include the Summer Institute Course for Teachers and the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program (ISGP) Course at the UBC – Janusz Korczak’s Legacy: Children’s Rights are Human Rights.
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The association, in co-operation with other institutions, annually honors outstanding activists in the field of children’s rights, social work or paediatrics with a medal, a statuette, a Korczak Medallion and a Distinguished Social Worker Award; JKAC also funds the Janusz Korczak Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian Indigenous Education at the UBC Faculty of Education.
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The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada co-created two exhibitions, available for presentation by interested parties.
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