Awards & Scholarships

Awards & Scholarships

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.

2023

Mary Teegee Awarded the 2023 Janusz Korczak Medal

The Janusz Korczak Medal honours those working to improve children’s lives in ways that encourage love for children, listening to children, fostering healthy children’s lives, and building capacities in children, […]

Graduate Scholarship – Ashleigh Janis

Ashleigh Janis has received the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian Indigenous Education for 2023 Winter Academic Session. Ashleigh is the student in the […]

2023 Pediatrics Medallion

The 2023 awards were presented at the CPS conference in Halifax. Award recipients this year were: the Eastern Door Centre in Elsipogtog, New Brunswick. The Eastern Door is an Indigenous […]

2023 Social Workers Award

Arnold Martinez, recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Award for Distinguished Social Work Practice Protecting the Rights of Children Arnold’s work exemplifies the importance of respect and collaboration with […]

The Janusz Korczak Statuette Ceremony at Government House

The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada, under the distinguished patronage of Her Honour Janet Austin Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, has awarded the 2023 Janusz Korczak Statuette to David Morley […]

David Morley CM awarded the 2023 Janusz Korczak Statuette

The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada was honoured to announce the 2023 award of the Janusz Korczak Statuette to David Morley CM, an outstanding Canadian, who has supported and advanced children’s rights […]

2022

Adrienne Montani awarded 2022 Janusz Korczak Medal

Adrienne Montani is the Executive Director of the First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society, where she has worked for over 20 years. Prior to working with First Call, she […]

Hon. Landon Pearson O.C. is awarded the 2022 Janusz Korczak Statuette.

The Honourable Landon Pearson O.C. is a long-time advocate for the rights and well-being of children. From 1994 to 2005, Landon Pearson served in The Senate of Canada where she […]

Graduate Scholarship – Lori Huston

Lori Huston is a doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, the University of British Columbia. Lori is of mixed descent, Métis, Scottish and British. […]

Dr. Harvey Cohen awarded 2022 Janusz Korczak Medal

The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada is proud to announce the recipient of the Janusz Korczak Medal, Dr. Harvey Cohen. The Medal is awarded to honour Dr. Cohen’s life-long commitment […]

Janusz Korczak Awards in Child Advocacy

The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada is honoured to announce the 2022 laureates of the Janusz Korczak Awards in Child Advocacy: Hon. Landon Pearson O.C. is awarded the Janusz Korczak Statuette, […]

2022 Social Workers Award

Ferne Strain – the Inaugural Recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Award for Distinguished Social Work Practice Protecting the Rights of Children. Over her twenty-year career Ferne Strain […]