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.

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 […]

2021

2018 – 2021 Janusz Korczak Medallion recipients

Evgeni Nizker was awarded the 2021 Janusz Korczak Medallion. The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada would like to extend their congratulations to Evgeni Nizker for this achievement.

Prof. Blye Frank awarded the 2021 Janusz Korczak Statuette

Dr. Frank served as Dean of the Faculty of Education at The University of British Columbia for ten years, since 2011. A scholar and advocate for social justice and equity […]

Graduate scholarship – Cheyenne Cunningham

Cheyenne Cunningham is a PhD candidate in Language and Literacy Education at UBC. She is the 2021/22 recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights […]

Madam Justice Ardith Walkem awarded 2021 Janusz Korczak Medal

Madam Justice Ardith Walkem Awarded the 2021 Janusz Korczak Medal Justice Ardith (Walpetko We’dalks) Walkem, Q.C., grew up in Spences Bridge, B.C., and is a member of the Nlaka’pamux Nation. […]

2021 Pediatrics Medallion

The 2021 recipient of The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Interprofessional Certificate and Medallion of Excellence in Leadership and Sustained Engagement in Social Pediatrics is Klondike Pediatrics, led by Dr. Katherine Smart. […]

2020

Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl awarded 2020 Janusz Korczak Medal

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 […]