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.

2019

Irwin Elman awarded the 2019 Janusz Korczak Statuette

We are proud to announce the 2019 recipient of the Janusz Korczak Statuette Award in recognition of Caring for Children in the Spirit of Dr. Korczak: Mr. Irwin Elman For his […]

2018

Graduate Scholarship – Stephanie Black

Stephanie Black is the 2018/19 recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship. Stephanie is pursuing a Master of Arts degree focused on understanding equity issues in the […]

The 2018 Janusz Korczak Medallion recipients

Lilian Boraks Nemetz, Gina Dimant, Robert Waisman, Marek Michalak, Batia Gilad, Bernard Richard andTatyana Tsyrlina-Spady were awarded The 2018 Janusz Korczak Medallion. The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada would like […]

Marta Santos Pais awarded the 2018 Janusz Korczak Statuette

Marta Santos Pais Awarded the 2018 Janusz Korczak Statuette Marta Santos Pais was appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (SRSG) on May 1st, 2009, and […]

Dr. Christine Loock awarded 2018 Janusz Korczak Medal

Dr. Christine Loock was awarded today the third Janusz Korczak Medal for Child Advocacy. The medal is awarded jointly by the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and the BC Representative […]

2017

Graduate scholarship – Ann Montague

Ann Montague, a Master of Arts in Educational Studies candidate at the UBC Faculty of Education, is this year’s recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in […]

Cindy Blackstock awarded 2017 Janusz Korczak Medal

Cindy Blackstock was awarded the second annual Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy at a moving ceremony  organized in her honour by the BC Representative for Children and Youth office […]

Dr. Gilles Julien and Hélène (Sioui) Trudel awarded 2017 the Janusz Korczak Statuette

Dr. Gilles Julien and Hélène (Sioui) Trudel  were awarded the inaugural Janusz Korczak Statuette established to honour an individual or organization that has taken a leadership role in promoting the […]

Dr. Judith Lynam Presented with the First Janusz Korczak Canadian Social Pediatrics Award

The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and the Canadian Pediatrics Society Social Pediatrics Interest Group (SPIG) has awarded the inaugural Janusz Korczak Janusz Korczak Canadian Social Pediatrics Award for advancing […]

2016

Graduate Scholarship – Assadullah Sadiq

Assadullah Sadiq, a Master of Arts candidate at the UBC Faculty of Education, is this year’s recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and […]

Melanie Mark awarded 2016 Janusz Korczak Medal

The inaugural Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy was presented to Melanie Mark, MLA, by Jerry Nussbaum, President of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, BC Representative for […]

2015

Graduate Scholarship – Claudia Diaz

Claudia Diaz, a Ph. D. candidate at the UBC Faculty of Education, is the second recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian […]