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.

2020

Graduate scholarship – Asma Afreen

Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Canadian Indigenous Education for 2020/21 was awarded to Asma Afreen. Asma Afreen is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of […]

2020 Pediatrics Medallion

The 2020 recipients of The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Interprofessional Certificate and Medallion of Excellence in Leadership and Sustained Engagement in Social Pediatrics are: For British Columbia:Dr. Wilma Arruda and the […]

2019

Graduate scholarship – Cayley Burton

The 2019/2020 Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Indigenous Education has been awarded to Cayley Burton – Master of Arts student in Early Childhood Education. The […]

The 2019 Janusz Korczak Medallion recipients

Mrs. Alla Kartuchina and Mr. Jonathan Levy were awarded The 2019 Janusz Korczak Medallion. The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada would like to extend their congratulations to all recipients for […]

Ted Hughes, OC and Helen Hughes, OC awarded 2019 Janusz Korczak Medal

The awards were presented by B.C. Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth and Korczak Association President Jerry Nussbaum during the ceremony hosted by Her Honour Janet Austin Lieutenant Governor […]

Medal and Statuette Awards Presentation at the Government House in Victoria

On June 18, 2019 the Janusz Korczak Medal and Statuette awards ceremony took place at the Government House in Victoria. This wonderful  event was hosted by the Honourable Janet Austin, […]

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 […]