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.
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 was appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children (SRSG) on May 1st, 2009, and […]