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October 23, 2022

Dr. Harvey Cohen is Awarded the Janusz Korczak Medal

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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 […]

October 19, 2022

Janusz Korczak Awards in Child Advocacy

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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, […]

July 14, 2022

2020 – 2022 Janusz Korczak Bibliography: English Sources

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The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada is happy to present the Janusz Korczak Bibliography: English Sources additions for 2020 – 2022. The bibliography includes all works related to Dr. Janusz Korczak […]

May 9, 2022

Announcing the Polish edition of Tomek Bogacki’s The Champion of Children

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We are happy to announce the long overdue Polish edition of Tomek Bogacki’s “The Champion of Children. The Story of Janusz Korczak”. This book is an extraordinary tribute to Dr. […]

March 18, 2022

Ferne Strain – the Inaugural Recipient of the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Award for Distinguished Social Work Practice Protecting the Rights of Children

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This award is granted to a British Columbia social worker in recognition of their contributions to improving children’s lives and wellbeing in ways that reflect the philosophy of Dr. Janusz […]

November 6, 2021

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture

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In partnership with the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and British Columbia’s Representative for Children and Youth, the UBC Faculty of Education presents the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture and the Janusz Korczak Medal and […]

November 5, 2021

Intersectoral Family Justice Dialogue

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The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and Access to Justice BC (A2JBC) – a network of justice sector leaders chaired by the Chief Justice of BC, Robert Bauman – are co-hosting an […]

November 4, 2021

Janusz Korczak’s Legacy: Children’s Rights are Human Rights Interdisciplinary Introduction Course

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About This Course Recognizing children as ‘rights holders’ – as social agents in their own right – has historical origins in the work of Dr. Janusz Korczak, an early 20th century pioneering […]

August 20, 2021

Pani Stefa and the Orphans by Magdalena Kicinska published in English

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We are delighted to announce the publication of Pani Stefa and the Orphans, Out of the Shadow of Korczak by Magdalena Kicinska, translated into the English by Sean G. Bye. The project has […]

February 7, 2021

The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Interprofessional Certificate and Medallion of Excellence in Leadership and Sustained Engagement in Social Pediatrics

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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 […]

January 30, 2021

The Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy Award Ceremony

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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 […]

The Janusz Korczak Scholarship

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The 2019/2020 Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Scholarship in Children’s Rights and Indigenous Education has been awarded to Cayley Burton. The award ceremony took place at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture […]