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January 29, 2021

Dean’s Distinguished Lecture – Rights and Belonging: Bringing Janusz Korczak’s Legacy to Life in Contemporary Times

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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 presented the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: Janusz Korczak the Father of Children’s Rights. […]

January 22, 2021

Icchak Belfer (z’l)

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With a great sorrow and a heavy heart we are mourning the passing of a dear friend and mentor, Icchak Belfer (z”l), the Last Korczak Boy. Our deepest condolences to […]

December 30, 2020

KORCZAK DIGITAL REPOSITORY LAUNCHED

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The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada is happy to announce the recent opening of the Korczak Digital Archive, the first openly-accessible online repository honoring the legacy of the esteemed Dr. Janusz […]

January 20, 2020

Ted Hughes OC Passes Away

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Edward N. “Ted” Hughes, OC, a highly influential public servant and a former judge, passed away on January 17, 2020. Ted Hughes led an overhaul of BC’s child welfare system, […]

November 23, 2019

Speaking from the Heart: Senator Murray Sinclair

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Thank you to all the participants, organizers and the wonderful audience at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at UBC. For those of you who were unable to join us, here is […]

November 14, 2019

Senator Murray Sinclair at the UBC Dean’s Distinguished Lecture

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Please join us at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture: Janusz Korczak the Father of Children’s Rights. Turning Rights into Action  with the distinguished speaker The Honourable Senator Murray Sinclair. The lecture will take […]

July 14, 2019

UBC SUMMER INSTITUTE: CHILD ADVOCACY IN ACTION – THE LEGACY OF JANUSZ KORCZAK

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The Summer Institute, a first of its kind offering in North America, is a result of a collaboration between the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada and UBC’s Faculty of Education. […]

November 5, 2018

How to Love a Child and Other Selected Works – Janusz Korczak in English

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We are happy to announce that two volumes of Janusz Korczak’s How to Love a Child and Other Selected Works have been published and can be ordered at a discounted price from […]

September 16, 2018

Making Zero Humankind’s Favorite Number: Zero Violence against Children

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The audience at the Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Lecture was treated to a memorable and inspiring lecture by Marta Santos Pais, the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United […]

September 11, 2018

Marta Santos Pais the Keynote Speaker at the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series – Janusz Korczak the Father of Children’s Rights: Turning Rights into Action

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The Faculty of Education and the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada are pleased to welcome Marta Santos Pais, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children who […]

September 8, 2018

Selected Works of Janusz Korczak named by Culture.pl 10 + 7 Polish Books in Translation to Read in 2018

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The Janusz Korczak Association of Canada is proud to announce the upcoming publication of How to Love a child and other Selected Works of Janusz Korczak in English. The publication date is […]

May 13, 2018

A Ceremony to Honour Irena Sendler

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On Friday, May 11, 2018 the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada hosted a ceremony to commemorate Irena Sendler, the rescuer of Jewish Children during the Holocaust. Minister Marek Michalak, the […]