For many years, in cooperation with the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, we have organized a series of lectures and university courses related to Korczak and his teachings. These include the Summer Institute Course for Teachers and the Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program (ISGP) Course at the UBC – Janusz Korczak’s Legacy: Children’s Rights are Human Rights. We also organized lectures with other institutions (including BC Representative for Children and Youth, and our honorary patron, Lieutenant Governor of BC) at events honouring recipients of the Janusz Korczak awards, as well as a seminar series with Access to Justice BC. A central goal of these lectures, which have featured speakers from a variety of backgrounds (including members on UN, UNICEF and many Canadian and international activists and scholars), has been to create a forum to promote collaboration and the exchange of ideas across disciplines.
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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Charlesworth’s lecture will consider the question: how we are bringing Dr. Janusz Korczak’s values into training, teaching and preparing those who will be working with children and youth to […]
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 […]
From July 2-11, 2019, the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Education in cooperation with the Janusz Korczak Association of Canada will present the first Janusz Korczak Summer Institute. The […]
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 […]
David Morley spoke at the second annual Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Lecture: Janusz Korczak, the Father of Children’s Rights: Turning Rights into Action. The event, moderated by Kit Krieger, started with […]
The presentation will focus on the description and functioning of a practice group in a Community Social Pediatrics Center and mainly in an experimental project called The Music Garage (GAM) […]
The gap between all the frameworks, action plans, strategies, policies, and legislation that we use to write our promises to children and the lived experience of children – is a […]
Throughout the literature it is increasingly recognized that a child’s and adolescent’s functioning in school is inextricably linked with his or her sense of belonging and connection to the school […]
This lecture and discussion will focus on current challenges in the implementation of the “best interests of the child” standard in Canadian jurisprudence, social policy and professional practice. Article 3 […]
Children are among the most vulnerable of Canada’s citizens. Despite protection under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child many young people remain marginalized in our society. Aboriginal […]