Dean's Distinguished Speaker Lectures

2021

Reconciling History

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 […]

Rights and Belonging: Bringing Janusz Korczak’s Legacy to Life in Contemporary Times

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 […]

2019

Speaking from The Heart

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 […]

2018

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

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 […]

2017

How we can make Canada a great country for kids

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 […]

2016

The Music Garage – A transdisciplinary and transsystemic integrated education program

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) […]