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 for Children’s Rights Advocacy Award Ceremony.
Host
Dr. Blye Frank, Dean, UBC Faculty of Education
Special Guest
Her Honour, the Honourable Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Distinguished Speaker
Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth, Representative for Children and Youth, Province of British Columbia
Topic
Rights and Belonging: Bringing Janusz Korczak’s Legacy to Life in Contemporary Times
How do we ensure children’s rights and a sense of belonging are at the centre of our work? Join Dr. Charlesworth as she discusses rights-based education for those who work with children and youth.
Featuring
Mr. Jerry Nussbaum, President, Janusz Korczak Association of Canada
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, Professor, UBC Faculty of Education and NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair of Social and Emotional Learning, University of Illinois Chicago
Cayley Burton, Recipient of the 2020 Janusz Korczak Association of Canada Graduate Scholarship
Date
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Time
7:00 – 8:30 pm PST
Location
Virtual
Event Videos
Her Honour, the Honourable Janet Austin, OBC Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Dr. Jennifer Charlesworth, British Columbia Representative for Children and Youth
Rights and Belonging: Bringing Janusz Korczak’s Legacy to Life in Contemporary Times
Ms. Lillian Boraks-Nemetz, Board Member of the Janusz Korczak Association
The Relevance of Dr. Janusz Korczak in a time of COVID
Dr. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair in Social and Emotional Learning; Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois in Chicago; Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia; Associate Faculty member in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia; and Janusz Korczak Medal Recipient
Janusz Korczak Medal Recipient
Ms. Cayley Burton, Master of Arts student in Early Childhood Education and 2019 Janusz Korczak Scholarship Recipient
