Korczak International News

Suspension - Sleep

2009-03-15T18:55:00.002+01:00

[French] Cher visiteur, nous avons le regret de vous annoncer la suspension provisoire de notre site/blog depuis le début 2009. Cette version bêta non officielle avait été créée sur l’adresse "http://korczak.info", par l’Association française Janusz Korczak (AFJK) et l’Association néerlandaise...

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Starting a Korczak Circle in Ghana

2008-12-25T20:01:00.002+01:00

Starting a Korczak Circle in Ghana By Theo Cappon, Janusz Korczak Association in The Nederlands [Print: PDF 316 Ko, 9 p.] DiaporamaJ.K. Youth Conference 2007 in the Netherlands, the Dutch Korczak Association started a Ghana working group. Mr. Yakubu Iddrisu from the town of Tamale (Northern...

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The first korczak brasilian summercamp

2008-12-03T23:13:00.004+01:00

The Korczak brasilian summercamp Our Korczak friends in Brasil organised for the first time an integration camp for children with different backgrounds. The camp was held in Pirenópolis, near Brasilia, in the Central region of Brasil. 24 children, 12 from the north and 12 from the south took part...

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St-Petersburg Festival of Tolerance 2008

2008-11-12T23:49:00.004+01:00

The Festival of Tolerance dedicated to Korczak In St-Petersburg, Russia, the yearly Festival of Tolerance was dedicated this year 2008 to the 130th anniversary of the birth of Korczak. The report by Irina Gurvich (Korczak Association in STP). The Festival of Tolerance dedicated to the 130 year...

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Creating a Korczak Prize in Burundi

2008-05-25T23:50:00.018+02:00

JKB Korczak Prize in Burundi Encouraging peace[French] Joël Hakazimana, a Burundian student and political refugee in Switzerland, asks our attention for the present situation in his country as he did in 1999 when he got the Janusz Korczak Prize in Children’s rights for his work on the human...

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News about Projeto Anchieto, SP Brasil

2008-04-02T22:50:00.003+02:00

A visit to the Korczak’s Friends in São Paulo During the International Korczak Youth Meeting, September 2007, Sylvia Guimarães from the project “Projeto Anchieto” in São Paulo (described here), invited Theo Cappon, President of the JK Society in The Nederlands, to visit the place and to organise a...

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NL: Korczak Int. Youth Meeting report, Sept. 07

2008-02-15T16:46:00.011+01:00

Report of the Janusz Korczak International Youth MeetingSeptember 18th–22nd 2007, The Netherlands In 2007, the Dutch Janusz Korczak Association (IJKSN) offered herself a jubilee-present to celebrated its 25th birthday. These korczakian people decided the best way should be an International...

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Happy New Year 2008 from IJKorczak News

2008-01-01T00:10:00.000+01:00

Happy New Year 2008 Our greetings for 2008 for all children of the world: we hope they will be more respected and listened to by all adults. Children have the right to be heard and adults should listen to their views, as UE Commissioner Hammarberg said in his Appeal, on November 20th 2007 in...

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I'm small, but important, by Konrad Weiss

2007-12-15T03:51:00.000+01:00

German Democratic Republic, 1998 Ich bin klein - Aber wichtig, portrait of Janusz Korczak directed by Konrad Weiß With the aid of film material, photographs, and texts, the film shows Korczak`s journey through life up until his self-sacrificing commitment to children in the Warsaw Ghetto. This...

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Children’s Day: Korczak COE’s appeal

2007-11-27T01:35:00.001+01:00

“Children have the right to be heard and adults should listen to their views” On the occasion of The International Children’s Day, as announced on this site, the Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg came especially to Warsaw following the footsteps of Janusz Korczak to deliver an...

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Commissioner Hammarberg pay tribute to Korczak in Warsaw

2007-11-15T13:30:00.001+01:00

Invitation Shalom Foundation WARSAW, Pl. Grzybowski 12/16 November 20, at 1 p. m. On International Children's Day, the Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg is organising a lecture on children's rights, and paying tribute to Janusz Korczak's achievements. [Photo © Council of...

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International Korczak meeting in Mannheim

2007-10-26T20:33:00.000+02:00

30th anniversary of the German JK Association Symposium in Mannheim, Germany, Oct. 26-28, 2007 In 1977, the German Korczak Association was founded by Erich Dauzenroth and other like-minded people in Gießen / Germany. On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, the German Korczak Association has the...

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A Korczak exhibition in Manchester (UK)

2007-10-17T12:48:00.000+02:00

Champion of the child: Janusz Korczak Manchester, 17 Oct. 2007 - 10 Feb. 2008 The exhibition “Champion of the Child - Janusz Korczak” is reopening in a new venue today iin a new venue today in the city of Manchester which is in central England in the country of Lancashire. It was a huge success...

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KORCZAK 2007 International Theatre Festival

2007-10-01T06:00:00.000+02:00

The 11th INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THEATRE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE Warsaw, October 1 - 6, 2007 This korczakian festival is a formidable event which transform from now on each year the life of the Polish head town. Warsaw is put indeed entirely at listening of the children during one full...

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Some impressions of participants (Ghana)

2007-09-27T23:12:00.001+02:00

Bergen aan Zee It has been a great opportunity to be part of the 2007 International Conference of Korczak Youth. The conference in it self has been creative, experencial and very participative with well selected themes. It has created a conductive environment for young people from different...

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L’enfant et la peur, par Charlotte Visch

2007-09-27T17:35:00.001+02:00

Child and fear, a workshop by Charlotte Visch Bergean aan Zee Regarder, aimer et embrasser nos peurs pour ne plus en être esclave ! Ce matin Charlotte Vish, thérapeute, nous a fait exprimer nos peurs d’enfant et celles que nous avons actuellement. Grand moment d’émotion dans la salle ! Certains...

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Korczak's legacy Experiences

2007-09-27T14:04:00.000+02:00

Bergen aan Zee, Wednesday We had a great day this Wednesday, starting from the workshops to a beautiful concert in the evening. It was a wonderful opportunity and I got to learn many things. Met wonderful people and made friends from many cultures, backgrounds and countries. It was a pleasure...

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A great experience!

2007-09-27T09:51:00.000+02:00

Bergen aan Zee, 26 september 2007 It’s wednesday now and unfortunately we’ve got one day to go. It’s a pity. My feelings for this week are not to describe. The first day I arrived with Martje and her hostfather from Ghana. It begin for me at Maarthe place. For the first time I met her hostfather...

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About the workshop "Creativity of the children”

2007-09-26T23:59:00.000+02:00

Bergen aan Zee, The Netherlands International Janusz Korczak Youth Meeting Interview of Anouk and Mascha Brink following their workshop presented on September 23 IJK News, Ewelina Mianowska EM: Hello! I’m Ewelina Mianowska. I’m from the french association of Janusz Korczak. I wanted do make an...

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A personal impression

2007-09-25T18:50:00.001+02:00

Bergen aan Zee, 4th day My personal feelings in this international Korczak Youth Conference Talking with many participants of the Korczak Conference I noticed that all of them were eager to learn from each other. Listening to the presentations of participants from differents countries and working...

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The third day of the JK International Conference

2007-09-24T23:59:00.000+02:00

Bergen aan Zee Today was the third day of Janusz Korczak International Youth Conference. It is about 70 young people from 14 countries participating in it. Each morning we participated in workshops of one topic about pedagogics and children. After the lunch we tried pedagogical activities: making...

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Inspirative, new view and a lot of fun

2007-09-24T23:56:00.001+02:00

Bergen aan Zee I am overwhelmed by the wonderful things the participants are doing. I am impressed by the amazing things people are doing voluntary. Compliments to everybody. Besides that the atmosphere is great. I am having a lot and getting a lot of inspiration by the workshops we are...

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De l'importance du Théâtre dans l'éducation

2007-09-24T18:09:00.000+02:00

Theatre workshop with fire, water, air and earth Bergen aan Zee Lors de ce congrès nous expérimentons des ateliers d’expressions et de création. Le théâtre, comme l’art et la culture en général, était une composante importante et toujours présente dans la démarche pédagogique de Janusz Korczak qui...

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Retrouver la créativité des enfants

2007-09-23T18:53:00.001+02:00

Creative as a child - Workshop Bergen aan Zee, Pays-Bas, 2e jour Quelle expérience vécue cette après-midi ! Anouk et Mascha Brink nous ont offerts un vrai moment de plénitude avec nous-mêmes. Pour oser expérimenter une rencontre avec notre enfant intérieur, elles nous ont invités à rentrer dans...

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Le droit des enfants à "l'éducation sexuelle"

2007-09-23T18:27:00.001+02:00

The right of children on sexuality Bergen aan Zee, Pays-Bas, 2e jour Le sujet de cette rencontre était la sexualité des enfants. Vaste sujet ! Cela concerne bien évidemment tous les êtres humains. Quand nous réfléchissons à la sexualité enfantine, cela nous incite à regarder notre propre rapport...

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