News from Janusz Korczak Associations Worldwide

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Below you will find interesting documents and news items from the International Korczak Movement.

Janusz Korczak for workers in daycare and after-schoolcare
On June 1, 2010 the Janusz Korczak Association of The Netherlands published a 8-page, full-colour booklet, especially produced for workers in daycare and after-school care centers. The booklet was translated from the successfull edition that was issued in Mach, 2010. It combines quotes from Janusz Korczak, with illustrations and examples from everyday practice from childcare work.
The authors are Joop Berding, Inge Smit & Inge van Rijn.
You can order copies of the booklet by downloading the orderform for Booklet here, and mail or send it to info@korczak.nl.
Below you see the front of the booklet.



The booklet was officially presented at the conference The rights of the child and Janusz Korczak, Geneva, June 5, 2010.
Below you see a photo-impression of this conference, a joint venture of the Council of Europe, the Committee on the Rights of the Child of the United Nations and the International Korczak Association, with representatives from France, UK, Russian Federation, Belgium, germany, Poland, Israel, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.



Older news

A short report on a new publication on the importance of social and emotional education can be found here: A new publication and the first chapter of this publication (9 pages) can be found here: Social and Emotional Education

A review of a new book on children's rights can be found here: Exploring Children's Rights

A report on the International Youth Meeting in the Netherlands can be found here: Report International Youth Meeting

A report on the International Meeting in Mannheim October 2007 can be found here: Minutes of the Meeting in Mannheim

A report on the Jubilee of the Korczak Association of Germany can be found here: Mannheim

The speech given by Commissioner Hammarberg in Warsaw can be found here: Hammarberg Warsaw

A report on Museum Education in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg Russia can be found here: Hermitage


Below you will find the international Newsletters

updated March 25, 2008

For Newsletter No. 23 of March 2008, click here: Newsletter March 2008

For Newsletter No. 22 of February 2007, click here: Newsletter February 2007

For Newsletter No. 21 of January 2007, click here: Newsletter January 2007

For Newsletter No. 20 of November 2006, click here: Newsletter November 2006

For Newsletter No. 19 of October 2006, click here: Newsletter October 2006

For Newsletter No. 18 of June 2006, click here: Newsletter June 2006

For Newsletter No. 17 of May 2006, click here: Newsletter May 2006

For Newsletter No. 16 of April 2006, click here: Newsletter April 2006

For Newsletter No. 15 of November 2005, click here: Newsletter Nov 2005

The International Newsletters Nos 14 and earlier can be found here.

Thanks for all this interesting Korczak News.
Please, if you have something for the Korczak Newsletter, send us your story: info@korczak.nl.
Greetings from the Board of the Janusz Korczak International Newsletter.