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Dr. Daniella Bendo of King’s Childhood and Youth Studies applied her knowledge of children’s rights and advocacy as lead on an initiative and report calling for the development of a Children’s Commissioner in Canada.

Childhood and Youth Studies (CYS) will facilitate a collaborative, youth-led workshop, known as Shaking the Movers (a Canada-wide initiative developed by the Landon Pearson Centre). The workshop will explore young people’s key ideas, insights, and recommendations on how to leverage and build advocacy skills to make a difference in their community.

Curtis Fortune, a Childhood and Social Institutions student, helped to organize a sock drive that collected over 57,000 pairs of socks for the city’s less fortunate.

For the first time, two King’s organizations, King’s Political Science Students’ Association and King’s University College Students’ Council, collaborated with the Western Black Students’ Association to host a virtual event highlighting the lived experiences of BIPOC students in Canada.

As part of the Family Dispute Resolution Institute of Ontario conference, Dr. Rachel Birnbaum spoke on two panels and was honoured at a book launch, in addition to being awarded The Crowe Soberman Award of Excellence in family dispute resolution.

Students and faculty from Sweden’s Malmö University are visiting King’s from May 12-17.

Dr. Thomas Tieku, Dr. Krista Lysack and Dr. Tracy Smith-Carrier have won research grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

20 Years of CSI at King’s – A Celebration of the Childhood and Social Institutions program to be held March 23.

Dr. Rachel Birnbaum, cross-appointed in the School of Social Work and Childhood & Social Institutions,given the Excellence in Family Justice Award from the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts-Ontario.

Department of Interdisciplinary Programs held their first student welcome event.

The Malmö exchange seminar allows King’s CSI students to go to Sweden and vice-versa.

Dr. Sally McNamee and Dr. Pat Ryan were guest panelists on teaching CSI.

Convocation ceremony and reception held for 191 King’s graduates on Friday, October 27, 2017.

Childhood Youth and Community Studies students from King’s partner school, the University of Winchester, spend a semester in London, ON.

Felicidy Hocking, a first year student in Childhood and Social Institutions program has received one of four bursaries given to outstanding students by the London and St. Thomas Association of Realtors. Hocking is a graduate of Catholic Central high school and the granddaughter of a realtor in the Board.

School of Social Work and Childhood & Social Institutions professor Dr. Rachel Birnbaum reported her findings on Views of the Child Reports in Toronto.

Learn more about Rebeca Sousa’s platform.

British childhood studies students are now on King’s campus for the Canadian week of the exchange.

Students from Malmö University arrive at King’s for a summer experiential learning exchange.

King's fourth year Social Justice and Peace Studies (SJPS) and Childhood and Social Institutions (CSI) student Jenna Strathearn is recognized for her commitment to community service at London's Boys' and Girls' Club, Tuesday March 31. 

Panelists judge presentations of International Perspectives on Child Advocacy course in Childhood and Social Institutions department.

Dr. Frankel’s research aims to make school-aged children partners in learning.

Dr. Rachel Birnbaum, associate professor in CSI and Social Work, was invited as an expert to speak on December 10, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium.

On Wednesday July 2, 2014, ten King’s Students and two faculty supervisors left the comforts of Southwestern Ontario and flew to Fond du Lac, Saskatchewan for 14 days of catechesis work and incultruation immersion.