The idea of the Korczak Forest was created in 2020 on the initiative of the Treblinka Museum and the Polish Janusz Korczak Association. The employees of the Treblinka Museum – Monika Samuel, Bartosz Kowalski and Aleksandra Kowalska, under the substantive supervision of the director of the facility – Edward Kopówka, took care of the preparation of the preliminary project of the concept of the Forest. The aim of this concept is to commemorate Janusz Korczak, all his colleagues and pupils who died in the Treblinka II Extermination Camp.

As part of the planting of the Korczak Forest, the Treblinka Museum together with Janusz Korczak Association would like to make contact with schools and institutions for which the pedagogical approach of Janusz Korczak have a great meaning, and invite them to plant trees and organize annual meetings in order to symbolically water them. At each tree there will be a plaque with information about a facility and a motto or a selected quote referring to Korczak’s teachings, which will further emphasize the uniqueness of this place. During the visits, representatives of institutions will have the opportunity to visit the Treblinka Museum in the company of a museum guide and take part in a museum lesson related to the Korczak’s thought.

As part of the campaign “We Cherish Korczak’s Ideas” the planted trees are a proof that Korczak’s message is still alive and up-to-date. To this day, Korczak’s educational system is used by numerous schools and institutions, it inspires many educators, guardians and defenders of children’s rights. Preserving the trees will be a testimony not only of memory but also of gratitude of all those to whom the humanistic ideas of Janusz Korczak are close.

More: https://muzeumtreblinka.eu/en/the-korczak-forest/

Latest new trees planted: https://muzeumtreblinka.eu/2024/09/19/8-nowych-sadzonek-w-lesie-korczakowskim/