Grow, connect and engage
The Pymble Institute is the heart of the research program at Pymble Ladies’ College. We lead the College’s research culture and the wide range of research initiatives for both students and staff.
We provide experiences and opportunities relating to research to support students in their progress through school, into university and beyond.
Our research culture and opportunities for staff encourages career growth through adding the superpower of research skills.
Our Research Hub
Relationships first, then academics: Teaching refugee students
In a collaborative article, Julie Shaw and Mark Way address the challenges and successes in the College’s refugee students’ program. With a focus on trauma-informed pedagogy, Mark’s Pymble Plus action research project centring around mathematics education encourages educators in their efforts to meet the unique needs of refugee students.
The ASLA DANZ Awards – Diversity is more than just a label
Junior School Teacher Librarian, Martha Itzcovitz, takes us beyond the College as she advocates passionately for diversity in school literature collections. Martha’s argument for championing diverse voices in school libraries is crucial for nurturing empathy and understanding among students, an attribute deeply needed in today’s complex world.
Wellbeing of children of skilled migrants to Australia
Victoria Adamovich’s compelling research on the wellbeing of children whose parents have migrated to Australia was part of her Master of Research degree. The short excerpt published here represents a significant exploration into an area that urgently needs greater research-based attention. Victoria is already influencing knowledge and practice in the College by emphasising the importance of knowing our students, and ourselves, when it comes to migration experiences and its impact on language and learning.
Pymble Wise Phone Initiative
The Pymble Wise Phone initiative report provides insights into students’ phone usage patterns and impacts phones have on sleep, friendships,…
Girls’ resilience in the Pymble Ladies’ College Vision Valley Residential Program
The topic of resilience is so important in education and in the community. In this research report, we ask a group of Pymble Ladies’ College students to tell us about ways the Vision Valley Residential Program develops their resilience.
Researching the medium-term impacts of Pymble’s Year 9 Residential Program
This report takes us into the vital question of what makes an impact in education. Read further to see the difference the Vision Valley Residential Program has made in students’ lives as they reflect on their experiences more than one year past the end of their program.
