Publications from the Pymble Institute

Edition 6 of the College’s research journal, Illuminate: Research and Innovation is now available.

This edition takes the theme of wellbeing and presents papers through a range of lens, including music, literature, resilience, rites of passage, mentoring and learning.

As the proud editor of this publication, I would like to highlight the wellbeing benefits of researching and writing in ways not encountered everyday. Amongst the authors of each edition, we usually have a couple of academics for whom writing and publishing is an expectation – although that doesn’t make it easy! We have teachers and other educators within the College and beyond whose daily work does not cross into research and the associated steps of writing for publication. Readers will also note papers from two of our Upper School students at the calibre of scholars at a much more advanced stage of learning.

The empathy derived from being a learner and moving out of your comfort zone to explore new territory is something I personally believe to be priceless. Add to this the steps of receiving feedback, re-writing and re-submitting – the learning involved in publishing in Illuminate is extremely powerful and I celebrate with each author as his or her work now takes its place in the public domain. As educators in a girls’ school, we have a lot to say about ways to improve education, and being brave and bold enough to do so in print is an achievement to celebrate.

Editions of Illuminate are available here. 

To contact any authors, contact the Pymble Institute on pymbleinstitute@pymblelc.nsw.edu.au.