Teachers, parents, educators from other schools, centres and universities, as well as interested students are warmly welcome. There is no charge for this event and all are very welcome to join us for what should prove to be an excellent afternoon of research conversations.

To the Head of Junior School, Mrs Kate Brown, giving children the opportunity to collaborate, to think critically and creatively and to act as advocates for change is important to develop their sense of self, as well as their sense of social responsibility. As a Junior School at Pymble, we are using kindness as a way to empower our girls as learners and leaders, and research into kindness as a way to build data analysis and critical thinking skills.

In the last seven years, more than 30 Australian schools have either established a research centre, and/or appointed a ‘research lead’ to explicitly focus on building research capacity within their school. The movement is also global with schools investing in research activity in Europe and Americas. Research is no longer a “luxury” but a necessity.

The inaugural Pymble Student Research Conference: 'Researching students? Students as researchers and researched' brought together students from schools across Sydney, along with teachers, parents, Education students and academics.