Our contributors
Kate Brown
Kerryl Howarth
Raymond Howells
Kate has been teaching across
Kerryl joined Pymble as the Director of
Raymond has been teaching Geography
Kindergarten to Year 8 for more than
Professional Learning. Most recently she
for nine years. He completed his
15 years, since changing careers from
spent 17 years working at the Australian
Experienced Teacher accreditation last
law to education. In her career as an
International School in Singapore in
year, has a Master of Education with
educator, Kate has been a class teacher,
a variety of leadership roles including
Honours and, in 2014, he investigated
Year Co-ordinator, K-6 Literacy Co-
Deputy Head of Elementary, Director
teacher perceptions of high potential
ordinator, Deputy Head of Learning and
of Data and Development and PYP Co-
learners as a research project. Raymond
Head of Student Wellbeing K-6 prior to
ordinator. Additionally, in this time Kerryl
is passionate about cultivating curiosity
becoming our Head of Junior School
also worked across K to 12 in the area of
in the classroom, and creating engaging,
in 2020. Her approach to teaching and
Professional Learning and Development.
impactful and purposeful activities that
learning centres around the philosophy
She believes that students should be at
challenge all students. He is a strong
that each child deserves to learn in an
the centre of all professional learning
advocate for contemporary, solution-
environment which celebrates their
and hopes to engage teachers in
based learning in Geography to focus
unique strengths and where each child is
professional learning and development
on what is working well across the
encouraged to have a go, make mistakes
systems and processes which prioritise
world and how the world’s complex
and embrace their learning as a journey.
teacher agency, career progression and
issues can be solved.
Kate believes that a learning community
impact on student learning.
founded in kindness will empower each child to flourish as a learner and leader. Through a focus on kindness, Kate hopes to inspire Pymble students to be kind, not only to themselves, but to then share their ideas with others and positively impact their world.
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