Advancing Havergal’s commitment to educational excellence through research and professional learning.
Havergal’s Centre for Learning Research designs and implements research projects that enhance the understanding of learning efficacy and best practices in girls’ education. Research findings are disseminated through publications, presentations and workshops to inform teaching practices and contribute to the broader educational community.
By translating research findings into practical classroom applications, the Centre for Learning Research directly benefits students by ensuring they receive instruction grounded in the latest pedagogical research. This process also empowers students by showing them their teachers as researchers, engaged in a continuous cycle of inquiry and improvement. Eventually, students will also benefit from direct support on their own research projects, helping them to develop essential research skills.
Current Areas of Research
2025–26
- Executive Functioning in Students
- Investigating Graduate Experiences at University
- Impact of Early Literacy Intervention
Havergal Projects
Havergal Chair of Learning and Teaching Recipient List
- 1998–99: HyperStudio Program for Teaching Grammar – Larry Tayler
- 1998–99: Teaching and Learning with the Enneagram – Ruthanne Wrobel
- 1999–2000: Study into the Inquiry Method of Teaching and Learning – Barb Taylor
- 2000–01: Community Service Leadership – Barb Macintosh
- 2001–02: Study of Creativity – Jean Sheppard
- 2002–03: AIM Approach for French Teaching in the Junior School – Edite Sammons
- 2003–04: Refining the Grade 8 Math Program with a Focus on Problem Solving – Karen Mackasey
- 2004–05: AIM Approach for French Teaching in the Middle School – Louise Cholette-Rees
- 2005–06: Use of Classroom Data to Study Instructional Practice – Lindsay Norberg
- 2006–07: Developing and Implementing the Interdisciplinary Studies Course (IDC4U) – David Sumner and Nick Syzmanis
- 2007–08: Implementing Learning Strategies and Working Individually with Students who have Difficulties with Attention, Memory and Language – Sandra Langdon
- 2009–10: An Inquiry Approach to Junior School Science – Seonaid Davis
- 2010–11: Learning Support at Havergal – Linda Goldspink
- 2011–12: Middle School Guidance Program that Bridges the Junior School and the Senior School- Kari Macer
- 2012–13: Developing Self Efficacy in Children (Growth Mindset) – Nicole Davies and Helen Carayannis
- 2013–15: Investigating Effective Methods of Providing Assessment Feedback to Students – Jennifer Goldberg
- 2015–18: Thinking Frameworks – Laura McRae
- 2018–20: Mathematical Thinking vs. Mathematical Doing – Andy Lucacescu
Dissertations
- To the 21st Century, and Beyond! Investigating the Practical Ways that Secondary School Teachers can Develop the “21st Century Competencies” in Their Students – Noelle Morris
- Approaches to Leadership Development and Succession Planning in Canadian Accredited Independent Schools – Katrina Samson
- Building Capacity for Deep Learning – Seonaid Davis
- Design Affordances and User Perception: Investigating the Relationship Between Space Design and Pedagogical Possibility in an Innovative Learning Environment – Allison Campbell-Rogers