The Confident Parent Course - Cohort 4
- Term 3 2026 - 3, 10, 17 and 24 August
- 7:00 - 8:30pm
- The Piazza, Kurrajong Building, Barker College Junior School
The flagship offering of the Parent Institute. A free, four-week course where parents grow, discuss and connect around parenthood.
Colin's Favourites! Parent Institute Event
- Thursday 6 August
- 5:30 - 6:30pm
- Leslie Hall
Colin is coming to Barker - and everyone is invited!
Public Launch: Young people, learning, and generative AI: A rapid literature review and implications for PreK–12 education
- Session 1: 11 August 2026 7:00 - 8:00 PM
- Session 2: 12 August 2026 12:30 - 1:30 PM
- Online Webinar
As part of a large reserch program on AI, Learning and the Developing Person, the Barker Institute has partnered with the University of Sydney to produce a rapid literature review. This review is a synthesis of emerging evidence on the impact of Generative AI (GenAI) on young people in PreK-12 settings. Focusing on implications for learning, development, and educational practice, …
Flourishing in an AI-rich future with Futurist-in-Residence Anders Sörman-Nilsson
- 18 August 2026
- 6:30 - 7:45 pm
- Barker College
Increasingly students (and families) are uncertain about the world that young people today will be inhabiting and shaping. The Barker Institute and Barker Careers are proud to be partnering with Barker Futurist-in-Residence Anders Sörman-Nilsson to ensure students and families are prepared for whatever is to come.