2025 Mayfield Project Cohort

Welcome to our 2025 Mayfield Cohort!

Friday 18 October 2024

We are thrilled to extend a warm welcome to our 2024-2025 Mayfield Project participants, fondly named “Mayfielders”!

We received an overwhelming number of high-quality applications from across Australasia, including participants from all states and territories in Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. We are excited to announce a dynamic and diverse group of 16 professionals who have joined our 2025 cohort.

Our Mayfielders represent a rich tapestry of professions, including architects, educators, project officers, designers, and landscape architects. This variety not only enhances the collaborative nature of our project but also enriches the learning experience for everyone involved.

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the employers of each participant, as they support these impressive young professionals to fully participate in this unique research initiative.

The project kicked off with their first meeting in late November 2024, where participants will began to explore innovative solutions in learning environments. Additionally, we are excited to share that approximately 50% of our Mayfielders attended the 2024 Regional Day Out in Adelaide | Tarndanya. It was a fantastic opportunity for our community to engage and network.

The Mayfielders presented their research project at the 23rd LEA Conference “LEA 3001: A Learning Space Odyssey” in Brisbane | Meanjin in May 2025.

 

Applicants were advised if their application was successful by Monday 16 September 2024.

We encouraged all applicants for the 2025 intake to review the section about how The Mayfield Project will be run in 2025, ensuring that the selected ‘Mayfielders’ were able to participate in online and face to face sessions.

Participants presented the group’s findings at the 2025 LEA Conference in Brisbane in May 2025. This in person presentation was accompanied by producing the Mayfield Loop Engagement Toolkit.

In the latter half of 2025, participants were able to share their learnings and experiences with their local LEA Chapter.

LEA paid for flights and accommodation to attend the face to face weekend workshop in Sydney and the 2025 LEA Conference LEA 3001: A Learning Space Odyssey in Brisbane.

Participants of The Mayfield Project were eligible for the “Young Professionals” rate to attend the Annual Regional Conference (LEA 3001: A Learning Space Odyssey) in Brisbane. The full registration fee for Young Professionals registration at the 2024 & 2025 conference was $900 ex GST. LEA covered 50% of this cost, with the remaining 50% paid by the Mayfielder. The final registration rate was confirmed in November 2024.

Participants were required to pay for meals, local travel and incidental costs during their stay in Adelaide for the RDO held on 22 November 2024 (optional), and for the 3 day Sydney workshop in March 2025 and the Brisbane 2025 Conference in May 2025.

Participants also received a complimentary 20-month membership to their local LEA Chapter from November 2024 – June 2026.

As the early phase of this project involved time spent in schools, we highly recommended that participants obtain a Working with Vulnerable People/Working with Children Check in their relevant state or territory. This is a mandatory requirement in a number of jurisdictions, and remains the responsibility of applicants to determine the rules as they apply to their home state. Any associated costs are the responsibility of individual participants.