In 2016, Dr. Karine Rashkovsky (pictured left), Founder and Director of Brain Power, was nominated for the Order of Vaughan. Karine’s nomination was supported by letters of reference from Bill Fisch, former CEO and Chair of York Region and Dr. Sandra Schecter, full professor (and former graduate studies director) at York University’s Faculty of Education. What an honour! Congratulations, Karine! At Brain Powers opening gala, in the foreground: Bill Fisch (far left), Karine (second from left), and Sandra Schecter (far right).

Gifted education specialist, Joanne Foster enlightened our Brain Power parents on “The Secrets to Raising Happily Productive Children.” Joanne Foster is the author of “Not Now, Maybe Later: Helping Children Overcome Procrastination” and the co-author of “Beyond Intelligence: Secrets for Raising Happily Productive Children.” Many people came out to hear Joanne Foster talk about how to raise happy, productive children!

In 2016, Brain Power’s Founder and Director, Dr. Karine Rashkovsky (pictured left), was nominated (and received the highest number of votes) for the Social Entrepreneur of the Year in Ontario (Notable), which recognized her creation of innovative solutions to the problems of both status-quo-proliferating education and accessibility to top-caliber programs for high-achieving students. `Congratulations, Karine!