Dr. Joel Benabu Publishes a Book on Shakespeare’s...

JANUARY 26TH, 2023

Brain Power’s Dr. Joel Benabu is a Shakespearian scholar who has devoted many years of his life to the study of Shakespeare’s stagecraft and specifically his strategies of an opening–and now he has published a book on the subject! Shakespeare and the Strategies of an Opening is “a detailed introduction to its subject.” Joel “constructs a theoretical framework for Shakespeare’s opening strategies,” then “explores different strategies for constructing an opening in seven Shakespearean plays selected for analysis.” CONGRATULATIONS, JOEL!

Thinking Like a Genius

JANUARY 14TH, 2023

Our very own Dr. Adam Richter was featured in the Winter edition of Dolce Magazine (2023)! Adam talked about his innovative new Brain Power workshop, “Think Like a Genius.” from the article: “The big question in this workshop is ‘What does it mean to be a genius?’” says Dr. Richter. “Where does genius come from, not only in terms of how do geniuses think, which I think is a very important and interesting question, but also culturally in terms of what...

Thinking Critically

JANUARY 14TH, 2023

Brain Power’s own Dr. Joel Benabu was featured in the Fall issue of Dolce Magazine (2022)! In the article, titled “Thinking Critically About Critical Thinking,” Joel talked about the importance of teaching critical thinking to students of all ages. from the article: “In essence, critical thinking affords students the ability to think independently, to think ‘outside the box.’ It involves a number of competencies by which you can then form judgments about the world,” says Dr. Joel Benabu, BA, PhD, instructor...

Creative Thinkers: Meet Sion!

JANUARY 2ND, 2023

At Brain Power, we teach our students to be Creative Thinkers.  Creativity is at the heart of innovation, driving insights and learning, and expanding what’s possible. Almost all of our programs across mathematics, language, public speaking & more are imbedded with learning experiences to build creative thinking skills! Given our focus on creativity, we were thrilled to receive the news that our language arts student, Sion, was published in Polar Expressions. His poem “Body Argument” was selected as honourable mention and he received a copy of his...

Critical Thinkers: Meet Gurkaram!

JANUARY 2ND, 2023

Critical Thinkers are active thinkers who evaluate and analyze information in order to determine the best course of action. Critical thinking is a focus of our Public Speaking Academy program where young orators learn to develop and refine their arguments over the course of one year. Meet our public speaking student Gurkaram!  Gurkaram was new to public speaking this year but has already engaged in classical debate, studied logical reasoning and fallaciesand has been inspired by critical analyses of famous historical speeches. He also recently joined us...

Resilient Leaders: Meet Karna!

JANUARY 2ND, 2023

Resilient leaders have the ability to sustain their energy level under pressure, to cope with disruptive changes and to adapt. They bounce back from setbacks. They move forward, despite the odds, to lead themselves and others. We work hard to help our students become resilient leaders through stretch goals, challenging curriculum, eye-opening field trips & more.  We also work closely with many high performance student leaders to help them juggle the extracurricular and academic demands! Meet our Senior 2 student, Karna, who is a competitive Karate...