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Adding Up to Success

MARCH 17TH, 2023

Read the article about our one-of-a-kind Math and Problem-Solving workshops in City Life magazine. from the article: “When you think about it, math hides in plain sight all around us,” says Brain Power CEO and instructor, Vanessa Serra Iarocci. “As part of the specialized math programs in our new Innovator & Explorer Learning Series, students will investigate how math imposes its laws on the world through geometrical patterns found in nature and art. Consequently, they will be equipped with logical thinking strategies...

Critical Thinkers: Meet Alfie!

FEBRUARY 12TH, 2023

Meet Alfie, one of our star students at the Vaughan campus who is taking his passion for space to new heights. With his insatiable curiosity and critical thinking skills, Alfie has become a youth space expert, gracing the screens of CTV and being celebrated by the Young People’s Theatre as a young ‘space expert.’ From connecting Alfie with extracurricular pursuits to opening up new galaxies of opportunities, Brain Power is proud to help Alfie achieve his dreams and inspire others...

Creative Thinkers: Meet Alexander!

FEBRUARY 12TH, 2023

Our students don’t just think outside the box, they blow it up! With a focus on fostering creativity, we’re driving innovation and pushing boundaries to expand what’s possible. Meet Alexander, a Brain Power superstar who’s raising the bar for creativity. Not only is he a dedicated and inquisitive Brain Power student (engaged in two programs a week), but he’s also an accomplished violist. Under the expert guidance of a former lead violist from the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Alexander has taken home...

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...