Brain Power is thrilled to share some university entrance success stories from students who attended our University Preparation workshop this past fall! Eric Zhang (above, top left) will be attending McMaster Health Sciences! He also was chosen for the the University of Toronto Scholarship in the Faculty of Arts and Science ($7500), the Western Scholarship of Distinction ($3500), and the Queens University Principal’s Scholarship ($4000). Elizabeth Master (above, top centre) accepted an offer from the University of British Columbia. She is planning to major in Economics or...

Brain Power is thrilled to share some university entrance success stories from students who attended our University Preparation workshop this past fall! Eric Zhang (above, top left) will be attending McMaster Health Sciences! He also was chosen for the the University of Toronto Scholarship in the Faculty of Arts and Science ($7500), the Western Scholarship of Distinction ($3500), and the Queens University Principal’s Scholarship ($4000). Elizabeth Master (above, top centre) accepted an offer from the University of British Columbia. She is planning to major in Economics or...

In January, Brain Power’s UTS Stage 2 Preparation workshop prepared some amazing students for their UTS interviews! We were very pleased to have three current UTS students (Grades 7, 8 & 12)–who are also Brain Power students/alumni–join us! They came back to Brain Power to share their tips and do a Q&A with our UTS hopefuls for 2020. The parents and students loved their anecdotes and shared wisdom! Good luck to all of our amazing students!

On December 15, Andrew Zhou’s robotics team won the Vex Robotics Competition (VRC) contest for Southern Ontario!  This win secures them a place in the Provincials! WAY TO GO, ANDREW!

Daniel Khazin at Speaker Slam On November 20, 2019, our Brain Power Public Speaking students had an amazing field trip to Speaker Slam! Brain Power Public Speaking student Daniel Khazin rocked the stage in front of an audience of 600+ people (see the video below)! He’s 15 years old, and he impressed everyone with his speech (standing ovation!) on the assigned theme: “Conquer.” Daniel wrote the following to our founder, Dr. Karine Rashkovsky: “Thank you so much for providing me with an amazing experience and being an...

Congratulations to Brain Power student Veda Aditri Gadde who placed 7th in Canada in the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture (CYSA) National competition (see video below). The competition provides an opportunity for youth to express their opinions on current topics related to agriculture and agri-food. Veda gave a powerful speech on Food Fraud! CONGRATULATIONS, VEDA!