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!

Brain Power had an incredible evening with Terry O’Reilly, host of CBC’s “Under the Influence” and THE guru on all things advertising related (we even made the news. ) We learned so much from his engaging talk, especially about the art of persuasion! He truly enlightened Brain Power students, their families, and guests — all gained a wealth of knowledge about creativity, speech-writing, marketing, rhetoric, and, perhaps most of all, being passionate. Thank you, Terry O’Reilly!  Click images to enlarge

Brain Power was thrilled to have Steve Tulman, Brain Power alumni and guru in his field, come to teach our Public Speaking class! Steve has taught at Harvard University, Schulich School of Business, and other prestigious business schools. Steve also consults big celebrities on monetizing their social media and has been involved in multiple successful businesses. He is currently CEO of Social Pulse Marketing Inc and VP of Strategic Partnerships at Providr Inc.

Professional comedian and talented speaker Shawn Hogan spoke to Brain Power’s Public Speaking students on how to find their voice and create flow in their speeches and presentations. Many laughs and useful tips were shared.