What's Happening at Brain Power

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...

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...