Brain Power Students Selected for Speaker's Idol Semi-Finals!
Brain Power students Mahaara Bhimani (junior-high level), Alfie Chan (junior-high level), and Natasha Kudsia (high-school level) are among the students who have been selected to compete in the Speaker's Idol 2022 semi-finals!
That means they are among the top 22 of the 250 students who competed!
WOW! That's amazing! We will all be cheering for you!
Brain Power Students Participate in SuitUp Business Competition
Brain Power students recently had the honour of competing in the annual North American SuitUp business competition.
Amongst many excellent teams, our very own Brain Power team won first prize for their innovative pitch - prepared and delivered within tight timelines and virtual collaboration!
We are so proud to participate in this competition and even prouder to take top honours ! Business pitch competitions leverage the critical thinking, communication, problem solving and presentation skills that we aim to perfect in young student leaders!
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED!
Leon Gaikovoi is Selected for the Catalyst 2022 Summer Program
Brain Power student Leon Gaikovoi has been selected to participate in the Catalyst 2022 Summer Program!
Catalyst is an initiative of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo, and it creates opportunities for high-school youth to increase awareness, confidence and leadership abilities in engineering, science, and technology.
CONGRATULATIONS, LEON! What an amazing opportunity!
Charlotte Wong Wins 2nd and 3rd Place in Royal Canadian Legion
Remembrance Day Literary Contest
Brain Power student Charlotte Wong won 2nd place for poemsand3rd place for essays in her branch of the Royal Canadian Legion's Remembrance Day Literary Contest on the provincial level!
More great news: Charlotte was also accepted into UTS recently!
CONGRATULATIONS, CHARLOTTE! We are so proud of you!
Mark Raspopov Helps in Designing the Canadian Math Summer Contest 2022
Brain Power student Mark Raspopov is helping to design the Canadian Math Summer Contest (CMSC) this year!
Mark won the CMSC last year, and this year he has qualified for both the Canadian Junior Math Olympiad (CJMO) and the USA Junior Math Olympiad (USAJMO)!
For more information on participating in the CMSC, you can check out the details in our student opportunity section (below) or CLICK HERE!
WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT! WAY TO GO, MARK!
Brain Power's Debating 101
Online Course was a Big Success!
On March 3 and 10, Brain Power teamed up with Vaughan Public Libraries to hold a special two-session online crash course in debating for teens (Grades 8-12)!
It was a big success!
Under the guidance of Brain Power instructor Dr.Will Pelloux F. (pictured), students began their journey to mastering the art and science of persuasion and communication.
STAY TUNED FOR FUTUREONLINE WORKSHOPS!
Brain Power Founder and Director
Dr. Karine Rashkovsky Speaks at OISE (University of Toronto)
Our founder and director Dr. Karine Rashkovsky joined a Masters class OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) at the University of Toronto to share her years of experience creating engaging classrooms.
Inspiring future educators is one way we partner with public educators across Canada to make a difference!
WE'RE PROUD OF YOU, KARINE!
Brain Power CEO
Vanessa Iarocci Attends Inspiring Women's Celebration
Brain Power's CEO, Vanessa Iarocci, was invited by Stephen Lecce, Ontario Minister of Education, to attend the Inspiring Women’s 2022 Celebration!
This celebration brought together selected outstanding female entrepreneurs, philanthropists, business and non-profit leaders and pioneers.
What an amazing event!
Way to go, Vanessa!
New Newsletter from Scientia Initiative -
a Science Youth Journal! A must-read!
Check out the latest newsletter from the Scientia initiative: CLICK HERE!
Brain Power instructor Maryam Mahjoob co-founded the Scientia Initiative with her peer, Amelia Yuan.
The Scientia Initiative was created to connect youth with current research findings in a variety of academic fields,
WAY TO GO,
MARYAM!
Alumni of the Month: Ron Galaev
Education: Health Sciences – Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization at McMaster University
Achievements: Founder and CEO – EmergConnect
Thoughts on Brain Power: Brain Power is where I found my passion for learning. In Brain Power I found what I had always been missing in school, people who were as curious as I was, and a place where I could challenge myself and where people were willing to share and listen to new and creative ideas.
The Canadian Math Summer Contest - 2022 is an initiative by Competitive Kids STEM to provide students across the globe with an opportunity to showcase their talent and develop their skills. The contest is designed to challenge and promote problem-solving, critical thinking, reasoning, abstract or spatial thinking as well as communication skills.
Eligibility: All students from Grade 1-8.
The preliminary round is an online test written between May 1-15.
The final round will be held online on June 18.
Young Voices Magazine, Toronto Public Library's magazine of creative writing and visual art, is full of writing and art created and selected by Toronto youth age 12-19.
You can submit your art, photography, comics, stories, poems and writing.
