Brain Power Alumni

🖐Meet Michal Krasovitski
🔵CURRENTLY: University of Toronto Student of Psycholinguistics; First place winner (International) Alice Munro Short Story Contest; Gold, Silver medalist in Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competitions
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: My years at Brain Power were definitely the best in my life yet!
🔵TALENTS: Debate and creative writing

🖐 Meet Artem Goubkine
🔵CURRENTLY: Life Sciences at University of Toronto
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: IB Program completion; DECA Winner & Competitor
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: I am grateful for everything Brain Power has taught me!

🖐Meet Arya Mane
🔵FUTURE PROSPECTS: Aspiring to apply to UPenn, Berkely, UBC, or Western to study business and engineering
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: DECA, BETA, MUN, J.A, and volunteering
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: Brain Power has taught me so many different things, not only academically but also about myself. I have come upon everything from grammar to psychology. The team at Brain Power is super supportive and truly makes learning fun. At Brain Power, I have found amazing mentors and great friends!

🖐Meet Rony Galperin
🔵CURRENTLY: Bachelor of Kinesiology at University of Toronto
🔵CAREER TRAJECTORY: Naturopathic doctor or medical doctor
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: Brain Power was one of the greatest opportunities my parents gave me when I was younger. Through the math and language courses, skills such as critical thinking, public speaking, and learning how to ask effective questions have significantly helped me in my life thus far. Extremely grateful!

🖐Meet Ron Galaev
🔵CURRENTLY: Health Sciences – Biomedical Discovery and Commercialization at McMaster University
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: 3rd seat cellist for Kindred Spirits Orchestra; 4th substitute cellist for Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Operations Manager – Zizzlelab, Children’s STEM app development company; Marketing and Business Development Coordinator – Veer AI
🔵CAREER TRAJECTORY: Entrepreneurship in the biomedical space, founding a company following Master’s degree
🔵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.

🖐Meet Ernest Tang
🔵CAREER TRAJECTORY: Chemical Engineering/Physical Sciences at UofT, uWaterloo, or UBC
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: Harvard Summer Program ‘19
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: Brain Power has allowed me to develop and learn HOW to think in a way that no other extracurricular program does. Karine has been one of the best teachers I have ever had as a student, so a special thanks goes to her for her teaching, proofreading, continued support! It has been a pleasure learning here and meeting many brilliant students and great teachers!

🖐Meet Cordelia Tang
🔵CURRENTLY: Integrated Business & Humanities (IBH)
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: First Dan in Kendo; $3000 scholarship (Western Ivey HBA/History Major); $5000 (Laurier Business Administration & Financial Math Dual Degree); $5000 (McMaster Integrated Business & Humanities)
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: The best memories I had of Brain Power were definitely from Public Speaking in Grade 9. The fun atmosphere and awesome opportunities (like going to a professional recording studio, etc.) we got to take part in changed the way I felt about presentation and speeches. Of course, it was due to Public Speaking with Karine and University Preparation with Adam and Jason that I was able to receive the offers that I have now in terms of post-secondary studies.

🖐Meet Claire Lee
🔵EDUCATION: Western U., Medical Sciences; McMaster U., MD (current)
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: I think it’s really easy to get interested in one subject/field/career and dedicate all your energy and life to that one thing. I’ve had a relatively science-oriented education since Brain Power. That said, the lessons and concepts I learned at Brain Power have allowed me to see things in a big-picture way – and I can thus have conversations with artists, journalists, and engineers. What I learned at Brain Power is useful even when thinking about things like culture and ethics in medicine! Brain Power definitely made me more creative and better able to analyze things

🖐Meet Eveline Djurinsky
🔵CURRENTLY: Bachelor of Science in Nursing at York University
🔵CAREER TRAJECTORY: Complete a Masters degree and become a paediatric nurse practitioner
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: Entrance scholarship ($3000); Mackenzie Hospital Volunteer; 3-Year Gymnastics Coach
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: Brain Power was a very fun way to make tons of professional connections and allowed me to learn how to think outside the box! Class was always entertaining and exciting!

🖐Meet Maya Provad
🔵CURRENTLY: uOttawa Law School Graduate; Ontario Real Estate Salesperson
🔵EDUCATION: Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a double major in Insurance & Risk Management & Marketing at Laurier University
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: Summer Law Student at McMillan LLP; Civil Litigation Intern at Sherman Brown

🖐Meet Sairamya Kurapati
🔵EDUCATION: Accounting and Financial Management at University of Waterloo; International Baccalaureate (IB) student at Bayview Secondary School
🔵ACHIEVEMENTS: Vice President of Robotics Club; Vice President of Public Speaking Club; Member of DECA, FBLA, Math Club, Physics Club, and Engineering Club; Varsity Soccer Player
🔵THOUGHTS ON BRAIN POWER: I am forever grateful for everything Brainpower has taught me and I would recommend it to all students interested in enhancing their learning experience!

Brain Power alumni Diana was offered an instructor position at Yale University! What an honour for Diana!