July 2nd-July 25th
Monday - Thursday, 10am-1pm

This summer, join BrainBoost Director Matt Giammarino for our 4-week Math 12 with Matt course. Matt will make the course interesting, relevant, and do-able! For the first week, you’ll work with Math Teacher Extraordinaire Len Pelletier to refine your core skills. You’ll master trig basics, destroy quadratics, and understand functions. Over the following 3 weeks, Matt will take you through functions, logarithms, trigonometry and probability… and you’ll emerge having completed Math 12, while understanding it in a deep and meaningful way!

The course will be a hands-on, small class (14 students maximum) that caters to to a variety of learning styles. The course is suitable for students of all learning profiles.

If you’ve struggled with Math, but want to complete Math 12, this course is for you.
If you want to learn Math in an applied, hands-on way, this course is for you.If you want to take a Math class that will allow you to truly understand the math, this course is for you!
Students receive credit for the course by registering with an online school (Burnaby Online, or VLN).
The course costs $250/week for 4 weeks. A $250 deposit is due upon registration; the rest is payable on the first day.

For more information, or to register, call 604.723.0904; or e-mail info@brainboosttutoring.com. You must register by June 25th to be in the course. 

The BrainBoost Festival is an opportunity for our community to get together to think about things, enjoy each other’s talents, and celebrate the wealth of knowledge accessible to us all.
All weekend, The HUB (3355 West Broadway) will be hosting Workshops, Discussions, Live Performances and Exhibitions. Talks are free, workshops are $5, and you are invited to peruse our exhibitions for free!
This weekend is open to the general public, and we invite you to bring a friend and come check out what The Hub has to offer.
Please check out this flyer bbfestivalbrochure.pdf for more information about the workshops, events and exhibits we will be hosting.
Here are some highlights (there are lots more in the flyer):
Bringing Life to School
Bringing Life to School is a fascinating tour through research in psychology, cognitive science and education. It’s a transformative workshop that will change the way you look at you and your children’s education. If you want school to be more interesting and inspiring, this workshop is for you! Parents and students should register and attend together.
Friday, May 23rd 4-6pm- free!
The Magic Wand Session
If you had a magic wand, how would you change our schools? As a culture, we spend so much time thinking about what’s not working in our education system, we forget to see the good we bring, and change we can make.
The Magic Wand Session is a panel discussion that brings together educators from all walks of life to talk about what does work, what we would change if we could, and what we can do to “be the change we wish to see in the world.”
If you want to observe or participate, please join us!
Sunday, May 25th, 11-1pm- free!
Sports Journalism for Kids
Have you dreamed about calling the play-by-play when the Canucks finally bring the Cup home?
Join Sportsnet producer Jon Kennedy for an exciting afternoon that will show you what the world of sports journalism is all about. You’ll learn what it takes to put on a nightly sports show; write your own highlight reel; and get to ask all the questions you can think of.
A don’t-miss event for sports fans of all ages.
Saturday, May 24th, 3-5pm-$5

and, of course:
Waiting for Sun
Live Rock Music. Live Video. Your Story
The BrainBoost Collective presents a live performance that you do NOT want to miss.
Saturday, May 24th 7:00pm
Sunday, May 25th 4:30pm

Check out the attached flyer for LOTS more workshops- including Hands-On Science, Yoga and Art.
Contact us for more information or to register for an event.
604 723 0904
info@brainboosttutoring.com

We are happy to announce the dates of this year’s BOOSTS- designed to boost your mind for the final exams in Math (all grades), Socials (Grade 11), Science (Grade 10), and Chemistry (Grade 11).

MATH BOOST - taught by Matt
Grade 8: Saturday- May 31st, June 7th - 10:00-1:00
Grade 9: Saturday- May 31st, June 7th- 2:00-5:00
Grade 10: Sunday- June 1st, June 8th- 10:00-1:00
Grade 11: Sunday- June 1st, June 8th- 2:00-5:00
Grade 12: Saturday, June 14th-2:00-5:00; Sunday, June 15th- 2:00-5:00

SCIENCE BOOST (Science 10)- taught by Andy
Sunday, June 15th- 10:00-1:00; Sunday, June 22nd- 2:00-5:00

SOCIAL BOOST (Socials 11) - taught by Chris
Monday, June 16th- 1:00-4:00; Tuesday, June 17th- 1:00-4:00

CHEMISTRY BOOST (Chemistry 11)- taught by Andy

Thurdsay, June 5th- 4:00-7:00; Friday, June 6th- 4:00-7:00

All classes are $99 for six hours of instruction, and a take-home study guide.

Call us (604 723 0904) or respond to this email to register.
We do expect the Boosts to sell out, so please REGISTER EARLY to avoid disappointment.

Please see the following flyers for more information.

MathBoost

ScienceBoost

SocialsBoost

Scratch

Why waste your summer playing video games when you could be making video games instead!

This summer at BrainBoostTutoring Center, students will explore how video games and computer animations are made by learning all about Scratch. Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art.

Scratch is designed to help young people develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, students learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design, not to mention having a huge amount of fun!

Cost for a one-week course is $199.00

Dates
July 7th–11th, 2008 9 am –12.30 p.m.

July 14th–18th, 2008 9 am –12.30 p.m.

(30 min break every day!)

Check out the flyer here.

To register, call: 604-723-0904

Or email: info@brainboosttutoring.com

Hello Everyone!

We are thrilled to announce the first BrainBoost Festival, May 23-25th. The BrainBoost Festival is 3 days of workshops, talks, exhibitions and live performances. Everyone is invited to take workshops, experience talks and performances, and generally contribute as we spread the wealth of knowledge. It’s also super-cheap. Workshops are $5, talks are by donation,and the HUB will have free exhibits and installations all weekend long.
We’ll be announcing the line-up over the next two weeks, but the weekend will include talks like Bringing Life to School, Learn to Speak Doglish, Making Math Matter, and How to Create the Job You Want; workshops like Take Photos NOW! Musical Yoga, and Hands on Science; performances like Our live-thea-live-music-video spectacular, Open Mike Night and Poetry Slam; and an Art Gallery, as well as multiple Science and Art installations.

If there’s something you want to see, or want to teach, let us know.

If you want to get involved, we need your help. Please e-mail us at info@brainboosttutoring.com.
If you want to be apprised of the schedule, e-mail us at info@brainboosttutoring.com

All tutoring sessions, homework help and PODS are canceled from March 15th-25th. There are some tutors available for sessions, so please call us if you would like to see a tutor over the break. Otherwise, we will see you all again at your regular time starting Wednesday, March 26th.

Homework Help is now open:

MONDAY 10:30-12:30; 1:30-7:30

TUESDAY 10:30-12:30; 1:30-7:30

WEDNESDAY 10:30-12:30; 1:30-7:00

THURSDAY 10:30-12:30; 1:30-7:00

FRIDAY 10:30-12:30; 1:30-3:00

SATURDAY 12:00-3:00

SUNDAY 3:00-5:00 (Math Homework Help with Matt; must call to register for this one)

The Workspace’s own Katie Micay is hosting a screening of Remember The Titans this Friday at the HUB. It’s to raise money for the World Conservation Union and it starts at 4. We’ll provide the popcorn

Where: The HUB

When: 4pm

Minimum Donation: $5

Please let us know if you’re coming! E-mail katie@brainboosttutoring.com and we’ll see you there!

We’re pleased to announce that Homework Help begins this week! Please join Andy to boost productivity, create clarity, and have an all around fun educational time!

Homework Help is offered

• Monday 4-6
• Tuesday 5-7
• Wednesday 6-8
• Thursday  5-7
• Saturday 12.30-2.30

Click here for more information on Homework Help

The dates for our Meaning of Math, Become the Great Discoverers, Yoga, The Society of Music Enthusiasts and Great Games Group programs have been moved back. They’ll now be starting the week of October 1st. Please see the programs page for details.

If you have any questions about our programs, please give us a call at 604.723.0904, or e-mail info@brainboosttutoring.com

Thanks!