NOTE: This page is about our Summer Admissions and Entrance Exam Preparation courses. If you are interested in our Fall Admissions and Entrance Exam Preparation course, CLICK HERE!

Our Admissions and Entrance Exam Preparation summer program has two main components in Language and Math that may be taken together or individually:

Admission & Language Component

These courses are designed to prepare students for upcoming entrance exams and applications to gifted and/or competitive junior-high and high-school programs. There will be intensive instruction and practice in the following areas:

• School selection and application overview
• Reading comprehension
• Vocabulary
• Analogies and critical thinking
• Essay and creative writing
• Interview preparation
• Group task preparation

Students will practice their skills, engage in valuable in-class and at-home activities, and take practice quizzes, examinations, and tests to prepare for the test-taking experience. Time management, organization, preparation/study skills, essay writing, interview skills, and other important tools will be covered.

 

Math Component (Grades 6 & 8)

Most independent schools and specialized programs include a math competency entrance exam.  The SSAT is one example, but many schools have developed their own math entrance exams that are similar to the SSAT (but focused on the Canadian curriculum). Brain Power has you covered!  Our team has expertise with a variety of math entrance exams and has developed this specialized program to ensure students are well equipped to shine!

In both the Grade 6 and Grade 8 sections, there will be intensive instruction and practice in the areas of Math that are tested in math entry exams. Students will practice their skills, engage in challenging activities in class and at home, and take practice quizzes, examinations, and tests to practice the test-taking experience.

Students will also have the opportunity to meet with many alumni from a variety of programs to get a ‘real life’ understanding of what math exam day will be like!

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We also provide a separate Science Preparation program for those whose entrance exams have a science component:

Science Preparation (Grade 8)

This course will cover the key concepts of biology, physics, chemistry, and Earth sciences on an enriched middle school (grade seven/eight) level in order to prepare students to ace the science portion of their entrance exams.