PREPESSENTIALS™ - Essential Academic & Leadership Skills Enrichment

PREPESSENTIALS™ is our unique, exclusive and comprehensive essential skills enrichment program designed to instill confidence, inspire creativity and develop the best and the brightest among emergent young leaders. Shining beyond the boundaries of learning™ is the motif of PREPSKILLS® programming, and it is maximized through our PREPTHINK™, PREPWRITE™, PREPSPEAK™, and PREPLEADER™ courses.


PREPSKILLS® Featured PREPESSENTIALS™ Teachers

Rohan W., BPE, BSc, B.Ed
University of Toronto
University of Windsor

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Sandra D., BA, B.Ed
York University
Trent University

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PREPESSENTIALS™ Testimonial Highlights

Jenny, Student, University of Toronto Schools

"I thought that PREPESSENTIALS™ was a great course, and gave you a chance to try out new ways of doing things that you never might have thought of before. It was very interactive ( for the most part, but the less interactive aspects of the course were informative and satisfying in their own way), and the hands-on experiences, scenarios, and situations really gave me a new perspective on different kinds of leadership and how to use them effectively. PREPESSENTIALS™ was a great course."

Janet Qi, Mother, North York

"My son attended PREPSKILLS® SSAT workshop and PREPWRITE™ two years ago. Not only has he improved academically, he has gained confidence and familiarity in taking the SSAT exam as well as private school application/interview process. He has told me that he enjoyed the PREPSKILLS® sessions because he felt challenged by his peers and that the discussions were interesting. He felt he had learned a lot from the sessions. Now, two years later, he asked if he could take a PREPSKILLS® program again in the summer while normally he would hate tutorials of any sort. He sure knows what is good for him!"

Zachary Kent, Student, Campbellville

"It's PREPESSENTIALS™ a fun educational experience! You learn a lot and it's not boring!"

Adriene Donkin-Verschuren, Student, Richmond Hill

"I just wanted to write a quick note to say thank you again for giving me the opportunity to participate in the Prepskills course PREPESSENTIALS™.  It has really helped boost my self confidence in essay writing and has diminished the stress that essays have always caused me!   Our teacher was excellent and I really enjoyed our class discussions.  Although it was a solid two weeks of work in the summer, I nonetheless did enjoy myself and do feel that it has benefited me for the future."

Anne Cheung, Mother of Veronica, St. Clement's School

"I was very impressed with the material covered. Veronica thoroughly enjoyed the classes and said it was the ‘best program’… I couldn’t believe she said that! Veronica developed more confidence, and she improved on her thought processes. She can always reference her experience at this program... I also think the teacher Veronica had was terrific, and that made the difference."

Angelina Fung, Mother, Unionville

"Both boys really enjoy your program.  I was a bit surprise of the  amount of the daily homework especially the first week.  However, the boys did not complain.

I enjoyed watching the kids' s videos and seeing the progress that they made.  The "outside of the box thinking"  was very good.

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One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation.
– Arthur Ashe
Success is a science; if you have the conditions, you get the result.
– Oscar Wilde
Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!
- Dr. Seuss
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
– Sydney J. Harris
Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.
– Roger Lewin

Shining beyond the boundaries of learning™