Seminars / Motivation
Several academic topics are conveyed in the form of interactive seminars or motivational speeches
that will energize students for academic success. A question period is allocated for each seminar.
As part of a group of more than 2,000 students, choose an electrifying motivational experience!
Speakers |
Titles |
Length |
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Patrick Mayard |
The Mind & the Science of Success |
1h |
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Patrick Mayard |
Internally built for success |
1h |
|
Patrick Mayard |
Strategies for problem-solving in math & science |
1h30 |
|
Patrick Mayard |
Effective learning strategies |
1h |
|
Patrick Mayard |
Excellence through success |
1h |
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DESCRIPTION
The Mind & the Science of Success
This seminar or motivation session derives from the book The Mind & the Science of Success, which has been a phenomenal success in Canada. Like physics or biology, Success in school is a science that can be learned and developed. Patrick Mayard creatively uses scientific concepts to extract principles of success for students. Moreover, based on statistical studies, he makes students realize that their mind have great influence over their academic success and he gives them strategies to develop and keep optimistic thinking.
Success through perseverance
This motivational session encourages the student to develop perseverance which is a fundamental and essential quality to succeed and achieve his goals. Indeed, student life is not simply made up of friendly and academic decisions; for some students, it is also made up of social, family and personal difficulties that can be overcome through perseverance. But how do we develop perseverance?
Internally built for success
A therapy against depression is incomplete if it is limited to the improvement of the individual's external environment without a reconfiguration of his internal condition. In parallel, the fight against school dropout is incomplete if it merely introduces new extracurricular activities for the student without changing his internal reasoning. The common denominator between a depressed individual and the student who dropped out of school is pessimistic thinking which must be the main target of any strategy. Therefore, this motivational session built students’ internal confidence while enabling them to adopt optimistic thoughts for success.
Strategies for problem-solving in mathematics & science
This seminar introduces students a problem-solving methodology that will enable them to maximize their academic results in mathematics and science. This methodology, developed by Patrick Mayard during his years of teaching mathematics, physics and chemistry, was presented at the 52nd annual conference of the Quebec Association for the Teaching of Science and Technology which was held at the campus of College Notre-Dame-de-Foy. In this seminar, students will discover a solving method in 4 simple and effective steps. Then they will learn to apply this methodology for their mathematics and science courses.
Effective learning strategies
"To succeed, you have to study and work"
This traditional advice that has been given to students for several decades is now diluted by scientific progress. Indeed, new studies show that there are several ways of learning and some techniques are more effective than others. This traditional advice can now be altered by a modern version: "To succeed in school, students need STRATEGIES". Based on cognitive psychology and the latest scientific studies, this seminar communicates to students effective learning strategies that will enable them to optimize their academic success.
Excellence through success
This seminar or motivation session introduces key principles to transition from success to excellence. Successful students and gifted students will learn how to maximize their talents to become excellent.
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