To receive the Academics Award is to be placed in the company of a group that has been gifted with great aptitude and talent. While tremendous potential dwells within us all, it takes hard work and dedication to touch the heights of the possibilities that we contain. Andrew Brown has shown that he understands this principle through striving to live by the well known quotation, “continuous effort, not strength or intelligence is the key to unlocking our potential”.
Aside from the rigors that one that must go through in order to attain academic success, it should be noted that the academic environment can be very competitive. For this reason, the great lengths that Andrew has gone through over the years to ensure the success of those around him stands out amidst his accomplishments.
At the age of thirteen, while attending Tomken Road Public School, Andrew Brown pioneered an initiative tutoring students in the adjacent primary schools. To this day, Brown continues to mentor high school students in partnership with various groups and organizations. He has also taken this drive for change to the post-secondary level establishing the programs Culture U and the UP (University Preparation) Project after entering studies at McMaster University.
Culture U was established to raise awareness about the importance of cultural understanding and to encourage the community to think critically about cultural diversity, while highlighting the values and contributions through various events taking place over the ‘Cultural Calendar’.
The UP Program places high school students with exceptional university students who serve them as mentors and role models. This program also gives high school students the opportunity of giving back to the community through tutoring at elementary schools affiliated with the UP Project.
Andrew’s work in mentoring is complimented by his academic success. He has earned a number of scholarships and awards for his outstanding academic achievements, including the Jack A. MacDonald Award, the Valley City Manufacturing Scholarship and many Senate Scholarships awarded while completing his studies at McMaster University.
Aside from the rigors that one that must go through in order to attain academic success, it should be noted that the academic environment can be very competitive. For this reason, the great lengths that Andrew has gone through over the years to ensure the success of those around him stands out amidst his accomplishments.
At the age of thirteen, while attending Tomken Road Public School, Andrew Brown pioneered an initiative tutoring students in the adjacent primary schools. To this day, Brown continues to mentor high school students in partnership with various groups and organizations. He has also taken this drive for change to the post-secondary level establishing the programs Culture U and the UP (University Preparation) Project after entering studies at McMaster University.
Culture U was established to raise awareness about the importance of cultural understanding and to encourage the community to think critically about cultural diversity, while highlighting the values and contributions through various events taking place over the ‘Cultural Calendar’.
The UP Program places high school students with exceptional university students who serve them as mentors and role models. This program also gives high school students the opportunity of giving back to the community through tutoring at elementary schools affiliated with the UP Project.
Andrew’s work in mentoring is complimented by his academic success. He has earned a number of scholarships and awards for his outstanding academic achievements, including the Jack A. MacDonald Award, the Valley City Manufacturing Scholarship and many Senate Scholarships awarded while completing his studies at McMaster University.
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