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The Woman Who Changed Her Brain

The 2010s

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2010

Sharp Brains hosts the 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation Awards. Arrowsmith School is named the Most Innovative Special Education School.

Brain School Book Cover

2011

Publication of Brain School by Howard Eaton chronicles stories and outcomes of students in the Arrowsmith Program.

Arrowsmith Program Cognitive Tracking System

2012

Development commenced on the Arrowsmith Program Cognitive Tracking System by Altairix – the database that tracks students’ progress around the world.

Series of book covers

2012

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is released in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young TED Talk

2012

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young presents at TEDxToronto, The Woman Who Changed Her Brain.

Alumna of Honour Award

2013

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young received the 2013 Alumna of Honour Award from the University of Guelph.

Australia Map

2013

The Arrowsmith Program commences in Australia and New Zealand

Brain imaging

2014

Imaging Research commences at the University of British Columbia and Southern Illinois University. This image is from the Brain Behaviour Lab at the University of British Columbia.

Map of Asia

2015

The Arrowsmith Program commences in Asia.

Students in class

2015

The first Cognitive Intensive Program is offered in the summer at Arrowsmith School Toronto.

Teacher Training course

2016

The first Teacher Training course is held outside of Toronto – in Sydney, Australia.

Teacher and student

2016

The commencement of the upgrade of the Brainex software to a web-based platform by Altairix, including the development of a mobile app allowing Arrowsmith facilitators to track the progress of students in real-time on a tablet.

Arrowsmith Online student

2016

The first remote Arrowsmith Program is offered.

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young and colleagues

2016

Research commences at the University of British Columbia investigating the outcomes of the Arrowsmith/Brainex cognitive exercises for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury.

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2016

March 2016, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young joins the International Advisory Board, Universidad Camilo José Cela, and International Educational Group SEK and attends the first meeting in Madrid, Spain.

Map of Spain

2017

The Arrowsmith Program commences in Spain.

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain Book Cover

2017

The 2nd edition of The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is released in Australia and New Zealand.

Abi Wellness Logo

2018

September 2018, Barbara Arrowsmith-Young joins the Advisory Board of ABI Wellness in Canada.

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2018

The Arrowsmith Program commences in the Cayman Islands, Caribbean.

The Brain Pioneer Book Cover

2018

Publication of The Brain Pioneer by Howard Eaton – a children’s book about the life and work of Barbara Arrowsmith-Young.

The Arrowsmith Foundation

2018

The Arrowsmith Foundation is set up to provide scholarships for students with learning disabilities and to support research to further the understanding of learning disabilities.

Global Research Initiative

2019

A global research initiative is launched with researchers from Canada, the United States, and Europe.

Map of Switzerland

2019

The Arrowsmith Program commences in Switzerland.

The Woman Who Changed Her Brain Book Cover

2019

The 3rd edition of The Woman Who Changed Her Brain, by Barbara Arrowsmith-Young is released in Australia and New Zealand.

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young Award

2019

Barbara Arrowsmith-Young was recognized by the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto for her innovation in the field of Education. The award was presented by Glen A. Jones, Professor and the Dean of OISE. In his words of congratulations, he stated “I am extremely pleased to see your commitment and contributions recognized in this important way. Thank you for your outstanding contributions to education in Ontario.”