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FOR PRINCIPALS
The Benefits of Chess
Chess can bring excellent benefits to your
school. Researchers from around the world have revealed that chess
helps children improve critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Higher math and reading test scores among chess playing children is
one of the most significant benefits a school can achieve. Social
benefits such as gains in self confidence and good sportsmanship are
easily displayed by youth who have been introduced to chess. The
list goes on and on. Does your school have a chess club? If not, you
are missing out on so much! Give us a call soon so we can schedule
your school for chess lessons.
[Chess Case Study Number 1]
[Chess Case Study Number 2]
Help Bring Chess
Alive!
Principals, here is your chance to bring
something truly unique to your school! Using songs, stories, and
dances, ChessKidz can bring the game of chess to children in a fun
and exciting way. This wonderful learning experience not only
teaches children to play chess now, but also prepares them for life
later by enhancing their critical thinking skills, mental
discipline, problem solving, and self-esteem.
We make chess cool for kids! A chess lesson
consists of a 30 minute lesson taught by a dynamic ChessKidz
instructor. A two-dimensional demonstration board aids in our
presentation style lessons. Lessons are followed by 30 minutes of
playtime on a tournament set that we provide for each child. The
instructors supervise the players and often play multiple games
against students at once, sometimes blindfolded!
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We can start the chess program at your school by offering a free
instruction to the whole student body or by starting with an
After-School club. Instructing the whole student body requires a two
to three week schedule in which the instructor would visit each
class. We would teach the basics of chess to students in their own
classroom! The lessons include piece movement, check and mate,
draws, and sometimes the scholars checkmate and fools checkmate.
Once the presentation is over and the entire student body has
learned the basics, we then offer our After-School program as an
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The After-School program is a low cost fee
based program paid for by the parents of those who wish to join the
chess class. Students enrolled will receive more chess instruction,
exclusive chess booklets and worksheets, and compete for various
prizes including certificates, medals, key chains, chess sets, and
even T-shirts! Competitive chess tournaments are scheduled once a
year and students can play for real chess trophies! All lesson plans
are designed to meet the needs of all levels of chess students.
Scholarships are made available if needed with a call to our office.
Getting Started at Your School
If you decide to have the free classes and
enrichment course program at your school, use the Signup Schedule
sheet to sign up! Fill out the times in the top boxes, the day of
the week and dates in the side boxes, and the classes to visit with
teacher name, grade and room number in the large boxes. Make sure to
contact our office to schedule the event for your school. We are
happy to provide this free service to help us establish a good
relationship with your school and our community.
[Signup Schedule]
[Signup Schedule Sample]
[After School Room Volunteers]
Please help us promote chess in our schools!
Chess clubs bring many benefits to schools and are not as hard to
get started as you may think. We are willing to do PTA meetings and
staff meetings to introduce our teaching style to the staff and
parents before hand. We are also capable of scheduling a sit down
meeting with you to explain how the program works and discuss any
concerns you may have for your school. We are very flexible. Give it
a try!
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