Starting September 8th, Friday Afternoons from 11:30-12:30 pm the Scholastic Chess Club will begin meeting. We will be preparing for scholastic tournament(s). This is a competitive program, so the goal is to learn rules, practice strategies and grow capacity.
To join the club, please click here!
Objective: To learn competitive chess in a safe, nurturing environment
Expectations: The team is capped at 25 people and attendance is mandatory. Homework with be completed each week. Players will be kind, patient, and teachable.
Chess training and practice supports the development of higher-order thinking skills -- like problem solving, decision making, critical thinking, planning, and even creative thinking. Chess training and practice also helps improve general cognitive ability and scholastic achievement --especially in mathematics.
In addition, it reinforces affective attributes such as patience, prudence, and perseverance. Two prominent virtues of chess are fairness and honesty. Chess is a civil game with an ethical code that predisposes players to play respectfully with other individuals. - University of Minnesota Professor of Educational Psychology William Bart