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**New introductory level group for the Winter 2023 session | January 26th - April 4th | 11 classes**
Our Chess for Beginners I course introduces children to the world of chess through storytelling, games and interactive activities. Students are introduced to the basic history of chess and learn pieces names, value, movement, and capture, good trades vs. bad trades, as well as board notation and setup. The concepts of check, checkmate, stalemate and castling will follow. Equally important, children learn such critical skills as patience, persistence, logic and reasoning skills.
Part of the class is board demonstrations and part practical interaction (playing chess).
Please ensure this is the correct level for your child: This class is for children who range from having no background in chess to those who have learned how the pieces move but who still don’t have a strong, automatic command of all piece movements or know how to checkmate or castle
Raises intelligence quotient (IQ) scores
Fosters critical, creative, and original thinking
Demonstrates the importance of concentration and self-discipline
Improves problem solving skills
Challenges gifted children
Enhances social skills, raise self-esteem, overcome the fear of risk-taking
Improves reading, memory, and math skills
01/26/2023, 02/02/2023, 02/09/2023, 02/16/2023, 02/23/2023, 03/02/2023, 03/09/2023, 03/16/2023, 03/23/2023, 03/30/2023, 04/06/2023
Participants must be entering grades preschool to 6.
Registration starts on 10/24/2022.
Please contact AlphaMinds Academy if you have any questions.