by Neil Dietsch | Mar 9, 2023 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, Chess in Education Initiative, Friends of Chess in Schools, US
Chess in Schools is now Chess in Education – US. Same Dream, Same team, Bigger theme! –> Our name change better reflects its mission of connecting chess to education in all its forms. Not all education takes place within the traditional K-12...
by Neil Dietsch | Nov 16, 2022 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, International, US
We are delighted to announce that the International Chess Federation’s (FIDE) has appointed Jerry Nash to be Chair of its Chess in Education (EDU) Commission. The Commission, comprised of representatives from around the globe, works to advance chess as an educational...
by Neil Dietsch | Jul 26, 2022 | Chess in Education - US, Classes, New Hampshire Chess in Schools
A Report on Chess in Schools’ Summer Granite Gambit Program for Teachers From the Concord Monitor By EILEEN O’GRADY Monitor staff Published: 7/17/2022 Last year, Barbara Cook told her fourth-grade students that once they finished their class assignments they...
by Neil Dietsch | Aug 5, 2021 | Chess in Education - US, Chess in Education Initiative, New Hampshire Chess in Schools
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Education announced an innovative partnership today with Chess in Schools (CIS) to establish a statewide chess in schools initiative. The program is funded using federal Title funds. This statewide program supports...
by Neil Dietsch | Jul 26, 2021 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, Chess in Education Initiative, International, US
Chess in Schools (CIS) is pleased to announce a cooperative agreement with the European Chess Union (ECU) supporting Chess in Education (CIE) in the United States. Under the agreement, the ECU, a world leader in CIE development, authorizes CIS as the exclusive...