by Jerry Nash | Dec 15, 2020 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US, US
By GM Bartek Macieja Popularity of Scholastic and University Chess Scholastic and collegiate chess in Brownsville, Texas, is huge. Almost every primary, elementary, middle, and high school has a chess program. Simple scholastic tournaments gather a few hundred...
by Jerry Nash | Dec 8, 2020 | Chess in Education - US
Maria fits the profile of an at-risk student. Her parents are divorced. She speaks limited English. She struggles with depression and a lack of motivation at school. Would a game of chess help? Chess as a tool for therapy opens new doors for counselors. Fernando...
by Jerry Nash | Nov 23, 2020 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education - US
By Cristin Howard Play is one of the most important ways that our children learn. It’s the way that we’re programmed to learn. So, harnessing the power of play is a great way to help your kid learn all sorts of life skills without them even realizing it. Having a...
by Jerry Nash | Jun 29, 2020 | Chess in Education - US
By Rachel Schechter The summer heat can’t stop these students. Unflinching and undaunted, these intrepid future kings are among the first – if not the first – Illinois chess players returning to over-the-board chess (OTB) after enduring months of lock down and virtual...
by Neil Dietsch | Apr 27, 2020 | Chess in Education - US
By Jerry Nash Both the chess board and the game of chess call attention to the same literacy proficiencies demanded by other forms of media, both print and graphic. These include the following: Visual Orientation Symbolic Language Translation from Two-dimensional to...
by Neil Dietsch | Jan 28, 2020 | Chess in Education - US
NOTE: In October’s FOCIS newsletter, Nancy Johnson reviewed an article about the Russian schoolteacher Tatiana Ogneva and her unique approach of using fairy tales to introduce chess themes to her students. In this article we hear directly from Ms. Ogneva as she...
