by Jerry Nash | Nov 10, 2020 | Chess in Education, Chess in Education Initiative
Chess changes lives, especially the lives of students. Today’s students need more than the 3 R’s. To succeed in a rapidly shifting society, they also need the “4 C’s” of 21st century skills. Creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration are essential...
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 | Feb 23, 2020 | Friends of Chess in Schools, International
Article by Luca Gallina Black and White Sport: CHESS was a project co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union from January of 2018 until December of 2019. The project involved organizations in four countries: Sport Club Glamour Events (Italy);...
by Neil Dietsch | Feb 23, 2020 | Friends of Chess in Schools, International
Article by Jerry Nash February 23, 2020 – Students at Francisco de Quevedo Primary School in Fuenlabrada, Madrid have discovered a new way to learn math. They learn how to move chess pieces to collect one or more of the math information cards placed on each of...
