Young-Commander Chess Camp - Novice/Newbie I&II

“WATSON, WHAT’S THE MOTIF BEHIND?” – Sherlock Holmes. As school academics in a game – and leadership training model - playing chess and being smart are inter-connected. There's a strong correlation between chess and academic achievement including math, spatial analysis and non-verbal reasoning ability. Chess allows kids to connect with something in the real world which in turn, fires up their desire to learn. Joining in this Sherlock-Holmes-world of tactics and strategies, where the chessmen become personified, kids, garbed with a ‘commander’ (leader) self-image, get trained in life-skills goal-setting: checkmate! Open to anyone new or with limited knowledge of chess-art basics: moves, captures, castling, checkmates, special moves, notation, etc. FREE complimentary chess kit for new students. Drop-ins welcomed, space permitting. Instructor’s Values Statement: Logical thinking, wholesome discipline Instructor’s Mission Statement: Strategies now, leader tomorrow