CHESS CLUB - CHILDREN NEEDED
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 3:40PM Chess Club, which meets on Friday's after school, is in need of ONE more student!
You may think Chess, I don't know. But, it's one after school program really worth considering.
Studies have proven many benefits for elementary age children who play chess.
Many of the benefits are listed below but above all else Chess is FUN!
Contact the office if interested. The fee is $80 for the entire Spring session which equals about $10 a session. Chess Scholars offers many fun incentives too and last class for the last session had a pizza party for the kids!
The Benefits of Chess Include:
Chess has long been regarded as a game that can have beneficial effects on learning on development, especially when it is played from a young age. below are some of the most critical benefits that chess can provide to a child:
Develop analytical, synthetic and decision-making skills, which they can transfer to real life.
Learn to engage in deep and thorough chess research which will help them build their confidence in their ability to do academic research.
Help children gain insights into the nature of competition which will help them in any competitive endeavor.
When youngsters play chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyze actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities.
In countries where chess is offered widely in schools, students exhibit excellence in the ability to recognize complex patterns and consequently excel in math and science.
