
?WHEN THERE?S A WHY, WHAT AND HOW LISTEN.?? Sinek. As school academics in a game and training model, playing chess and being smart are interconnected. Chess teaches higher level thinking skills such as visualization, analysis and critical thinking. Clothed with a ?commander? self-image amidst a ?friends-learning-together? classroom setting, kids get trained in life-skills goal-setting: checkmate! Open to kids, 8-13 yrs old; anyone proficient with tactics ? pins, forks ? and advanced strategies. Chess folder kit included for new students. No class May 16 and June 6.