Sports·Vancouver
Young Commander Chess - Int/Adv
At Hillcrest Cmty Centre.
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Ages
8–14
Price
$150.00 StandardAvailability
OpenDates
Apr 15 – Jun 24
Weekly schedule
DaysWed
Time5:20 PM – 6:30 PM
About this program
INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED: anyone proficient with pins, forks, outpost, overload, and other chess tactics and advanced strategies 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. Knighted with a Commander (leader) self-image in a friends-learning-together classroom setting, kids get trained in life-skills goal setting: checkmate! Free complimentary chess kit for new students. No class June 17.