As school academics in a game – and leadership training model – playing chess and being smart are interconnected. There’s a strong correlation between chess and academic achievement including math, spatial analysis, visualization, critical thinking and non-verbal reasoning ability. Joining in this Sherlock-Holmes-world of tactics and strategies, kids – knighted with a ?commander? self-image – get trained in life-skills goal-setting: checkmate!Open to kids 6-10 yrs old; anyone new or with limited knowledge of chess-art basics. Chess kit included for new students. Instructor?s Mission Statement: Strategies now, leader tomorrow.
