NOVICE/NEWBIE I?: anyone new or with limited knowledge of chess-art basics: moves, captures, checkmates, special moves, notation, etc.; 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. Clothed 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. Instructor?s Mission Statement: Strategies now, leader tomorrow.
