Chess: Beyond the Board (Grades 5-8)

Welcome to an exclusive Brain Power chess and strategic thinking workshop! Taught by the Mark Plotkin, a chess champion and top-ranking player in Canada, this workshop is designed to not only enhance your child’s chess skills but to equip them with a powerful set of transferrable skills that will enhance academic performance and overall development:

• Critical Thinking: Chess demands strategic thinking, problem-solving, and considering multiple possibilities before making a move.
• Focus and Concentration: Chess requires intense focus and concentration, skills that translate to improved academic performance.
• Memory Recall: Memorizing champions, openings, tactics, and patterns enhances recall abilities, benefiting multiple school subjects.
• Spatial Reasoning: Visualizing and understanding spatial relationships in chess aids in math and scientific subjects.
• Planning and Organization: Chess players excel in planning, strategy, and time management, skills that transfer to academic success.
• Perseverance: Chess teaches resilience in the face of setbacks, a crucial quality when facing academic challenges.
• Mathematical/Logical Reasoning: Chess is a game of logic and math, relevant to subjects like mathematics, physics, and computer science.