Critical Thinking with Chess

Students learn the game of chess, mastering many strategies with practice in each session

They analyze and evaluate chess moves & strategies, and come up with the best moves & plans.

Improve children’s problem solving,  analytical, observational, and strategic thinking skills, as they solve a variety of chess puzzles of increasing complexity.

Foster positive interactions, and healthy competition among students as they work hard to become better players and champions.

Engage in higher order and strategic thinking as students create their own chess puzzles, and present their analysis of popular chess games.

Students learn the basics of chess, review rules, and strategies and engage in simple skill assessment exercises in the first class. In the following weeks, children learn and analyze more chess strategies appropriate for their skill level. In each class students play against each other and engage in interactive problem solving exercises, putting their learning into practice. Further children solve puzzles, play against robots, and each other in teams, fostering collaborative thinking and better play strategy development.

As children develop comfort & fluency in solving puzzles, we invite them to challenge each other and the entire class by creating their own puzzles. Lastly children review and analyze popular games of chess champions in class.

Students are given many opportunities to present their own strategies, their analysis of a chess game or a strategy in class. Students are encouraged to ask questions, discuss, and provide feedback to their peers in response.Children love challenging themselves, and engaging in healthy competition, and inspire each other to stretch & flex their thinking muscles in this fun, interactive, & engaging class

Our teachers are highly qualified and experienced, expert chess players, with exceptional ability to interact and engage young students online

55 minutes per class once or twice a week, and additional 1 to 2  hours per week, outside of class for studying chess games and strategies if interested.

5-15 minutes daily practice  homework. Homework is optional, students are encouraged to practice daily, post their work, and reach out to the instructor for clarifications.

Rough notebook or paper, pens/pencils, color pencils or crayons etc. Parents will be notified ahead of class when additional items are needed for a class activity

Reference material, and external resource information will be provided

Results of a formative assessment based on student’s mastery of the game, and participation in class activities, exercises, and quizzes, and their presentations, will be provided at the end of the session.