Child’s play

School treasures chess
Club at Providencia Elementary shows students the basics and many intricacies of the classic game.

By Rachel Kane

Every Wednesday after school for the next six weeks, a group of fourth- and fifth-graders at Providencia Elementary School will make child’s play out of chess.

Youth chess director Kevin Bulone will provide weekly lessons on the board game to a group of 20 students who excelled in math skills on their state standardized tests.

The school formed a chess club this semester to accommodate the activity after school and to foster critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, said Jennifer Culbertson, curriculum specialist at the school.

“We thought this would just be a neat way,” Culbertson said.

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