The Municipal Secretary of Education of São Paulo through his program of Educational Chess Movement, organized the “First International Seminar for Chess in the Schools “. This Chess-in-the –Schools initiative currently has over 50,000 students in approximately 350 schools and 700 teachers.
The Seminar was held at the famous Elis Regina Auditorium with about 450 of teachers attending.
The event was opened by the Municipal Secretary of Education Antonio Cesar Callegari and
Coordinator of CEU’s and Featured Programs Marta de Betania Juliano.
The two key people who coordinate this gigantic Chess-in-the-Schools program are: Egnon Viana and Sandra Regina Roberto.
The speakers were:
GM Susan Polgar (USA), GM Miguel Illescas (Spain), WIMAdriana Salazar (Columbia) and IM Jefferson Pelikian (Brazil).
As part of the conference, at several of the São Paulo’s 45 CEUs (Centers of Arts and Unified Sports) the guest grandmaster speakers gave simultaneous exhibitions to further motivate the children and to promote chess.
The purpose of the CEUs is to integrate programs and cultural activities, sports and recreation, education and qualification for the labor market, social assistance services, violence prevention policies and digital inclusion to promote citizenship in areas of high social vulnerability of Brazilian cities all at the same place.
Many thanks to the Municipal Secretary of Education of São Paulo for their support to chess, in particular, this Chess-in-the-Schools conference, as well as to Xeque & Mate Empreendimentos
And their tireless representatives Davy D ‘Israel and Jefferson Pelikian to coordinate the seminar.
Also I would like to thank Marta Hofmann who has been at my or Miguel’s side at all time during our visit, making sure everything goes smoothly and all our wishes are met.
Brazil is a great country.
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My son has such classes at school and I am glad he has such opportunity. I would like to mention that he has learned to concentrate his attention; he is more confident and sober-minded. I was surprised but now he has no difficulties in writing essays (search for the best of them here HelpOnEssay ) moreover he found new friends there. I hope that many other students will have such classes and maybe for most of them they will be really helping however we know that lots of things depend on the teacher they have.