Devoted parents key to developing world-class talent 1 hour ago by Leslie Reed It takes 10,000 hours of dedicated practice for a person to become a world-class talent in a given field, or so said writer Malcolm Gladwell in...
Chess helps students do better in schools
Kenya: Research Proves Chess Helps Students Perform Better in Class By Brian Kidula Last Thursday morning, I had the pleasure of visiting Winka Academy, located in Nairobi’s South C Estate. Chess Kenya (CK) chairman, Githinji Hinga was also present...
Police in Seattle using chess to teach youngsters about life
Seattle police officer using chess to teach kids about life By Lee Stoll Published: May 31, 2015 at 3:02 PM MDT SEATTLE — Sports can be an good way to teach kids life lessons, and those lessons don’t need...
Is Chess a game changer for Australian Schools?
Opinion: Can chess rescue Australia’s education system? HomeNews by 01 Jun 2015 According to the results from the OECD Performance Information for International Student Assessment, the academic results of Australian school students across mathematics, English and science has been...
Checkmating bad grades with chess
How chess is putting sagging grades in checkmate Home News by Brett Henebery11 May 2015 Amaroo School, located in Canberra’s north, is providing an elective chess program for Years 6 and 7 to opt into, which is helping students...
Why chess?
Why Chess? John Koshy Posted: 05/05/2015 11:41 am EDT Updated: 05/05/2015 11:59 am EDT Why chess? Because chess is more than a board game. It teaches us to think analytically and be more successful in life, no matter what...
Chess: More than a game, more than a sport
More than a game, more than a sport. Chess might hold the answer to many of our problems Date May 2, 2015 – 9:00PM Peter Martin Economics Editor, The Age My most important lessons, I’ve learned from chess. I have...
Chess giving kids the tools they need to solve the real issues in our society
Charleston scholastic chess clubs teaching kids new ways to winby Brooks Brunson Feb 1 2015 12:01 am Mount Pleasant — In the age of Instagram and “World of Warcraft,” it may come as a surprise that more and more...
Young people becoming “Great Thinkers” through Chess
Iredell chess-playing students becoming ‘great thinkers’Posted: Friday, January 30, 2015 9:28 am | Updated: 9:29 am, Fri Jan 30, 2015.By Preston Spencer A group of students huddled around a cafeteria table on Thursday, leaning in to get a better...
Chess helps children with many skills
Pawns and king helping children’s problem solvingKate ScotterTuesday, January 20, 2015 9:30 AM As part of the Chess in Schools and Communities initiative, Scarning Primary School, near Dereham, has become one of the first schools in Norfolk to host...