Chess ‘should be compulsory in primary schools’ The former president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers calls for chess to be introduced in all state primary schools to boost children’s concentration levels By Graeme Paton, Education Editor2:45PM BST...
Boy with Asperger excels in chess
Justin Hack, 11, sits at home with the first-place trophy he won in the city-wide Grade 6 chess tournament. (DEREK RUTTAN, The London Free Press) Asperger syndrome gives Justin Hack, 11, the focus to excel in the world of...
Using chess for brain recovery
(Photo: Rico Meyer) 9-year-old boy uses chess to help brain recoveryNelson Garcia, KUSA7:19 p.m. EDT March 23, 2014 WESTMINSTER – If brains were brawn, Griffin McConnell used to be a juggernaut. “Griffin was in the gifted and talented program,...
Using chess to improve concentration
West Chinnock pupils use chess to improve concentrationBy rpeasland | Posted: March 22, 2014 PUPILS at a school near Crewkerne are improving their concentration skills by playing chess. Several pupils from West Chinnock Primary School competed at a chess...
More than just a game
Chess more than a game at adolescent centreCarolyn Blackman, Staff Reporter, Friday, March 7, 2014 TORONTO — Jonathan, 16, a student at Jewish Family & Child’s Jerome D. Diamond Adolescent Centre, a school for youth with educational, emotional or...
Chess helps with strategic thinking and also great for social skills
Teacher: Students benefit from chess clubWed, 03/05/2014 – 7:00am | Steve Hoffman MONTICELLO — When originally asked to help lead an elementary school chess club, Monticello resource teacher Mindy Donahue said no. But when her 10-year-old son Riley seconded...
The wide range of chess
Chess, Stereotypes & PersonalityBy BEN WYDE Chess is a challenging game that requires great mental effort to succeed in at the higher levels. To make sense of the people who play this perplexing game, non-chess players can use shortcuts...
Teaching kids chess in Port Orange
KIDS’ CHESS CLUBKids learn the ‘right’ moves at Port Orange library’s Chess ClubBy TAYLOR ASHLEYCorrespondent Published: Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 5:30 a.m.Last Modified: Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 4:32 p.m. PORT ORANGE – It was all about making...
Chess strategy as a way to teach troubled kids
Q&A: In ‘Life the Griot,’ one person and a chess board makes a differenceBy Andre Gallant updated Wednesday, January 8, 2014 – 7:16pm Activist, social worker and poet Lemuel LaRoche, known to most as Life the Griot, is the...
Inner city kids aiming to capture some hardware
Minor Threats Chess Club Hopes To Attend Competition Through FundraiserPosted: Jan 06, 2014 7:08 PM CST West Philadelphia – The Eagles won’t be bringing a Super Bowl trophy home to Philadelphia this year, but a group of chess-playing school...