Homeschool Educational Track:
Chess (Class & Club) with The Knight School
ABOUT The Knight School
High-energy chess lessons. The Knight School brings stodgy-free chess to great kids everywhere! Taught by experienced teacher, Caleb Brasher, The Knight School offers an amazing combination of chess lessons, laughter, and fun chess tournaments.
Coach Caleb, Lead Instructor, has been teaching with The Knight School for seven years, and has been Program Director of The Knight School Denver since 2018. With a passion for education, Coach Caleb provides a warm and welcoming environment for each and every student to not only become an excellent chess player, but to enjoy every step along the way.
The Knight School is a national network of interconnected chess programs, now operating in 17 major cities. Founded by Dr. David Brooks in Birmingham, AL, their revolutionary approach to teaching chess has been shaping young minds across the country over the last 15 years.
In this kid-centered classroom environment, they teach every cool trick, strategy, opening, and tactic in the game of chess. The Knight School also utilizes a “Tactic of the Week” chess curriculum as a very effective approach to build skills very quickly. Focusing on fun first, sportsmanship second, and actual chess ability third, their developmentally-targeted “chess party” keeps students all the way to chess mastery. Students soon learn to love and master chess, all while learning life skills along the journey!
Our learning experiences are ALL non-government funded.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS • StrategIC THINKING • PROBLEM SOLVING • PATIENCE • SPORTSMANSHIP
ABOUT CHESS: CLASS & CLUB EDUCATIONAL TRACK
Classes with hands-on learning experiences designed for students in K-12th grade by The Knight School. We offer various skill levels.
Throughout the year, in our Colorado Homeschool Chess Families online community, we will have skill development themes such as:
Managing skills, strategic thinking, decision making & problem solving
Critical thinking, analytical thinking & logic
Responsibility, working hard, discipline, calmness under pressure & patience
Attention to detail, abstract reasoning & creative thinking
Communication (verbal & non-verbal), explaining difficult concepts & collaboration
Social skills: controlling impulses, delaying gratification, identifying & expressing feelings, reducing stress
Competition, sportsmanship, community & fair play
Our True North chess community has opportunities to play against their classmates in-person and online. The Knight School can offer tournaments for us too. The sky’s the limit with this Chess: Class & Club!
CHESS - Beginner & Varsity
Description: Chess offers an amazing opportunity to further develop abstract concepts of planning, analysis and strategy all while building self-confidence, developing self-learning tools and learning how to evaluate their own decision making processes. Students who learn chess will sharpen their analytical and observation skills which will be very useful in many aspects of their life. It improves the ability to concentrate and teaches the value of good sportsmanship. Chess also teaches the importance of behavior management: making good choices and considering all possibilities. Chess is fun and educational!
Each In-Person Class includes: interactive instruction from coaches, practice, and brain break time.
Dates: Classes offered as “A La Carte” Quarterly, 7-Week Packages
Quarter 1: August 24 - October 12
Quarter 2: October 26 - December 14
Quarter 3: January 11 - February 29
Quarter 4: March 7 - May 9
Time: Thursday afternoons from 1:30-2:45pm
Cost Per Quarter (7-Weeks): $140 per student + $40 One-Time Chess Set Fee
Age Range: K-12th grade (at various skill levels: Beginner & Varsity)
Drop-Off (Yes/No): Yes. Parents can stay if prefer too!
2023-2024 Program: We will be running this as 7-week quarterly “a la carte” packages on Thursday afternoons.
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