Even chess world champs have to start somewhere, and they’d still be playing like beginners if they hadn’t mastered the basics! Here you will find out about castling, check and checkmate, how to transform one of your eight wimpy pawns into a powerful queen and much more! Some of the benefits of chess for your child include: creativity, concentration, logical reasoning, critical thinking, memory, problem solving, planning ahead, complex decision making, pattern recognition, and intellecual maturity.

Academic chess sessions are taught in the library at St. Anselm School in 10 week increments.  

Certificate is good for one 10 week session of after-school chess.