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SCHOOL CHESS PROGRAMS
Better results begin here.
We know what you want. You want to give your kids the best that you can. You want them to get better test scores.
You want them to become smarter. You want them to excel in school and in life.
We also know what kids want. Kids want to have fun. Kids also want to be good at the things they enjoy.
The New York Chess and Games Public School Chess Program satisfies everyone.
STUDIES SHOW:
A 1989-92 New Brunswick, Canada study,using 437 fifth graders split into three groups, experimenting with the addition of chess to the math curriculum, found increased gains in math problem-solving and comprehension proportionate to the amount of chess in the curriculum.
A 1990-92 study using a sub-set of the New York City Schools Chess Program produced statistically significant results concluding that chess participation significantly enhances reading performance.
In a 1977-1979 study at the Chinese University in Hong Kong by Dr. Yee Wang Fung, chess players showed a 15% improvement in math and science test scores
Chess has the wonderful quality of being a great developing vehicle for the mind and children love it!
The New York Chess & Games Public School Chess Program
is an affordable way for you to inspire, motivate, stimulate and create continued, genuine interest in learning among your students.
Our instructors have taught thousands of children. Our methods are engaging, entertaining, unique and informative. Some of our students have gone on to win national chess championships. Others have gone on to become better students academically and to proudly collect certificates of recognition for their academic performance. Others have gone on to conquer mental challenges such as ADHD (Attention Defecit Hyperactivity Disorder) and to become better mentally.
The significant value of a school chess program isn't a secret.
Call us today (718) 398 - 3727) to find out how easy it is for you to incorporate the New York Chess & Games Chess Program into your school curriculum. We have multilingual instructors with tons of teaching experience and fantastic methods for working with all types of kids.
Hear what educators have said:
Not only have the reading and math skills of these children soared, their ability to socialize has increased substantially, too. Our studies have shown the incidents of suspension and outside altercations have decreased by at least 60 percent since these children became interested in chess.'' --Assistant Principal Joyce Brown at the Roberto Clemente School in New York, 1988
Dr. Fred Loveland, superintendent of the Panama City schools, voiced his opinion: ``Chess has taught my students more than any other subject.''
``It's the finest thing that ever happened to this school. ...chess makes a difference...what it has done for these children is simply beyond anything that I can describe.''
I see them (students) able to attend to something for more than an hour and a half. I am stunned. Some of them could not attend to things for more than 20 minutes.'' -- Jo Bruno, Principal, P.S. 189
Dr. Calvin F. Deyermond, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for the North Tonawanda City School District, wrote: ``Chess develops intellectual, esthetic, sporting, decision making, concentration, and perseverance skills. We have seen the effects of this wonderful game in our classroom and as an extracurricular activity. Not only is it mentally challenging but it attracts not only gifted pupils but also students at all levels of learning. Many students who have been experiencing problems, particularly in mathematics and reading, sometimes demonstrate remarkable progress after learning chess.''
Rob Roy of Connecticut: ``Children with special problems can also learn chess. I taught a successful course for emotionally and educationally disadvantaged children in the Waterbury schools and used chess as a way for them to learn and practice self-control. It was like turning on switches in their heads. You see the child looking at a problem, breaking it down, and then putting the whole thing back together. The process involves recall, analysis, judgment and abstract reasoning.''
Public School 68 in the Bronx noted standardized scores increased 11.2% in reading and 18.6% in math during the 1994-95 school year. Principal Cheryl Coles wrote: ``As encouraging as our scores are, the benefits of our Chess Education Program far exceeded anything that these scores could ever hope to indicate. There were significant outgrowths in varying degrees in all curriculum areas. Such as: increased enthusiasm for learning, increase in general fund of knowledge, increase in pupil attendance, increase in self-confidence, increase in parent involvement, etc.''
Beulah McMeans, a guidance counselor at Morningside Elementary School in Prince George's County, MD, uses chess ``to help raise the self-esteem and higher order thinking skills for young students, particularly those at risk.''
``Intuitively, I feel what the kids learn from chess carries over to their everyday lives. The change shows up in their improved critical thinking and problem solving. It gets kids to think for themselves.'' -- Fred Nagler, Principal, P.S. 123
Kids say:
"I like to play chess because when I do - I feel smart". - Lisa - 9 years old
"Every game is different and it doesn't matter if you are a boy or a girl - a kid or a grown up you can win or lose". -Josh 10 years old
"sometimes I play a game and lose and feel sad, but then I play again and try harder and win and I feel happy that I kept playing and didn't give up". -Brittany 7 years old
"I like chess because all of the pieces look different - like people." - Kristen 6 years old
Call us today (718) 398 - 3727and easily incorporate the New York Chess & Games Chess Program into your school curriculum. Start at the kindergarten level or any grade level all the way through high school, either during the regular day or as an Enrichment Program before school or after school . We have multilingual instructors with tons of teaching experience and fantastic methods for working with all types of kids. All of our programs are affordable and tailored to fit your school's unique individual needs.
Give your children a rich, rewarding experience that will increase their opportunities to excel in every area of their life!
Better results begin here.
New York Chess & Games Public School Chess Program
(718) 398 - 3727
Christian Whitted
Director
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