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Testimonials
Last year I was called to my fifth grade son's school to visit the principal. She was concerned about my son's behavior and his dismal grades. She indicated that "special education" may be what he needed. I resisted this idea and began to seek alternative activities to stimulate my son's mind and give him focus. On a whim, I decided to enroll him in the New York Chess and Game Shop After School program. He was reluctant to go at first, but after the first day - he came home excited about the staff, the other children he met and the new world he discovered called "chess". He described his experience with such enthusiasm, his older brother was curious enough to want to check it out. I ended up enrolling both of them for the entire school year. Soon after, I noticed a significant change in my fifth grader. He seemed calmer, less easy to frustrate and more concerned about his grade results. By the end of the school year he was awarded 15 different awards in recognition of his academic achievement. He was recognized for excellence in Language Arts, Math, History and Science to name a few. He was also placed on the honor roll. The principal expressed her pleasant surprise at my son's turn around. The experience was a very positive one for us.
Ms D. Smith
As a career executive in the financial industry, I had ambitions of achieving a certain level of competency in my field. There were a series of tests I had to pass to become a Chartered Financial Analyst and I had failed the first one - twice. Last year I began taking chess classes at the New York Chess & Game shop to sharpen my mental abilities and because I really love the game and always wanted to learn to play it well. As the chess classes began to unfold, I began to learn personal but significant things about myself and how I process, retain and apply information. I was shocked and dissapointed with some of what I learned but my instructor was always patient, supportive, and encouraging. About 3 months in, I began studying to take this dreaded CFA exam for the 3rd time and I noticed something. The system I used to process, analyze, and decide my moves on the chess board seemed to improve the results in my CFA exam studying. I was remembering more information - acurately. I was excited about my progress and studied harder and with more expectancy. Finally test day came. I shared my anxiety with my chess instructor and he confidently expressed his expectation that I would pass. After taking the exam, there is a waiting period of about two weeks before the results are posted online. My wife and I woke up early on the grade arrival date, logged on to the website and searched for my name. It was there with a passing grade next to it. I am positive that my chess classes helped me tremendously in getting that result.
Mr. H.S
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