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'Why Offer Chess in Schools?' by Jerry Meyers
'Legend has it that the ruler of India asked his wise men to devise a way to teach the children of the royal family to become better thinkers and better generals on the battlefield. Chess was the result.' [An About Chess guest article.]

Children's Classics with Chess Themes
'Educators and parents looking to connect chess with academics might consider these classics of children's literature. Not only are the books entertaining reading for grades 4-8, they also touch on important lessons of morality.' By Dr. Alexey Root.

Video : Chess in the classroom
'America's Foundation for Chess (AF4C) is committed to the education of our children.'

Chess Camps
Chess camps are a special type of summer camp, like music camp or computer camp, that has become popular in the last few decades.

Improved Math Scores Through Chess?
'The skills needed to function in the workplace today are decision making, problem solving, critical thinking and deductive and inductive reasoning along with the ability to make judgements and good estimates. That's when chess comes into the picture.'

'Chess, Anyone? -- Chess As an Essential Teaching Tool' by Brenda Dyck
'Contemplates whether smart kids play chess or chess makes kids smart. Dyck considers the integration of chess into classroom learning and ponders the thinking byproducts of playing chess.' Has links to other resources.

'Starting a scholastic club'
'How a parent who barely played chess did it' by the Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization

USCF Guide to Scholastic Chess
Detailed article on how to set up a scholastic chess club. Tips for parents and teachers.

USCF Scholastic Council
Tips to coaches and teachers, monthly newsletter, list of scholarships; by Robert Ferguson. Sponsored by the American Chess School (AmChess.org, elsewhere on this page).

AcademicChess.com
'We are an organization solely devoted to promoting chess among children. Using songs, stories, and dances, we teach the chess rules to your children in a fun and exciting way.'

AmChess.org
American Chess School, Bradford, PA • 'The mission of the American Chess School is to research the benefits of chess, to teach the art and science of chess to its students by providing them with expert instruction, and to organize opportunities to hone their skills.' • Also runs Castle Chess Camp, University Park, PA, with GM Joel Benjamin.

Chess.ca
Chess Teaching Manual by IM Tom O'Donnell. From the Chess Federation of Canada. The manual, which is in PDF format, requires the Adobe Acrobat reader.

Chess-Math.org
Chess 'n Math. Canadian national scholastic chess organization. Encouraging chess as part of the school curriculum.

ChessAcademy.com (ChessCamp.com, USAchess.com)
'A multi-faceted company offering national chess activities for children including a national summer chess camp tour, scholastic tournaments, school chess programs and private/group lessons.' • National Summer Chess Camp Tour (many locations), NM Noureddine Ziane

ChessCamp.net
Mountain Lake Chess Camp, San Diego, CA • IM Larry D. Evans, 'A professional staff of Board of Education certified teachers in a fun-filled week for boys and girls ages 6-17.'

ChessCtr.org
U.S. Chess Center, Washington, D.C. • Director David Mehler, '30 - 40 students in each half-day camp, sometimes more in the full-day camps. In addition to teaching chess, we engage in a variety of recreational activities in each camp.'

ChessForJuniors.com
Chess For Juniors, Fort Collins, CO • Senior Master (and best selling author) Robert M. Snyder, 'Chess For Juniors was founded in 1983 and grew to become one of the nation's largest and most active private chess clubs for youth.'

ChessInTheSchools.org
'A 501(c)(3) not-for profit educational organization dedicated to stimulating and enhancing learning skills by teaching chess.'

ChessKids.com
ChessKIDS Academy. 'Interactive chess lessons, quizzes, games and puzzles for kids'. The online lessons start with the absolute basics and keep going. Tips for parents and for schools. Webmaster is Richard James of Fox & James, authors of 'The Complete Chess Addict' and its sequels.

ChessKids.com - Coaching Material
ChessKIDS Academy. Free teaching resources for use in school chess clubs. Adobe PDF format.

ChessLearn.com
The Chess Learning Center, Columbus, OH • Instructor F. Leon Wilson, 'Structured full day or half-day classes of concentrated chess instruction for scholastic chess players.'

ChessLogic.com
Home Site of the Chess Education Association. 'Our Mission: • More chess in more schools for more children. • A dedication to teach children positive life values through the chess experience.'

ChessOdyssey.com
'The mission of Chess Odyssey is to equip our students with useful tools and strategies for increasing success at the complex game of chess, while developing creative, intellectual and life skills.' Don't miss 'Chess Terms' under the site's Reference heading, the 'Girls Only' page, and the 'Attitude Check' column by lead instructor Pete Prochaska.

ChessWizards.com
'Our mission is to teach the magical world of chess to children between the ages of five and fifteen while these students also learn to focus, to think ahead and to learn spatial thinking.'

College Chess League
'The CCL [ICCL] was re-created as a non-profit organization in late 2004 to address several problems with the state of university chess clubs in the US.' • Note: www.collegechess.org redirects to www.tatiana.net/iccl/

ColoradoMasterChess.com
Rocky Mountain Chess Camp, Denver, CO • NM Todd Bardwick, 'One of the countries oldest, largest, and most successful children's chess camps in the country.'

EmoryChess.org
Castle Chess Camp, Atlanta, GA • Instruction GM Yuri Shulman (plus other GMs); 'Nationally renowned program of chess instruction, recreation and competition that brings together some of the best chess teachers and scholastic players from across the U.S.'

Gardiner Chess Centre
'Built at the end of 2002 to provide the Gold Coast [Australia], and beyond, with a positive chess learning environment for children and enjoyable chess for adults.'

KasparovChessFoundation.org
Kasparov Chess Foundation. 'We've designed a program that encourages creativity, instills self-discipline and offers hope and a feeling of accomplishment to millions of children.'

Kid Chess Atlanta
'Kid Chess teaches chess to Atlanta Area children in a fun and educational environment, on campus at various schools, with homeschool groups, other locations, and also at Chess Place, our modern facility.'

KnowChess.com
Know Chess. 'Provides chess instruction to students in schools throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.'

NSCFchess.org
National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF). A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting chess in the schools.

NWchess.com
Northwest Scholastic Chess. 'Scholastic chess is very much alive and well within the states of Washington and Oregon!'

NYChessKids.com
New York Chess Kids. IM Saudin Robovic offers classes, camps, lessons, analysis, seminars, and workshops.

PolkScholasticChess.com
Lakeland, FL • 'Our mission at Polk Scholastic Chess is to encourage academic growth through the game of chess.'

StudentChess.org
Student Chess. 'A non-profit organization based in San Luis Obispo County, California. Our mission is to help and encourage schools to start after-school chess programs.'

TheChessAcademy.org
'Started by professional educator John P. Buky, to promote chess in the schools as part of the educational curriculum.'

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Chess Club
Six-time winner of the Pan-American Intercollegiate Championship.

University of Texas at Dallas Chess Program
'Chess offers an excellent symbol of the UTD : intellectually rigorous, academically excellent, and successfully competitive. By drawing on the national pool of high school chess players we find students who can meet our demanding entrance requirements.'

YouthChess.net
Western PA Youth Chess. 'Info on Youth Chess activities in Western Pennsylvania, one of the largest youth chess sites in the country. We offer chess classes and tournaments for kids.'