Our students love participating in Chess Club at Euclid School. We are very fortunate to have Bill Harrison, a former USCF expert; to coach this club alongside a faculty sponsor.
Research has shown that the game of chess has very beneficial effects on children development. The following points were noted by Susan Polgar, a 4 time World Champion chess player, as the most important:
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Develop analytical, synthetic and decision-making skills, which they can transfer to real life.
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Learn to engage in deep and thorough chess research which will help them build their confidence in their ability to do academic research.
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When youngsters play chess they must call upon higher-order thinking skills, analyze actions and consequences, and visualize future possibilities.
This club is being offered to 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students and meets once a week at 7:50 am in the LRC.
For more information, please contact Mrs. Thompson at mthompson@rtsd26.org or 224-612-7468.