Category: Scholastic Chess
Madrid Chess Conference 2017 with more than 100 participants
Luis Blasco De La Cruz, the chairman of the Madrid Chess Academy hosted the biggest scholastic chess conference in Madrid. The event was held between 23-25 June, 2017. In spite of the extremely hot weather, more than 100 participants joined the conference. The participants included recognized lecturers such as Pep Suarez (Spanish Chess Federation), Kevin O’Connell (FIDE Scholastic Chess), Martin Huba (ECU), Alessandro Dominici (Castle Project), and Janos Pallagi (LearningChess).
FIRST EXPERIENCES WITH THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN THE Regional Chess Academy Povazie, SLOVAKIA
As a chess trainer I tried to use many programs and web sites to find most suitable tool to teach children chess in chess club, chess academy or chess group in leisure center. There are children and students with really varied levels of chess knowledge. They have also different approach to study. They love chess, but they don’t like memorizing and more, they are kids, they want to play.
CHESSPLUS: MORE THAN CHESS
Strategy games such as chess, go, draughts, backgammon and bridge have traditionally been associated with higher thinking skills. Children who play these games benefit from improved concentration levels and problem solving. The problem for many teachers and parents is that they do not possess the game knowledge or confidence to be able to teach their children, but the professionals from ChessPlus have the solution.
Successful Conference in Armenia
LearningChess presented its new Central- and Learning Management solution in the international conference entitled “Theoretical and Practical Issues of Chess Education in Schools”, which was held on the 1st and 2nd of October, in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia.
During the two-day conference, psychologists, sociologists, methodologists and chess trainers offered their reports that were introduced in accordance with the main topic sections of the conference listed below:
Chess Education and Personality Development
Socio-psychological issues of Chess Education
Chess Teachers’ Training and Professional Development
Technological and Methodological Aspects of Chess Education
Chess and Inclusive Education Practices
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540 STUDENTS AND 20 TEACHERS USE LEARNINGCHESS IN Maldives
LearningChess partner school, Ghiyasuddin International School proudly inaugurates the extremely complex and well-structured program ‘Chess’ and have found the way to integrate Chess into the curriculum, as the first school to do this in Maldives. LearningChess serves 540 students and 20 teachers in this new project.
More chess in schools can help lift economic growth, says John Adams
Kings, queens and bishops are part of the solution to Australia’s 21st century economic challenges, but not the monarchical or religious variety — chess, if more widely played, has the potential to boost innovation and economic growth, according to one avid player.
Management consultant and former political adviser John Adams. ‘Chess improves cognitive ability and that in turn has strong relationship with economic growth’.
COUNTRYWIDE SCHOLASTIC CHESS COOPERATION WITH THE CZECH CHESS FEDERATION
The Czech Chess Federation has started a cooperation with LearningChess. The aim of the cooperation is to ensure a centrally managed, countrywide access to online chess education material and tools for Czech primary school teachers and students. The LearningChess method will also be used in the training of chess circles for children registered under the Czech Chess Federation.”
CENTRAL LEARNING MANAGEMENT WITH TALENT SPOTTING
NEW ONLINE CHESS, MATH, LOGIC AND ENGLISH CROSS CURRICULUM FOR PRE-SCHOOLS AND BILINGUAL SCHOOLS
LearningChess introduces the new Chess, Math, Logic & English Learning cross-curriculum on the Online Educa Conference Berlin, December 2-4, 2015
It is a voiced, interactive tutor with simple chess, logic, mathematical tasks and English learning features meets the requirements of the Common European Framework of Reference.