Chess Camp by Chess4Life

Come join Chess4Life for a week of exciting chess fun!  Students K - 8th Grade are invited to come explore the adventurous world of chess with our experienced instructors. Each camp provides an education program tailored to your child's needs by assessment on the first day.

Our specialized Chess4Life Coaching Team will place each camper into the most appropriate group, with the goal of challenging with new material, reinforcing a solid foundation, and encouraging growth of positive life skills. Groups are designed with a low student to coach ratio to promote quality instruction and a personalized experience.

• Extended care available, before and after
• Puzzles, recess, and daily tournament games!
• No electronics or card games
• Early registration (up to a week before camp starts) gets a $20 discount

For more information, contact Darren Campbell at darren.campbell@chess4life.com.

For more information, call 253-355-1023

Program details

Time	All Day
Activity	Academic
Cost	$239.00 Scholarships available
Grade	K—8
Dates	Jul 27—Jul 31
Days	Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Location	Heritage Christian School 5412 67th Ave W, Tacoma, WA Tacoma, WA 98467

Chess4Life

<p> The mission of Chess4Life is teaching life skills through chess and, in doing so, positively impact as many children's lives as possible.  Through the game of chess we endeavor to teach character qualities and the importance of a core set of values.  We do this through the instruction of our proprietary curriculum and, perhaps more importantly, our own personal example.  We stand by the adage that what we do frequently speaks louder than what we say.  Our promise is that students at Chess4Life will learn chess, learn life skills, and have fun.</p> <p> Seeing children develop into confident, persistent achievers is a wonderful reward for the work put into making Chess4Life happen. Chess4Life focuses on encouraging students at all levels, developing sportsmanship and ''team play,'' and providing the right environment and experiences that students need in order to excel in chess and their personal endeavors throughout the course of their lives.</p> <p> Chess4Life has a proven, proprietary training system that has produced multiple national champion students and some of the highest ranked students in the United States.</p> <p> Chess4Life has developed an instruction system for students that focuses on understanding chess and how to think effectively during play so students can figure out the best move in any position, not just memorize patterns of movement. The program also helps students avoid developing bad habits that are difficult to correct.</p> <p> Our classes generally consist of the following elements:</p> <ul> <li> Lesson or lecture on chess strategies and tactics</li> <li> Chess exercises, including puzzles</li> <li> Practice time for chess play</li> <li> Reviewing material learned</li> </ul> <p> Our coaches employ a number of teaching tools including DVD’s and Workbooks created and designed by a highly skilled team of chess coaches lead by NM Elliott Neff. Elliott and his team have spent hundreds of hours developing curriculum and an instructional system that helps students establish a very strong foundation while avoiding bad habits and preparing the student for continual achievement, ongoing progression, and success.  This training program and content are present in some form in all Chess4Life programs but it is delivered most comprehensively in Chess4Life’s Premium Center Classes.</p> <p> We at Chess4Life very much look forward to working with you and your children to positively impact their lives through chess.</p>

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