Chess in the Schools

(Virginia, maryland, and dc)

By DMV Chess

what is chess club?

Chess is an amazing game that teaches kids critical thinking, logic, and creativity. In our after school clubs, students will have the opportunity to participate in weekly chess lessons taught by an experienced coach. After the lesson there will be practice time where they can implement what they've learned. In Chess Club, we make sure every kid learns something new while having fun doing it! A typical day of Chess Club lasts for one hour or one hour and fifteen minutes.

LOGISTICS & pricing

Chess club always meets after school at the same time every week. A typical semester of chess club lasts about 10 weeks, though we sometimes do 8-week or 12-week semesters. Students’ families pay a fee for each semester to cover the associated costs with running the club. (Sometimes this is paid directly by the schools if there is special funding available, but this is never expected.) DMV Chess never likes to turn kids away who cannot afford Chess Club, so we routinely offer scholarship spots for those who need it. We have liability insurance coverage, our coaches are background checked, and we are experts in swiftly obtaining certification/clearance for instructors.

About our Instructors

At DMV Chess, we make it a habit to only hire coaches who 1) enjoy working with kids and 2) have extensive chess-experience. Although this should be obvious, many other organizations hire coaches who are college students with little-to-no love for the game of chess or interest in helping kids. We will never do that!

Do you just work with Elementary schools?

We primarily work with elementary schools, though we can also start chess clubs in middle and high schools if there is enough demand.

WE CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

If you would like to start a chess club at your school, fill out the form below and one of our staff members will get back to you, usually on the same day.