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Chess in kindergarten and onwards - which schools offer it?
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02.09.10, 05:00 AM [ Flag ]
- Geneva School of Manhattan. But you need to be comfortable with the religious aspect of the school.
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  02.09.10, 05:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Dalton, huunter, many private schools have afterschool chess programs as well.
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    02.09.10, 05:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Some of the not so popular names like Browning and CGPS too. Off course Speyer is on the list too
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      02.09.10, 05:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- NEST+m
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  02.09.10, 05:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- The School at Columbia has afterschool chess from K up to 8. They also have chess at lunch program starting in 3rd grade.
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  02.09.10, 05:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- very popular program, many schools including my no-name public
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  02.09.10, 05:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- PS 158
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- PS 195 Brooklyn - I suspect alot of schools offer it; might be better to narrow it down to the schools you are interested in
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  02.09.10, 06:08 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Do you mean afterschool or as part of the curriculum? NEST has it in the classroom from K-2 and afterschool from K up
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- Anderson
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  02.09.10, 06:20 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Which school does not offer chess at least as afterschool activity? I would never want it to be part of the curriculum.
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  02.09.10, 06:34 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - Why not?
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    02.09.10, 06:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - I just don't see any value in chess. Let's stay with the essentials: English, math, science, humanities, gym.
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      02.09.10, 06:50 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - Do you play?
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        02.09.10, 06:55 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Yes.
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        02.09.10, 06:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        My guess is you don't play very well. Having played and excelled in chess during my youth has helped me tremendously throughout life in everything from the ability to think analytically to excelling in my career as a portfolio manager.
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        02.09.10, 09:38 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - ITTA
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        02.09.10, 06:57 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - I was a doubter at first, too, but I've come to really see the benefits of chess in the curriculum, especially since I see that the afterschool classes are usually 80+% boys and in class instruction is the only instruction that many girls get. I've seen such a change in my dd since learning chess, esp. re thinking ahead and spatial relations. Here is a better summary (page 9 of this link) http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:_OPdy0bBvQcJ:www.psmcd.net/otherfiles/BenefitsOfChessInEdScreen2.pdf+advantages+of+chess&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
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        02.09.10, 07:23 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        LInk: http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:_OPdy0bBvQcJ:www.psmcd.net/otherfiles/BenefitsOfChessInEdScreen2.pdf+advantages+of+chess&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us
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        02.09.10, 07:24 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Argh, I give up - just google The Benefits of Chess in Education and you'll see the report. But most importantly, it's a way to incorporate logic, strategic thinking and math into the curriculum in a creative, fun, and universal way
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        02.09.10, 07:26 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Ok. And then there are millions of other things that would have the same results. I think whatever is taught in chess belongs into a math curriculum.
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        02.09.10, 07:27 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        That is a nice thought but math curricula don't really work that way. And I disagree that there are millions of other things that would have the same results. Name five.
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        02.09.10, 07:28 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Anything that drills logic, patterns, forward thinking. Hell, even cooking can teach you a lot of mathematical concepts in a practical way.
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        02.09.10, 07:31 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Fine, but you haven't named any activity that accomplishes these things, is universally used, and is practical and not costly in a classroom setting
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        02.09.10, 07:33 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I am not a math teacher. If I was I would be able to answer you. I am just concerned about making chess mandatory - it's a game that some kids like and some don't, no matter how much they like or hate math.
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        02.09.10, 07:35 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        That would be true of any subject, though. My dc hates Spanish class - should that be cut from the curriculum? And I would argue that Spanish in elementary school is way more of a waste than chess!
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        02.09.10, 07:37 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Chess is just an extension to math. Pretty redundant. How is that comparable to a foreign language?
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        02.09.10, 07:45 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        It's not redundant, it's complementary. It's like having a second period of math once a week, but delivered in a the guise of a game.
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        02.09.10, 07:48 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        I disagree. Let's just leave it at that.
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        02.09.10, 07:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Some kids hate wiping their own butts,eating produce or going to bed.Those things build important habits and awareness,too.
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        02.09.10, 07:54 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Yeah, chess is just like wiping butts or eating vegetables. Sure thing.
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        02.09.10, 08:01 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Does your dc take chess?
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        02.09.10, 10:19 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Btw, my DD is great in math but hates chess. So does my DH. Chess is just another thing that is unnecessary and kids will either hate it or love. Why forcing it?
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        02.09.10, 07:32 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        You are not forcing it, just introducing it to kids. Exposure does not hurt anyone. Some kids hate music, art or gym. Should they just not offer it either?
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        02.09.10, 09:53 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        ITA. My kids love chess and hate math. Exposure and opportunities to learn similar skills in different ways is always good, imo. It's not like their math lessons are getting cut.
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        02.09.10, 10:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - Chess is great at teaching logic and critical thinking skills. Tests have shown children who learn/play chess perform better on standardized tests than children who don't. At our school it is part of our curriculum, 1x week.
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        02.09.10, 10:16 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Isn't it pretty much universal these days? I'm really curious what's behind the chess craze. Probably same reason they're all offering "strings" -- parents think it builds bigger brains! Of course, ds is in both chess and strings, so I'm not criticizing, just acknowledging that I'm part of the herd.
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  - what is strings?
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    02.09.10, 07:12 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - usually violin, can be other string instruments
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      02.09.10, 07:45 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Riverdale offers chess in their after-school Riverclub program.
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  02.09.10, 07:29 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- I'm not into chess and my dd doesn't like chess but I'm glad her school offers it in the curriculum. Forces dd to be exposed to something she's not into.
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  02.09.10, 07:30 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- PS41 during the day and two different after school programs
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- PS 166
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  02.09.10, 08:14 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- hunter, dalton, nest, browning, columbia grammar, speyer. chess coaches at hunter, dalton and speyer are very committed and very well known. ps 6 and ps 116 have well-regarded public programs as well.
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  02.09.10, 09:07 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - OP: Thanks for all responses and this list. I had meant during the day as part of core curriculum not afterschool. I haven't seen a lot of the top girls' schools mentioned and I wonder why that is. What about Trinity if anyone knows?
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    02.09.10, 10:13 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - trinity has a chess program.
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      02.09.10, 10:17 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - TY, starting in K, if you know?
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        02.09.10, 10:20 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Geneva School of Manhattan has it as part of their curriculum, K-8.
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      02.09.10, 10:18 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - Brearley doesn't offer it, Spence and Chapin do.
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      02.09.10, 10:21 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - I know Dalton, Hunter, Speyer and Browning have curricular chess, not sure about the others.
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      02.09.10, 10:25 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- Spence
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  02.09.10, 09:56 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- PS9 (both GenEd and G&T)
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  02.09.10, 10:21 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- PS 6 offers it as part of the curriculum for 1st and 2nd graders and has after school chess by invitation.
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- P.S. 11, afterschool.
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- ps 41. enrichment program.
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- Collegiate.
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Chess in kindergarten and onwards - which schools offer it?

Geneva School of Manhattan. But you need to be comfortable with the religious aspect of the school.

Dalton, huunter, many private schools have afterschool chess programs as well.

Some of the not so popular names like Browning and CGPS too. Off course Speyer is on the list too

NEST+m

The School at Columbia has afterschool chess from K up to 8. They also have chess at lunch program starting in 3rd grade.

very popular program, many schools including my no-name public

PS 158

PS 195 Brooklyn - I suspect alot of schools offer it; might be better to narrow it down to the schools you are interested in

Do you mean afterschool or as part of the curriculum? NEST has it in the classroom from K-2 and afterschool from K up

Anderson

Which school does not offer chess at least as afterschool activity? I would never want it to be part of the curriculum.

Why not?

I just don't see any value in chess. Let's stay with the essentials: English, math, science, humanities, gym.

Do you play?

Yes.

My guess is you don't play very well. Having played and excelled in chess during my youth has helped me tremendously throughout life in everything from the ability to think analytically to excelling in my career as a portfolio manager.

ITTA

LInk: http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:_OPdy0bBvQcJ:www.psmcd.net/otherfiles/BenefitsOfChessInEdScreen2.pdf+advantages+of+chess&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Argh, I give up - just google The Benefits of Chess in Education and you'll see the report. But most importantly, it's a way to incorporate logic, strategic thinking and math into the curriculum in a creative, fun, and universal way

Ok. And then there are millions of other things that would have the same results. I think whatever is taught in chess belongs into a math curriculum.

That is a nice thought but math curricula don't really work that way. And I disagree that there are millions of other things that would have the same results. Name five.

Anything that drills logic, patterns, forward thinking. Hell, even cooking can teach you a lot of mathematical concepts in a practical way.

Fine, but you haven't named any activity that accomplishes these things, is universally used, and is practical and not costly in a classroom setting

I am not a math teacher. If I was I would be able to answer you. I am just concerned about making chess mandatory - it's a game that some kids like and some don't, no matter how much they like or hate math.

That would be true of any subject, though. My dc hates Spanish class - should that be cut from the curriculum? And I would argue that Spanish in elementary school is way more of a waste than chess!

Chess is just an extension to math. Pretty redundant. How is that comparable to a foreign language?

It's not redundant, it's complementary. It's like having a second period of math once a week, but delivered in a the guise of a game.

I disagree. Let's just leave it at that.

Some kids hate wiping their own butts,eating produce or going to bed.Those things build important habits and awareness,too.

Yeah, chess is just like wiping butts or eating vegetables. Sure thing.

Does your dc take chess?

Btw, my DD is great in math but hates chess. So does my DH. Chess is just another thing that is unnecessary and kids will either hate it or love. Why forcing it?

You are not forcing it, just introducing it to kids. Exposure does not hurt anyone. Some kids hate music, art or gym. Should they just not offer it either?

ITA. My kids love chess and hate math. Exposure and opportunities to learn similar skills in different ways is always good, imo. It's not like their math lessons are getting cut.

Chess is great at teaching logic and critical thinking skills. Tests have shown children who learn/play chess perform better on standardized tests than children who don't. At our school it is part of our curriculum, 1x week.

what is strings?

usually violin, can be other string instruments

Riverdale offers chess in their after-school Riverclub program.

I'm not into chess and my dd doesn't like chess but I'm glad her school offers it in the curriculum. Forces dd to be exposed to something she's not into.

PS41 during the day and two different after school programs

PS 166

hunter, dalton, nest, browning, columbia grammar, speyer. chess coaches at hunter, dalton and speyer are very committed and very well known. ps 6 and ps 116 have well-regarded public programs as well.

OP: Thanks for all responses and this list. I had meant during the day as part of core curriculum not afterschool. I haven't seen a lot of the top girls' schools mentioned and I wonder why that is. What about Trinity if anyone knows?

trinity has a chess program.

TY, starting in K, if you know?

Geneva School of Manhattan has it as part of their curriculum, K-8.

Brearley doesn't offer it, Spence and Chapin do.

I know Dalton, Hunter, Speyer and Browning have curricular chess, not sure about the others.

Spence

PS9 (both GenEd and G&T)

PS 6 offers it as part of the curriculum for 1st and 2nd graders and has after school chess by invitation.

P.S. 11, afterschool.

ps 41. enrichment program.

Collegiate.

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