Why should your child be a part of Chess Prodigy?
- Chess teaches children patience and to concentrate
- It teaches children problem-solving skills, to think strategically, and develops creativity
- Chess trains memory and strengthens willpower
- It teaches children to not only look ahead but also to look at things from other people’s points of view
- Chess teaches children to be independent. It teaches them to make important decisions by themselves with only their own judgment to guide them
- It teaches children to take responsibility for their actions and to win and lose graciously
- Chess is based on skill, not luck, and teaches children to actually earn rewards and because of this -
- It makes children confident and boosts self-esteem
In order for children to gain all the wonderful benefits of chess, it needs to be exciting, interesting and something children want to be part of. So this is why at pre-primary school level, we incorporate colour, stories, toys, music, rewards and life into the ancient game of chess to encourage as many children as possible to get involved. At primary school level, children can learn for fun or in stages and enter inter-school chess competitions and Girls' chess encourages girls to reach their full potential and as with pre-primary and primary school levels, teaches children to be the best that they can be.
Pre-Primary School & Kindergarten Chess
At Chess Prodigy we believe that chess for pre-primary school and kindergarten children needs to be not only educational, but first and foremost it needs to be fun. It needs to be full of stories, colour, music, different textures and toys in order to teach children 6 and under how to play and enjoy the game of chess. At Chess Prodigy, we don’t want to follow old stereotypes, we want to introduce children to the world of chess in way that is stimulating and exciting and make their experience so enjoyable that they’ll want to keep coming back for more.
Primary School Chess
In this age of the internet and other mainstream media, chess is a tool to teach children more than simply improving their hand eye co-ordination during a video game or passively watching a television program. It requires an organised thought process to come up with their next move. It requires children to evaluate the situation before them and to create a strategy to gain an advantage over their opponent. At Chess Prodigy, we believe that these are invaluable skills we can teach children as early as possible and then nurture this learning process throughout their primary school days.
Girls' Chess
At Chess Prodigy we believe that everyone should enjoy the benefits of chess and if that means more effort needs to be made to get girls involved, then that's what we need to do.
Chess Prodigy encourages girls to discover the things in life people don't expect that they can do.
The 2018 Australian of the year Professor Michelle Simmons recalled at the Australian of the Year Awards, that playing chess as a little girl lead her to the study of quantum physics.
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