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The Chess Academy: Bringing Chess Into Education |
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A Cool Way to Learn Math and Reading! |
Welcome to Chess Academy Tutoring
An After-School SES Tutoring Provider Approved by the Illinois State Board of Education.
The World's First Integrated Math, Reading and Chess Curriculum! Teaching 21st-Century Skills!
Chess Academy Tutoring (Ho Math and Chess of Illinois) is an innovative and successful tutoring program that specializes in teaching reading (grades 2-5) and math for students in grades 1-8. Chess is used as a learning tool to improve students’ problem-solving abilities and critical thinking skills in the areas of logic, pattern recognition, perception, coordination, spatial relations, decision-making, and visualization. We provide individualized tutoring for each student with a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1 and 60 hours of instruction. Our program offers bilingual instruction in Spanish and several other languages and fully accommodates all students with disabilities or Limited English Proficiency. More information on Chess Academy Tutoring.
Home of the U.S. Chess Federation Chess in Education Committee
Summer Chess Camp at Lincoln Park Cultural Center
K-12 Educators Resource Website
Chicago Youth Chess Foundation Tournaments
"The high tech work force for the 21st century will be dominated by chess players, not football players." - Dr. Tim Redman, The University of Texas at Dallas
Please contact John at the Chess Academy for more information on classes and individual tutoring.
Tel: 1-773-414-2967 Fax: 1-800-986-1844 Email: chessteacher@comcast.net
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