Westbrook Mondays 3:40-4:40pm

Service Description

Learn pins, forks, double attacks and checkmating moves! Play for trophies in the class championship! Learn thinking skills that help in school and in sports! Everyone can win a trophy if they participate in class. Our teachers Gauri and Arjun Manoj are among the highest ranked chess professionals in the nation and have coached numerous children to state and national level recognition. The brothers are Glenview residents and Glenbrook South High School alumni. Be part of the chess team that competes in state tournaments! Our Westbrook School chess team has won the State Championship twice! PARENTS: Why chess? Chess wires children’s brains for math, science and creative thinking while they think they are just playing a game. Chess teaches rational decision making and is a tool for self-empowering children. Chess is one of the best activities to teach executive functioning skills – which include the ability to control impulses, make plans and stay focused. According to Dr. Bill Hudenko, Child Psychologist and Professor at Dartmouth, “playing chess necessitates the successful use of problem solving, planning, and reasoning skills that are the hallmark of healthy executive functioning.” These problem-solving skills we teach are the basis of all learning and are key to success in school and the workplace. Dr. Hudenko also encourages parents to play chess with their children at home! Adding chess at school and home is a fun and playful way to naturally prepare children for success in academics and life. Kids will be rewarded (with various sized trophies) based on the amount of points earned thru work at home playing games, solving puzzles, and on tournament play in class. We reward hard work! With your help, your child can reap the vast rewards chess has to offer! - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Westbrook Winter/Spring 2025- - - - - - - - - - - - - 3:40-4:40 PM Mondays: January 27 to May 19: $300 (15 Weeks) 3:40-4:40 PM Thursdays: January 23 to May 22: $340 (17 Weeks) (Classes held in LRC) Class runs every Monday and Thursday that school is in session. Sibling discounts, flexible payment plans, and limited scholarship opportunities are available. Contact us for details. Call or text to 224-766-6709 or email GlenviewChess@gmail.com. Space is limited!