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Challenging the Minds of the Gifted Children with Chess

Saturday, May 20, 2006 - by CFertig - Category: Parents and Educators

Chess is the gymnasium of the mind - Blaise Pascal

Are you looking for an excellent extracurricular activity for your school? One that will really excite and draw kids while improving their minds? Think chess clubs. At one school where I worked, parents started a before and afterschool chess club and it was one of the most popular extracurricular activities available. Kids not only learned strategies and practiced chess during club time; they also went on to compete at various levels with one child going all the way to nationals.

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