The National Scholastic Chess Foundation will be teaching second and third grade students how to play chess this spring. In collaboration with the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence, the school district is pleased to offer an opportunity for City School District of New Rochelle (CSDNR) second and third grade students on Saturday mornings at the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle. The program, which is free, is designed to cultivate or enhance a child's interest in chess.
The National Scholastic Chess Foundation (NSCF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization founded in 1990 to provide the benefits of a chess education to students of all ages. The primary goal of NSCF programs is to develop critical thinkers.
Classes will be held at the Boys and Girls Club of New Rochelle located at 79 7th Street.
The program begins April 6 and ends on June 15. Classes are one hour. Students in second and third grade can register for the 9 am or 10 am class. This program is ten weeks and students are expected to attend all clases.
A limited amount of slots are available for 2nd and 3rd grade students in CSDNR schools. . If interested, please fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/JsR3Qvrm2CAf9SK66
