Training course for chess tutors, teachers and parents

Learn how to develop STEM skills & how to teach 6–12-year-old children through games and puzzles on the chessboard

Chess & Logic training course introduces algorithmic thinking and the elements of logic to 6–12-year-old children through games and puzzles on the chessboard. The course is similar in content to the ECU102 Teaching Mathematics through Chess course with a younger target age in mind: the games are strategically simpler, and the investigations more straightforward throughout. The content is wrapped up in a fairy tale where the characters get muddled up in thrilling adventures.

Course Outline

• Introduction
• Chess & Logic in the classroom
• Workbook exercises
• Games on LogiQBoard
• Investigations
• Assessment

Taking the course you will get the following:

• Attendee Course eBook
• Course Exercises eBook + Digital Content (zip file) – the zip file contains the JSON files that can be uploaded and used on LogiqBoard Live
• Board Buddies in LogiQ Land eBook (non-printable) + Digital Content (zip file) – the zip file contains the JSON files that can be uploaded and used on LogiqBoard Live
• Free access to LogiQBoard Live software platform for one year
• ChessPlus105 – Chess & Logic Certificate for successful graduates (This signifies the requisite knowledge and understanding to convey fundamental principles of logic to children in primary school.)
• Public online register
• Access to the exclusive monthly Discussion Group meeting for course graduates

There are five chapters in the handbook, Board Buddies in LogiQ Land: 

• spatial skills
• logic
• problem-solving 
• mathematics on the chessboard
• and algorithmic thinking

Course information:

• Course ID: Chess+ 105
• Duration: 1 day - 6 Hours of Instruction
• Dates: Saturday, 19 February 2022
• Time: 09:00 - 16:00 Please note, all times are London Time
• Language: English
• Fee: £100 
• Early bird: £85 (Register until the 31st of January 2022)
• Venue: on ZOOM
• Course Instructor: Rita Atkins
• Contact: training@chessplus.net

Rita Atkins has been training chess tutors and teachers in chess and mathematics since 2018. She holds a degree in mathematics and physics as well as a Diploma of Education from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest and an MSc in Computing Science from Imperial College. She is a WIM and former Hungarian women’s chess champion.

Rita was part of the team for the Erasmus+ CHAMPS (Chess and Mathematics in Primary Schools) project and co-authored the book 50 Chess and Mathematics Exercises for Schools. She is currently on the Erasmus+ 8by8 project developing mathematical games for the classroom.

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