Westbrook Fall Thursdays 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 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 prepare children for success in academics and life. Kids will be rewarded (with various sized trophies) based on the amount of points earned through 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 benefits chess has to offer! - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - Westbrook Fall/Winter 2025- - - - - - - - -- - - - - 3:40-4:40 PM Mondays: September 15 to January 12: $320 3:40-4:40 PM Thursdays: September 18 to January 15: $280 (Classes held in LRC & Music Room) Class runs every Monday and Thursday that school is in session.