2012 Summer Camps with Grandmaster Instructors

Since 2008, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL) has provided a backdrop for some of the greatest chess players in this country to compete with one another for titles, prize money, and glory. Now we invite your students to join us to advance their skill level in the game of chess!

The CCSCSL seeks to provide new and improving students with an opportunity to explore the game of chess with a Grandmaster. Chess offers a variety of benefits to developing youth, including problem solving, situational awareness, and planning ahead.

Join Grandmaster instructors and other qualified staff as they walk you through algebraic chess notation, proper piece and board set-up, chess clock usage (timers), basic tactics (forks, skewers, pins, double attacks, double check, en passant, x-ray, etc), positional chess, development, and endgame skills.

Ages

6 - 21

Fees

ALL DAY = $450 if registered by May 31, 2011: $500 if registered later.

HALF DAY = $270 if registered by May 31, 2011: $300 if registered later.

Dates and Times

Camp 1: July 23 - July 27
Camp 2: July 30 - August 3

Times

ALL DAY = 9AM - 4PM
AM ONLY = 9AM - Noon
PM ONLY = 1PM - 4PM

Campers can be dropped off 8:30 a.m. at earliest. All campers must be picked up by 4:15 p.m. A fee will be charged for all campers picked up late. AM Campers should be picked up between 12 p.m. and 12:15 p.m., PM campers should be dropped off between 12:45 p.m. and 1 p.m.

Typical Day

Food

The CCSCSL will provide snacks during scheduled snack times. The CCSCSL will not provide lunch, and campers are advised to bring a sack lunch with them for the day.

Cancellation/Change Policy


A full refund minus a $25 service fee is given if cancellation request is received 30 days before camp. After this, refunds will not be given. If a child is sick and is unable to attend the camp, a doctor’s note is required for a refund minus service fee to be given. Switching sessions or camps is permitted based on space available. There will be a $25 change fee accessed for any change.

Register for summer camp