School Programs

Instructors from the Saint Louis Chess Club provide both digital and in-person chess classes grades K-12 that teach fundamental chess elements in addition to promoting educational values that can be learned through chess. Classes will focus on chess fundamentals while also incorporating lessons on critical thinking, planning and logic. Students are encouraged to demonstrate sportsmanship and to strive for success in the digital classroom as well as over the chessboard at home.

Benefits:

  • Emphasis on reflection and cognitive development through mental exercise
  • Curriculum based on ideas and writings of the Saint Louis Chess Club
  • Professional instruction ranging from beginner to advanced play
  • Leveled assessments administered by STLCC certified instructors
  • Optional Addition of Grandmaster lesson available
  • All equipment, including sets and boards, provided for instruction

Click Here to view the Curriculum Guide.

Format:

  • K – 2nd grade: up to 16 students
  • 3rd – 12th grade: up to 20 students
  • Taught by instructors from STLCC and moderated by school staff
  • Classes are designed for one hour of instruction and practice on each day

 

 

To start your school program, fill out the online form:

For any inquiries, please contact the Scholastics Department at:

[email protected] or (314) 669-5010

EDUCATION

OUR MISSION It is the mission of the Saint Louis Chess Club, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local and national partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.

Wheelchair access is available in the rear of the STLCC building. Please proceed through the parking lot to our east and around to our back door. If you need additional assistance, please contact us at 314-361-2437 .

The STLCC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, disability, and any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, events, programs, or activities.

The Saint Louis Chess Club complies with the Internal Revenue Service’s guidelines regarding publication of its non-discrimination policy in its brochures, catalogs, advertisements and otherwise making it known to the general community.

Any violation of this policy should be reported the General Manager, Joy Bray, [email protected] – 314.361.2437, Administrative Director, Tad Middleton, [email protected] -314.361.2437 and/or the HR Manager, Cathy Gallaher, [email protected] – 314.332.5582.

The integrity of Saint Louis Chess Club’s relationship with minor players is paramount to the Chess Club’s educational mission and success. All individuals employed by or working under the direction or authority of the Saint Louis Chess Club are expected and required to maintain appropriate boundaries and relationships with minors and are strictly prohibited from engaging in sexual misconduct, hazing and harassment.

We encourage any victim or other persons with information regarding inappropriate conduct to contact Cathy Gallaher, Saint Louis Chess Club HR Manager at [email protected]. You may also make a report confidentially, and if you wish, anonymously, through our ethics reporting hotline managed by Navex at (833)221-3624.

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