Chess in Schools
Who I am?
Ismail KARIM
International Chess Master
France
•
General Manager: Bahrain Chess Academy (2013)
•
Number One player in Oman !
•
Coach of the World Chess Champion under 10 Years Old Jules
Moussard from France 2000-2012.
2012.
•
International Chess Trainer: Certification of the title at the
International Chess Congress of Al Ain ( UAE) 2012
•
Teacher at the British School, St--Christopher School, French
School, American School, Ibn Khuldoon National School,
School Palms
Primary School (Bahrain) 2012-2013
2013.
•
Coordinator of the BNP-Paribas
Paribas Chess project Paris (France) 2010
•
Winner of the Menorca Chess Open (Spain) 2009
•
International Chess Master: Certification of the title at the
International Chess Federation
ion Congress of Athens (Greece) 2008
•
2 Participations at the World Youth Championship Heraklion
(2002), Tessaloniki (2003) & 2 participations
participa
at the World Chess
Olympiad ( Calvia 2004 & Turin 2006)
Introduction to the game of Chess:
The Game of Chess is played by 600 million people around the globe and it has long
been regarded as a game that can have beneficial
b
effects on learning and
development, especially when it is played from a young age.
Below are examples of the most critical benefits that chess can provide to a child:
child
- Develop analytical, synthetic and decision-making
decision
skills, which they can transfer to
real life.
- Learn to engage in deep and thorough chess research which will help them build
their confidence in their ability to do academic research.
research
- Help children gain insights into the nature of competition which will help them in
any competitive endeav
endeavor.
- When youngsters play chess they must call upon higher
higher-order thinking skills,
skills analyze
actions and consequences,
consequences and visualize future possibilities.
- In countries where chess
ches is offered widely in schools, students exhibit excellence in
the ability
ity to recognize complex patterns and consequently excel in math and science.
What age groups are we teaching?
Our classes are open for students from Grade 1-12;; the classes will be divided in two
parts: 15 minutes of theory (study of a particular topic) and 45 minutes of practice with
advises (Tactics & Strategies) given by an International Master. Age Groups will be
divided as mentioned: Grade 1-3;
1 Grade 4-6; Grade 7-12
International Chess Master
Ismail Karim teaching a group
of students at the SaintChristopher School of
Bahrain:
Bahrain students are learning
to checkmate with a King and
Queen against a King before
starting practicing!
After taking lessons at the
British school of Bahrain:
Bahrain Abdul
Khader
hader Feroz Khan (7 years
old) won his first prize
(Category under-8)
under at the Al
Oroba International Chess
Tournament 2012 (Bahrain)!
What is the minimum number of
students?
The minimum
inimum number of students is 12 and the maximum number of students is 25 (in
this case the chess teacher will be helped by an assistant).
In 2012 The French School
introduced Chess in the school
curriculum following the advices
of the European Government
(please see the document
attached) 110 students had
attached):
been taught this year!
Schedule:
The Schedule of the Classes will be depending of the program of each school.
school
Here is an example:
Term
Period
Days
1st Term
September 15th - November 21st
Monday, Tuesday
2nd Term
December 8th - February 27th
Monday, Tuesday
3rd Term
March 9th - May 8th
Monday, Tuesday
What is the cost per student?
The costs per student will be 6 RO per session for the Beginner Level and 8 RO per session
for the Intermediate Level (Class of 1 hour 15 minutes).
11 weeks/sessions – 66 RO Beginner Level / 88 RO Intermediate Level
10 weeks/sessions – 60 RO Beginner Level / 80 RO Intermediate Level
8 weeks/sessions – 48 RO Beginner Level / 64 RO Intermediate Level
Certificates of participation and Medals for all the participants!
Day / Room
Age
Timing
Price
Tuesday
Age 6-8
2.30 - 3.30
80 BD
Tuesday
Age 9-13
3.30 - 4.30
80 BD
Tuesday
Age 14-17
4.30 - 5.30
80 BD
St-Christopher Chess Club: Students in company of International Master Karim Ismael