Online School Break Chess Camps!
Regular price $39.00We don't have single day camps for the rest of the school year, but you can see our other class/camp options and full week camps on our main camp page here.
Our online chess mini-camps are a fun way to spend a day without school! Camps have a mixture of live lessons, practice games, and puzzles. Campers are divided by skill so that everyone gets useful lessons and fair games. A few more things to know:
- Ages 5-14
- No equipment required - lessons are online over Chessable Classroom
- All skill levels welcome!
- Maximum of 8 students per group, and each group has its own instructor. Groups range from learning the rules to strong tournament players.
Schedule for the day:
9:30-9:40 Introductions, chat, get to know each other
9:40-10:10 Lesson
10:10-10:45 Practice games and possibly student game analysis
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:25 Lesson
11:25-12:00 Practice games
FAQ
How are students grouped?
We group students by skill as best we can. For students who've done prior online chess activities with us, we'll use their ratings, and make groups that are as close together in skill as possible. For example at a normal camp we have groups that are for students who are brand new beginners, 600-800, 800-950, 950-1100, 1100-1350, 1350+. If the numbers don't mean anything to you that's fine! We'll group the kids well.
What does a lesson look like?
Here's an exciting minute of a beginner lesson.
What equipment do we need? Do we need a chess board?
Just a laptop or tablet that can open chessable.com. Once you sign in to Chessable, you'll need to allow the site to use your audio and video, just like with zoom.
Who's teaching the camp?
We have a bunch of teachers at each camp, but you can see some of our team here.
My child is a current club member. Will they do new lessons at this camp?
Yes!
