Classes
Every chess master was once a beginner
---Irving Chernev
♚ Term dates in 2024
9 lessons every term!
✨Term 1 – 25 January (Thursday) to 27 March (Wednesday)
*8 lessons for Friday group only
✨Term 2 – 15 April (Monday) to 17 June (Monday)
*8 lessons for Thursday group only
✨Term 3 – 16 July (Tuesday) to 13 September (Friday)
*8 lessons for Monday & Friday group only
✨Term 4 – 30 September (Monday) to 2 December (Monday)
* No lessons on public holidays!
♔ Our Calendar
♚ Our classroom
♕ Highlights in our class
✨Be kind, be polite, be quiet
✨NO bad words, NO body touching, NO fighting
✨Respect your teachers, your classmates and your opponents
✨Follow teacher’s instructions
✨Concentrate - do NOT distract or be distracted
✨Do NOT touch and move anything not chess related
✨Leave tables and chairs where they were
✨Keep the classroom clean and tidy
✨Go to the toilet before the lesson starts
💔Report will be sent to parents if there are any serious breaches of these conditions.
♛ Weekly Lessons
✨Lecture about 40 minutes: including chess theory, tactics, opening, middle games, end games etc.
✨Practice games around 20 minutes
BEGINNER
📅 Day: Thursdays
📝 Grade: /
🕒 Time: 3:15-4:15 pm
🎯Aimed at students who have no previous knowledge of chess, or
incomplete basic knowledges within half-year learning.
NOVICE
📅 Day: Mondays
📝 Grade: /
🕒 Time: 3:15-4:15 pm
🎯Aimed at students who have learnt chess for more than two terms, and mastered chess basics.
INTERMEDIATE
📅 Day: Fridays
📝 Grade: /
🕒 Time: 3:15-4:15 pm
🎯Aimed at students who already have a foundation in chess and have learnt chess for more than two years.
ADVANCE
📅 Day: Tuesdays
📝 Grade: /
🕒 Time: 3:15-4:15 pm
🎯Aimed at students who already have a QJ rating,or
solid foundation in chess, having played for more than three years.
⁉️Frequently Asked Questions
Please feel free to contact us if you cannot find an answer to your question amongst the frequently asked questions below.
🏠Venue💥New for 2024
Modular B, opposite to 5B
♜ Pick Up After Chess Lesson
4.15-4.30 pm
*Pickup from the classroom before lessons--> Applicable to Prep or Year 1 students
As our chess program will be run on site at the school, we encourage all chess students to go straight to our NEW chess classroom (opposite to 5B) located in Modular B.
However, considering younger children in Prep may get lost, Ms. Tricia, our Admin. will be there to help pick up children from Prep classrooms. If your child is in Prep or year 1 and needs pick up, please complete this form now (click the link), and at the same time, please inform their classroom teacher that Ms. Tricia will come over between 3:00 to 3:08 pm to take them to chess.
♖ Our Team
Expertise in their respective positions
Oleg-Head Coach
✅ Candidate Master
✅ More than 30 years coaching experience
✅ Worked with many schools and talented students
Tricia-Admin.
✅ A mother and grandmother who loves children
✅ Over 30 years admin for public and private sectors
✅ Worked with many schools as admin for Qld Health School Rock Eisteddford program.
Peter-Director of Operations
✅ COO @ KQCC
✅ Director of Operations @ CCA
✅ Experienced Operations @ International Group Company
♞ Chess Assistants
We can help buy Chess Set and ChessKids Membership at a group purchase cost
