BCS Oakland Chess Program
Beginning this fall, the Berkeley Chess School's Oakland Chess Program will provide weekly classes to 500 third-thru-fifth graders from five low-income Title One Schools in Oakland.
This new program will give hundreds of economically disadvantaged East Bay girls and boys access to chess, a valuable learning tool that fosters academic and personal success. Chess builds concentration, memory, critical thinking and self-esteem. The game also helps develop good judgment, both inside the classroom and beyond, preparing young people for a challenging world. Please help us enrich the lives of Oakland's children today.
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Thanks to a challenge gift from the Hellman Family Foundation and Arthur Rock, a grant from the Irene S. Scully Family Foundation and donations from several generous BCS parents and board members, we are more than halfway to our $42,000 goal. Your gift can put us over the top, bringing the benefits of chess to as many East Bay children as possible. The BCS Oakland Chess Program will include a study by our educational research partners Berkeley Policy Associates to determine how chess impacts academic achievement, classroom behavior, and children's attitudes towards learning. Please make your gift today! |
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