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CHESS IN SCHOOLS
AROUND THE WORLD Kevin O’Connell
Torino 2017.05.26
MISSION PHILOSOPHY
FIDE, the World Chess Federation, pays
special attention to the development
of chess in schools.
Of course, children who play chess
increase the membership of national
chess federations.
…
Chess for education
FIDE’s main objective is to use chess as
a tool to improve the educational
outcome of children throughout the
world.
Chess for education
NOT
education for chess
Chess – a Teaching Tool
Educational cutlery
schools and educators need a simple
and direct way to teach process
standards –
'thinking skills’
Thinking skills
chess can be used to solve educational
problems,
especially when used to teach process
standards,
the 'thinking skills‘
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Bloom = Chess
Chess for education
NOT
education for chess
Scacchi scolastici
Ajedrez educativo
Chess for education
NOT
Early Years Skills - EYS
Our latest addition
working with CASTLE & ERASMUS+:
early years skills
a programme for very young children
EYS
eys.fide.com
53 videos
sub-titles
various languages
English, Spanish, German, Italian, …
teacher guide
SOCIAL
SONG & DANCE
STEM
through song, dance & games,
Children learn basic concepts useful for
stem subjects
Science, Technology, Engineering,
Maths
CONCEPTS – squares & lines
CONCEPTS - diagonal
CONCEPTS - maps
Finally they dress up as chess pieces
& …
make real chess moves on the giant
chessboard
…
Chess Moves - Queen
FIDE – Teaching Teachers
FIDE also works to develop the skills of
the teachers who teach the children.
FIDE provides teacher certification,
notably the School Instructor title, as
well as titles for players & trainers.
Chess at the service of education
SI – School Instructor
Title first introduced in 2012
For Teachers not Chess Trainers
Seminars in Africa, Americas, Asia &
Europe
Soon to be online
SI - Basics
Chess Basics for Teachers
30+ modules
Tips for avoiding mistakes – useful both
for Teachers & Trainers.
SI details are at cis.fide.com:
http://cis.fide.com/en/projects
