Good afternoon guys I have set up a chess club. Downham library has ample parking spaces if you cant find parking in the library you can park in the co-operative car park, the limit both sites are limited to two and half hours we will be doing our first taster session next week Wednesday at 10am to 11am, at Downham library, 7-9 moorside road, Downham, kent, br1 5ep, it will be in the meeting room 1st floor. Nearest train station is grove park, which is a fifteen minute walk from the station onto Downham way which is opposite the co-operative supermarket on moorside road. Busses 136 which can take you from Peckham, catford and lewisham, the 181which also comes from catford and Sydenham bell green and lewisham, you can also take the 208 which comes from Orpington, Bromley and biggin hill which you can change to get the 136 up to Downham, also from lewisham and catford if you are coming from the other way. you be looking to pay £6.42 per child. We are looking to do this on a weekly basis term time only as Richard really enjoys his deserved rest. We will be flexible in how to pay as we acknowledge some people may not be able to pay the whole term. But we do expect if your children do enjoy it and wants to do it on a regular basis we would like commitment. To those who can do it on a every other week that will be fine but as noted we would expect commitment if you are doing this. All intermediate or just a starter are welcome, Richard weeks is very passionate about chess and is a very good teacher and comes highly recommended by myself and others who has experienced his work. We would like to see some girls trying it out as samara will be attending so she wouldnt mind the company, this game is not only for boys so please do encourage the girls to come and have a try. Chess is not only a game, life skills can be gained from this game, especially as home edders where our children may have ad hoc lifestyles they may feel uncomfortable to go into a structured environment sitting down for a long time etc...like college or doing their exams, which will prepare them mentally to deal with this type of structure and also be able use the strategic skills to accomplish their exams. Here is an extract from Richards website and his experience on what the outcome of a child playing chess can do for them. When Chess is used on a regular basis it can make a big difference to the way children react and respond, which is one of the reasons I’m so passionate about promoting chess for children. All children are born with the ability to problem solve.Learning to play chess does help to increase the reaction time of children who play. The aim is to introduce them to chess and teach it in a way that allows the child to think differently and laterally. They learn the skills that will help them to problem solve more effectively when faced with a problem or conflict situation. The skills developed by children learning how to play chess will give them more time to think and to consider some other choices before responding either verbally, physically or inappropriately. Most times, and in given situations, there are many choices that are available to children. Some children and young people may not be aware of what these are; so together with a hasty response and the speed with which they react to situations, the likelihood is that they will regularly clash with parents, teachers or those in authority. Some children may not quite understand or have the ability to slow down and consider these other choices. Quite a few just don’t know how to use those vital seconds to think about what these other choices are and to choose one that is different from that which comes to mind straight away. These wrong choices often lead to all kinds of additional problems and conflicts for them to deal with; which mostly have unfavourable outcomes. Learning to play and understand the game of chess might be one way to help quite a few children to become better problem solvers and decision makers. These life skills will help to change their behaviour and improve the social interactions and relationships they have with others. Some outcomes that I’ve experienced in the 6 years I’ve been teaching chess to children include: an increase in concentration levels an improvement in calculating the likely result or consequence of their actions enhancement of the problem solving and decision making ability of those children who usually have difficulty dealing with uncomfortable, unpleasant or conflict situations. If you’d like to help your child or young person with any of the above issues you can bring them along. Could you guys pm me off list samara_b@msn With your childs name and age Oh nearly forgot minimum age would be five if they are capable but six would be better for them. If you have any queries you can contact me on 07411001217 Here is Richard weeks website chessforchildren.influencer.biz Love & Light Bev xxxx
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:32:38 +0000
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