Funky Owls Chess at Woodside Montessori (2024-1)
Wed, Jan 03
|Millis
These classes are only open to current students of Woodside Montessori. Appropriate for kids with zero experience as well as kids that already play chess. To partake in the New Start Classes, kids need: to be capable to sit for a 30-min lesson; recognize their alphabet A-H and numbers 1-8.


Time & Location
Jan 03, 2024, 3:30 PM – Feb 14, 2024, 5:30 PM
Millis, 350 Village St, Millis, MA 02054, USA
About the Event
The Funky Owls Chess Club at Woodside Montessori
Chess club is open to all current Woodside students. Club members will be grouped into levels and receive 30-min. instructional sessions with and additional 1-1.5hrs to practice the lessons as well as free play chess games. Younger students can be picked up earlier during their practice session.
The structure of the program is as follows:
3:30-4:00 Preschool & New-Starts (for ZERO or nearly zero experience)
4:00-4:30 Newbies (some experience, but lacking strategy -- aside from "to checkmate", knows most of the rules)
4:30-5:00 Juniors (knows all the rules -- en passant, stalemate, checkmate, all rules governing caslting, aware of some ways to determine a draw)
Tickets
New-Start Chess
For those who are completely new to chess. Appropriate for those will minimal knowledge of the game.
$125.00
+$3.13 ticket service fee
Sale endedNewbies Chess
Appropriate for those who know how to move the pieces, capture, and maybe know how to checkmate. This class teaches maneuvers, coordination, and intro to pawn structure.
$125.00
+$3.13 ticket service fee
Sale endedJuniors Chess
Appropriate for those who know how to move, capture, checkmate, and most of the rules of chess. This class will develop chess skills including opening objectives, basic tactics, and intro/review of pawn structure basics, and better piece coordination.
$125.00
+$3.13 ticket service fee
Sale endedMates Class - only
This class is open to Newbies and Juniors levels. New-Start level will have to wait until it is appropriate for them. Otherwise, open to all levels. It focuses on basic checkmate patterns, and end game concepts.
$125.00
+$3.13 ticket service fee
Sale endedMates Class - addon
This class is open to Newbies and Juniors. It focuses on basic checkmate patterns, and end game concepts. Only FREE for those enrolled in: New-Start (when appropriate for this level), Newbies, or Juniors.
$0.00
Sale ended1-Day Drop-in
Drop in for the day! Keep in mind that once classes have begun, I cannot go back. But you can sit in a lower class to catch up. You're welcome to sit through any class. But let me know approximately what you think you are (New Start, Newbies, Juniors, or more (Mates class is for all levels).
$20.00
+$0.50 ticket service fee
Sale ended