Bringing chess
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Our family has loved The Chess Institute of Canada. We have taken 3 consecutive sessions since last year and our son has learned and enjoyed so much! He has had the pleasure to have Asher as a teacher. He is a great teacher! Not only do the classes have very organized content, which he makes sure to explain in a very simple way, but also the way he interacts with the kids is really impressive. He is respectful and knows how to take each student’s ideas as a positive way to explain something new.

We absolutely recommend the weekly classes online to anyone who enjoys chess and wants to learn more.

Dawne likes to play chess. After the program last Thursday and Friday, she stayed online playing chess against the computer. Sometimes she asks her dad to play with her from another laptop.

This program has had far reaching and positive ripples within our school learning. Chess has taught our students critical thinking skills, it has developed patience and the need to think ahead about possible consequences , and has reinforced the act of winning or losing with respect and kindness, necessary life skills we focus on regularly.

We thank the Chess Institute for their responsive programming, the incredible ability of their instructors to make learning fun, engaging and relevant, and for their flexibility in working with all of our students.

Thank you for everything that you have done for Eric over the last few years. You have impacted him more than I thought would be possible through remote chess lessons. He is excited to join Elite!

Robert was very happy to participate in your chess camp and tournament. His first!

The thing I love most about Chess Institute is the instructors.

Thank you for a great program. This was Lincoln's first time competing and he had a great time!

I am very happy to hear that Seymour is progressing well! We changed several private chess instructors in the past and at one point he was ready to quit chess.

I then found Chess Institute online, enrolled him and your teachers revived his passion for chess. He is participating in the lessons and tournaments with great interest and willingness to go further. I would like to have a chance and express my sincere gratitude to you guys.

We are very happy with the classes and tournaments offered by Chess Institute of Canada. You and everyone at CIC are working hard and doing a great job keeping kids engaged during this unfortunate pandemic time. We are really grateful for all your hard work.

A quick note of appreciation… You’ve been teaching Callem for almost a year and you are always so kind, knowledgeable and patient with your students. His skills and passion for chess have grown exponentially and that is in large part because of you.