The Benefits of Chess in Education (2 Mb pdf)

This collection of papers and studies is a valuable resource pointing to all the various benefits of incorporating chess into the curriculum or as an extra curricular activity in schools.

Please feel free to download this pdf document and make use of it. I would just ask that you please let me know that you are using it, where you are and I would be very pleased to hear about your successes and / or suggestions for additions or changes to the document.

Email me at: patrick@psmcd.net to keep me posted on your progress and uses of this document.

 

Presentation on the Benefits of Chess in Education (270 kb ppsx or as a 160 kb pdf)

This is a presentation based on excerpts from the above collection of papers and studies aimed at showing schools how beneficial chess can be to their classrooms and students.

As above, this is available free to download and all I ask is that you keep me informed as to the uses you find for this and your successes and suggestions.

KW Winter Open 2010

This annual tournament is once again happening this February (19/20/21) at the Kitchener City Hall. Click on the link and read all about it. You can also register online.

Waterloo Regional Chess Challenge

This annual scholastic based tournament has become quite a tradition for the schools of Waterloo Region. Top finishers from each grade qualify to compete at the Ontario Chess Challenge with the hopes of winning the spot for their grade to represent Ontario at the Canadian Chess Challenge competing against all the other provinces of Canada.

The top place finishers in each grade win trophies or medals for their position as well as contribute to their school score. The top schools also win school trophies for Grades 1-6 or 7-8 or High School.

Visit the official website for this event for more information, to see the final standings from previous years or to register for this year's event.

Ontario Youth Chess Championships

This is the annual Youth Chess Championship for the Ontario Chess Association and determines Ontario's Champions for age groups: Under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 in both boys and girls sections. Top finishers from these Championships will proceed (with bursaries won at this tournament) on to the Canadian Youth Chess Championships to try to win a spot on the Canadian Youth team to represent Canada at the World Youth Chess Championships.

KW Youth Chess Club

This is an offshoot from the KW Chess Club and meets at Kitchener City Hall every Sunday afternoon with once a month a tournament open to all school aged chess players.

Waterloo Region High School Chess League

Here you will find the information about the Waterloo High School Chess League. On this site you can find the current standings and schedule as well as archives of previous years.

Breslau Recreation Association

The Breslau Recreation Association is just about to open their newest addition in the form of a new Gymnasium or Great Hall. Just having completed construction, this building has been built onto the Sales Centre for the Riverland Development which will itself become Breslau Recreation Association property once the development has completed. The Grand Opening for this Gymnasium is slated for March 27, 2010. All are welcome to come together and celebrate.

Fostering Kids

This is the site for Foster Care in the Waterloo Region. We are active Foster Parents helping kids in need in our region. Find out more about this rewarding committment ... click on this link.

Xerox

I am a Network Support Specialist for Xerox covering second level onsite support for Xerox Customers in South Western Ontario - everything from Windsor to the Niagara Peninsula to Orillia (not including the Greater Toronto Area)