EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR SCHOOLS, TRAINING COURSE FOR EDUCATORS
Expand your teaching repertoire to make your lessons more engaging in the classroom, and learn more games and puzzles that the chessboard offers for education.
Upcoming courses:
09-10 May 2026
The Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom educational programme is a classroom-tested approach, developed by John Foley and Brigitta Peszleg from ChessPlus (UK) in collaboration with the ECU Education Commission and LogiqBoard.
UNLOCKING THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THE CHESSBOARD FOR EDUCATION
The two-day training course shows how different strategy games can be used in conjunction with teaching chess to keep children motivated by providing a wider variety of games. It provides an overview of the use of chess and strategy games in schools, their educational benefits for children and the didactical methods used in the classroom. The course introduces several games playable on a chessboard, comprising a variety of chess mini-games, chess variants, chessy math & logic puzzles, and other strategy games.
Who is the course for?
The course is designed for teachers, school staff, chess tutors and educators of all kinds who value playful approaches to learning and want to use engaging game-based activities to motivate children in the classroom.
No prior chess experience is needed. If you want to introduce more variety into the classroom and you love to teach through play, this course is for you.
What will you learn?
✔️ You will have a deeper understanding of the educational benefits of simple strategy games and puzzles.
✔️ You will expand your teaching repertoire to make your lessons more engaging in the classroom.
✔️ You will learn how to enhance students’ cognitive development and social interaction skills by using a variety of games and puzzles played on the chessboard.
Included Resources:
✅ Compendium of selected games and puzzles playable on the chessboard
✅ Tips and ideas on how to use the selected games and puzzles in the classroom (coming soon)