On a brighter note…
By Katy Murphy
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at 5:55 pm in elementary schools, initiatives.
Some photos of Oakland kids who competed last week at an elementary school chess tournament. These pictures, which I just found, were taken for the Tribune by photographer Zach Land-Miller:
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May 28th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
These photos were from a tournament put on by the Berkeley Chess School. Several elementary schools in Oakland received free chess lessons once a week from chess masters, and learned a lot about strategy, critical thinking, and patience. I’m a teacher at Maxwell Park, and my students benefited so much from the lessons and from the experience of the tournament. Thanks Berkeley Chess School!