PALS Scholastic Chess Clubs
We offer year-round high quality chess instruction for children
Format
- Our scholastic chess clubs typically last for one hour before or after-school
- We equally divide time between group lessons and supervised playing
- Our students work in teams on fun and creative challenges like our very own chessercizes!
Teaching Philosophy
Start A Club
If you have any questions, or want to start a scholastic chess club at your child’s school, please feel free to e-mail Lior Lapid at lior@palschess.com, or submit a message here at any time.
Chess Clubs
The PALS chess curriculum was developed by National Master Lior Lapid, a five-time Colorado State Champion and two-time scholastic National Champion in the K-8 and K-12 divisions. PALS lessons focus on enhancing character, self-esteem, sportsmanship, teamwork, and critical-thinking skills. Best of all, our chess clubs are tons of fun!
Over the course of a semester, children learn the most important checkmating patterns, opening fundamentals, middlegame strategy and tactics, and basic endgame techniques, while building skillsets that can be applied far beyond the chess board.
To ensure an effective and comfortable learning environment, our teaching style incorporates motivational and engaging storytelling, funny chess anecdotes, and interactive chess lessons.