Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom

Month	Date	Day	Time CET	Instructor
Nov 2025	15-16	Sat-Sun	10:00 – 16:30	John Foley & Brigitta Peszleg
Jan 2026	24-25	Sat-Sun	10:00 – 16:30	John Foley & Brigitta Peszleg

📌 Course Title: Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom

📌 Course Code: ECU107

📜 Certification:  Yes, Certificate of Attendance

💰 Price: €90 

📍 Format: Online Webinar (Zoom)

 Language: English

Contact: info.edu@europechess.org

Course Overview

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.

What You Will 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

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