The SMART Method to Teach Chess
| 2025 | Date | Day | Time CET | Instructor |
| May | 17-18 | Sat/Sun | 10:00 – 16:30 | Jesper Hall/John Foley |
| May | 30-1 | Fri/Sat/Sun | 10:00 – 16:30 | Pep Suarez – Spanish |
| Jul | 11-13 | Fri/Sat/Sun | Multiple times | Lothar Handrich |
| Sep | 12-14 | Fri/Sat/Sun | Multiple times | Philippe Vukojevic – French |
| Sep | 13-14 | Sat/Sun | 10:00 – 16:30 | Jesper Hall/John Foley |
| Oct | 03-05 | Fri/Sat/Sun | Multiple times | Philippe Vukojevic – Dutch |
| Oct | 18-19 | Sat/Sun | 10:00 – 16:30 | Jesper Hall/John Foley |
đź“Ś Course Title: The SMART Method to Teach Chess
đź“ŚÂ Course Code:Â ECU101
📜 Certification: Yes, after successfully passing the online TEST at the end of the course.
đź“ś Title: ECU School Chess Teacher
đź’° Price: 90 EUR
đź“ŤÂ Format:Â Online Webinar (Zoom)
đź“Ť Language: English, Spanish
Course Overview
The course supports educators in improving their instructional skills: structuring lessons, providing feedback, and creating a supportive learning environment to maintain students’ motivation. It also introduces various teaching techniques and strategies to help educators create and deliver effective lessons and achieve better learning outcomes for students.
What You Will Learn
✔️ You will better understand the idea of Chess in Education to teach chess for educational purposes.
✔️ You will be able to apply various pedagogical techniques to deliver engaging lessons for your students.
✔️ You will be able to create effective strategies for your teaching practice to enhance children’s 21st-century skills.
Included Resources
âś… Training Cours eBook
âś… Downloadable materials
Chess and Strategy Games in the Classroom
| 2025 | Date | Day | Time CET |
| Apr | 26 | Saturday | 10:00 – 16:30 |
| Nov | 15 | Saturday | 10:00 – 16:30 |
đź“ŚÂ Course Code:Â ECU107Â
🎓 Instructor: John Foley/Brigitta Peszleg
📜 Certification: Yes. Certificate of Attendance.
đź“ś Title: No
đź’° Price: 40 EUR
đź“ŤÂ Format:Â Online Webinar (Zoom)
đź“ŤLanguage: EnglishÂ
Course Overview
This interactive one-day 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. We introduce several games playable on a chessboard. It`s 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.Â
✔️ You will learn how to improve your students’ thinking skills by using a variety of games.
Included Resources
âś… Compendium of selected games playable on the chessboard
Chess in Primary Education
Upon buying this bundle, you will get a 20% discount on the Academic Training Course: Chess in Primary Education. To claim your discount, email us at info@ecuhub.eu
🎓 Instructors: Jesper Hall, Philippe Vukojevic, John Foley
đź“…Â Start date and time:Â Monday, 1 September 2025
đź“…Â End date and time:Â Sunday, 18 January 2026
📜 Certification: Academic Certificate from the University of The Aegean
đź’° Price: 500 EUR / 400 EUR
đź“ŤÂ Format:Â Remote learning (Moodle)
đź“Ť Language: English
Course Overview
The course provides a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of Chess in Education. We combine theory and practice to equip educators with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to deliver effective lessons using chess as an educational tool. The course is divided into 6 Units, each of them contributing towards a better understanding of the possibilities what chess can offer in the classroom.
What You Will Learn
✔️ Unit 1 – How to play Chess, Rules and Basic Concepts
✔️ Unit 2 – Chess through History and Culture
✔️ Unit 3 – The SMART Method to Teach Chess, Teaching Techniques and Strategies
✔️Unit 4 – What does Research say about Chess in Education?
✔️Unit 5 – Instructional Materials for the Classroom, Cross-Curricular Activities
Unit 6 – Special Project – Developing Chess in Education-focused Projects
Included Resources
âś… Downloadable materials from each Unit