The SMART Method to Teach Chess

2026

Date

Day

Time CET

Instructor

June

13

Saturday

09:00 – 17:00
In-person
Pardoes
Ontvoeringsplein 12
2800 Mechelen/Malines

Philippe Vukojevic

Oct

24-25 Sat-Sun 10:00 – 17:00

Jesper Hall, John Foley, Brigitta Peszleg

Nov

15-17 Fri-Sun Various times Lothar Handrich

📌 Course Title: The SMART Method to Teach Chess

📌 Course Code: ECU101

📜 Certification:  Yes, after successfully passing the online TEST at the end of the course.

🎓 Title: ECU School Chess Teacher

💰 Price: 90 EUR

📍 Format: Online Webinar (Zoom)

💬  Language: English, German, Romanian, French, Dutch

Contact: info.edu@europechess.org


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

Training Course eBook

Downloadable materials 

FREE ChessKid Gold memberships for all ECU101 graduates and their students for 6 months

More information

Price range: 60.00 € through 90.00 €