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Stress-Free Chess Weekly Club With Executive & Life Skills Advanced
Malikai Bass M.A
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(289)
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In this small group chess club, your learner will get individual attention as they work on chess fundamentals, executive functioning, social skills, collaborate, and enjoy the game with other intermediate to advanced players.
Class Experience
Intermediate - Advanced Level
In this learner-directed class, we will meet each week to play and learn about chess together. This class listing is specifically designed to keep group sizes small and allow for direct coaching during games. Each class will begin with a mini-lesson on a fundamental chess skill, opening, or strategy based on play patterns observed during games played by the learners in that class. Then learners will play pairs assigned by the coach based on level of experience. During each game, the coach...
- Learners will work on consistency in the opening by developing strategies and avoiding mistakes. Learners will work on discovering and employing tactics in their games including forks, pins, skewers, and deflections). Learners will utilize basic mating patterns.
I've been playing chess for 20 years and teaching online for three. I have taught over 1000 students to play chess online. I believe chess is a tool for life and I focus on using chess to develop natural life and social skills for neurodiverse groups of learners in a natural, supportive, fun, and interest-based setting. Although these classes are ability-based, that is to ease match-making and reduce frustration for learners rather than due to a strict focus on skills progression.
Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: Learner games will be supervised and analyzed by coach to provide individual feedback and updates regarding progress.
Older learners may want a notebook and pencil to take notes during lessons and games.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
We play chess on the google jamboard. Young learners may need help remembering how to be respectful in online spaces including staying on their own board and not drawing or using stickers on the virtual chess board.
Joined April, 2021
5.0
289reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Malikai Bass is a twice exceptional (profoundly gifted/ autistic adhder with dyspraxia/dysgrpahia) life-long learner who has been teaching twice-exceptional students virtually for the past four years working with over a thousand students in...
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Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
45 min
Completed by 91 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
3-6 learners per class
