Life Skills
Stress Free Weekly Chess Club: Play and Develop Executive Functioning (10-14)
Playing casual chess is a great way to develop executive functioning skills as it requires thinking ahead, impulse inhibition, and flexible thinking to respond to the changing state of the board!
45 minutes
per class
Once per week
every week
10-14
year olds
4-8
learners per class
per learner - per class
How does an "Ongoing" course work?
Meets on a weekly schedule, join any week, no need to catch up on previous material
Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality
Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher
Automatic payment every Sunday, cancel any time
Great for clubs and for practicing skills
How Outschool Works
Available Times
Pacific
🔥 This class is in high demand! 1 of 2 classes have sold out.
Available Times
Pacific
🔥 This class is in high demand! 1 of 2 classes have sold out.
There are no open spots for this class, but you can request another time or scroll down to find more classes like this.Description
Class Experience
Students will develop an awareness of executive functioning skills and strategies for using them during chess or other activities. Students will develop an appreciation of chess. Students will naturally practice social skills in a supported setting.
I've been playing chess for twenty years and using chess as a teaching strategy for two. I also have been working with middle school students on executive functioing strategies as a peer mentor for other autistic students for over a decade.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
45 minutes per week in class, and no time outside of class.
Teacher
Malikai BassEducation as Unique as Your Learner
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Lives in the
United States191 total reviews
143 completed classes
About Me
I am an autistic adult with a masters degree in museum and museum evaluation focusing on applying science to museums and museums as a place of informal learning for neurodiverse learners. In my undergraduate education, I elementary education,...
