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Mrs. Gilly from North Charleston SC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Pawn is a Game-Changer! Part 2

My students need 10 chess boards and 10 sets of chess pieces.

  • $291 goal

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My Students

Rambunctious, clever, and need a challenge. Wouldn't you like to be challenged? The Gifted and Talented students play chess to develop critical thinking and problem solving strategies. This challenge helps to develop their 21st century skills.

My Gifted and Talented students are highly quantitative or verbally gifted.

We have been working on problem solving even when you are frustrated or are being given a task that you feel you can't complete. Playing chess allows the students time to develop these skills. We have a problem. All of the students are truly engaged while we play chess; however, we need more boards. Most of my students are challenged economically, so buying their own boards is an unreasonable expectation. I am pleased to be able to provide a safe school environment where my students are challenged intellectually because there is not an abundance of these kinds of opportunities for my students in the United States. We need essential equipment to play chess - a board and the chess pieces. We are starting a competitive chess club so that students who are not identified Gifted and Talented academically could also benefit from playing chess.

My Project

With ten sets of chess pieces and chess boards, my students will be able to play chess in and out of the classroom. We will be able to build a competitive chess club and maybe even compete with other schools. Students will learn how to problem solve, think critically, make predictions based on previously seen outcomes, and develop their 21st century skills. My students are learning to put down the tablet, phone, or iPad, and play a game that has been around for centuries. Students get to engage their minds and challenge peers to develop their problem solving strategies as well.

In my classroom, I have witnessed how the game of chess stimulates the critical thought process and drives academic achievement.

The data bears this out. Researchers found that students involved in formal chess instruction scored dramatically higher in math, spatial analysis, and non-verbal reasoning ability (Smith and Cage, 2000).

Mrs. Gilly
Grades 6-8
  • Morningside Excel Academy
  • North Charleston, SC
    • Nearly all students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 100 students.

    14 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Classic Wood Folding Chess Set • Amazon Business $19.99 10 $199.90

Materials cost

$199.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.09

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$246.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.59

Total project goal

$290.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $290.58

12 Donors

-$269.81

Donations toward project cost

-$238.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.32

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.77

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 $0.00

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