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Mr. MADISON’s Classroom Edit display name

  • PS 105 Bay School
  • Far Rockaway, NY
  • Nearly all students from low‑income households

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Chess is a game that requires focus, helps build self esteem and is proven to help children academically in school. Our school is located in a very impoverished area of NYC and test scores range mostly in the level one and level two range. Chess is not only a game, but a means to teach our children about how to be successful, and another tool that can lift them out of their negative environment. My goal is to provide our students with their very own chess sets. They will learn the language of chess (Algebraic Notation) and use these skills to become better players and better students. I will teach them how to use these same study habits in the classroom and help them build up their grades.

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Chess is a game that requires focus, helps build self esteem and is proven to help children academically in school. Our school is located in a very impoverished area of NYC and test scores range mostly in the level one and level two range. Chess is not only a game, but a means to teach our children about how to be successful, and another tool that can lift them out of their negative environment. My goal is to provide our students with their very own chess sets. They will learn the language of chess (Algebraic Notation) and use these skills to become better players and better students. I will teach them how to use these same study habits in the classroom and help them build up their grades.

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