My students need books, materials and 20 chess sets so we can develop a chess course.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Green's classroom raised $434
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My Students
We need chess teaching material. Through the generosity of DonorsChoose contributors and members of our community, our students enjoy playing chess and participating in chess competitions. I want to make chess a regular part of the school curriculum by purchasing teaching manuals and workbooks
My students attend an urban middle/high school.
Our student body is 80% African-American, 15% Hispanic, and 5% other ethnic groups. We are 95% free-reduced lunch. We are also a Title 1 school. We started the chess club about 4 years ago through an initial grant from DonorsChoose and the students very much enjoy the material we got at that time. Chess reaches all students, the athlete and non-athlete alike. It provides them with a constructive activity and helps to improve their thinking. The chess course will deepen this development.
My Project
We need to expand our chess library and provide some textbooks for the course. I have chosen the book "Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess" because it is an easy to use, interactive text. I have also selected a teaching manual that shows how to use chess to improve reading along with some books that teach beginning chess players basic strategy methods.
Chess involves students in an activity that is fun and instructive at the same time.
Students learn without knowing that they are learning. It provides them with a source for competition and achievement. I am in the process of getting our district to recognize chess champions on the same level as champions in sports or the arts. Establishing a chess course will help them develop their minds and their social skills. It will lay the foundation for a life-long adventure.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
CHESS & CHESSBOARD -- Pressman Toy Early Learning Games; Chess & Chessboard
• Quill
$5.21
20
$104.20
How to Beat Your Dad at Chess Murray Chandler
• Barnes and Noble
$11.59
1
$11.59
Chess Tactics for Champions: A Step-by-Step Guide to Using Tactics and Combinations the Polgar Way Susan Polgar, Paul Truong
• Barnes and Noble
$12.27
1
$12.27
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess Bobby Fischer, Stuart Margulies, Don Mosenfelder
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
10
$68.30
United States Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess U.S. Chess Federation, U S Chess Federation, United Stated Chess Federation (USCF), Tim Just (Editor), Daniel B. Burg (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.23
1
$16.23
A World Champion's Guide to Chess: Step-by-Step Instructions for Winning Chess the Polgar Way Susan Polgar, Zsuzsa Polgar, Paul Truong
• Barnes and Noble
$15.41
1
$15.41
Chess Rumble G. Neri, Jesse Joshua Watson (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.19
1
$16.19
Chess Tactics for Kids Murray Chandler
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
1
$13.76
Science, Math, Checkmate: 32 Chess Activities for Inquiry and Problem Solving Alexey W. Root, Foreword by Max Warshauer, Foreword by Hiroko Warshauer
• Barnes and Noble
$21.16
1
$21.16
Read, Write, Checkmate: Enrich Literacy with Chess Activities Alexey W. Root
• Barnes and Noble
$21.37
1
$21.37
Complete Idiot's Guide to Chess Openings William Aramil
• Barnes and Noble
$10.51
1
$10.51
Materials cost
$310.99
Vendor shipping charges
$1.04
Sales tax
$25.35
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.66
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$377.04
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$56.34
Total project goal
$433.38
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$433.38
5 Donors
-$433.38
Donations toward project cost
-$377.04
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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