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Chess 4 fun:

Make & do project .. Isabella’s oragami chess set, featuring her Dragonfly Rooks and ladybird pawns!

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Using chess to educate Irish school children by  supporting teachers and schools.  Moves For Life encourages everyone to play and have fun, and enables teachers to use chess to teach further thinking and social skills. 

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Chairman John McMorrow,   Secretary Colm O’Muireagan,  Treasurer Ronan Sweeney,  Andy Keenan, Gordon Freeman

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Desmond Beatty, April Cronin, Colm OhAonghusa, John Conlon & Brendan Buckley.

 

Ficheall le Una

Free download (chess rules) in Irish ..  leabhair-ficheall . And for more ‘As Gealige’ click link ficheall-website

Update on schools playing chess this November ..

November 28, 2019 / Brendan / Uncategorized

Seána from the Central Model School in Marlborogh St Dublin writes: After the Halloween midterm, I began teaching chess to my own class (4th) and the other 4th class in my school – Central Model Senior School, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1.

Last spring, I attended April Cronin’s chess training in Drumcondra EC. I have now implemented what I have learned from both April and her book, into my own class.

We began by playing capture the counters/treasure hunt with the rook, then moving onto the bishop and the queen. The children also couldn’t believe when I told them they’d learn the 64 names for each square on the board in less than a minute. Needless to say, they informed me afterwards that it only took them 30 seconds.

Next week we will be starting a chess leaderboard in the classroom and the children couldn’t be more excited. We have also organised our own chess jamboree with 5th class in January.

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Play for Ukraine:

A positive way for Irish kids to help Ukrainian refugees who are arriving in Ireland.

Our chosen charity  is the Assoc. of Ukrainians in Ireland (click here for more info AURI).

Please contact a school or club in your community and ask them to host an event where kids can mix and play sports / games.

To donate go to our GoFundMe page.

 

Thanks for your support!

 

 

 

Chess 4 Fun, Teacher evening course:

From October 2021 to March 2022.  They are free evening CPD courses.

These training evenings are given in partnership with the Education Centre network.

 

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