Roberts Elementary Chess Club – 2025 Spring Session
| What: | Chess instruction with National Master Justin Gardner and Coach Kacey |
| Who: | Beginner/Novice and Intermediate/Advanced. Ages 5-11. Spacing is LIMITED – only 22 spots for Beginner/Novice and 22 spots for Intermediate/Advanced. |
| Where: | Roberts Elementary School, 6000 Greenbriar Drive, Houston, TX 77030 |
| Session: | 19-week (38 classes) chess course (Tuesdays and Thursdays) January 7th/9th – May 20th/22nd Beginner/Novice Group Taught by Coach Kacey Intermediate/Advanced Taught by Coach Justin – *PLEASE NOTE* – your child must be approved by Coach Justin in order to be in Intermediate/Advanced. |
| Dates: |
January 7th & 9th – Classes 1 and 2
January 14th & 16th – Classes 3 and 4
January 21st & 23rd – Classes 5 and 6
January 28th & 30th – Classes 7 and 8
February 4th and 6th – Classes 9 and 10
February 11th and 13th – Classes 11 and 12
February 18th and 20th – Classes 13 and 14
February 25th and 27th – Classes 15 and 16
March 4th and 6th – Classes 17 and 18
March 11th and 13th – NO CLASS – Spring Break
March 18th and 20th – Classes 19 and 20
March 25th and 27th – Classes 21 and 22
April 1st and 3rd – Classes 23 and 24
April 8th and 10th – Classes 25 and 26
April 15th and 17th – Classes 27 and 28
April 22nd and 24th – Classes 29 and 30
April 29th and May 1st – Classes 31 and 32
May 6th and 8th – Classes 33 and 34
May 13th and 15th – Classes 35 and 36
May 20th and 22nd – Classes 37 and 38
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| Time: | Tuesdays and Thursdays (Beginner/Novice and Intermediate/Advanced) from 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Kindergarten – 5th Grade) *OPTIONAL Add-On* – “Tournament Practice Classes” on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Intermediate/Advanced ONLY!) from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Kindergarten – 5th Grade) – while there is no formal instruction in these classes, students will be playing simulated tournament games using chess clocks, writing down chess notation, and playing with USCF (United States Chess Federation) rules such as “touch move” and “touch take”. These “Tournament Practice Classes” are designed to get students ready for upcoming tournaments. |
| Levels: | Beginners/Novice – completely new to chess, knows how the pieces move, and may/may not know about castling. Intermediate/Advanced – knows castling, development, check, checkmate (and be able to carry out a checkmate), stalemate, and tactics (such as pins, double attacks/forks, and skewers). *PLEASE NOTE* – your child must be approved by Coach Justin in order to be in Intermediate/Advanced. *OPTIONAL Add-On* – “Tournament Practice Classes” (Intermediate/Advanced ONLY!) – while there is no formal instruction in these classes, students will be playing simulated tournament games using chess clocks, writing down chess notation, and playing with USCF (United States Chess Federation) rules such as “touch move” and “touch take”. These “Tournament Practice Classes” are designed to get students ready for upcoming tournaments. |
| Coach Kacey will teach the Beginner/Novice students. Coach Justin will teach the Intermediate/Advanced students. The Beginner/Novice and Intermediate/Advanced students will be taught in separate classrooms. |
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| Tuition: | $700 for 19-week (38 classes) chess course on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. OR $1070 for 19-week (38 classes) chess course on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. + *Optional Add-On*– “Tournament Practice Classes” (Intermediate/Advanced ONLY!) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (Kindergarten – 5th Grade). |
| Chess sets and boards are provided. |
2025 Spring Roberts Elementary Class Schedule
Tuesday & Thursday Classes
| Tuesday | Thursday | |
| Class 1 & 2 | January 7 | January 9 |
| Class 3 & 4 | January 14 | January 16 |
| Class 5 & 6 | January 21 | January 23 |
| Class 7 & 8 | January 28 | January 30 |
| Class 9 & 10 | February 4 | February 6 |
| Class 11 & 12 | February 11 | February 13 |
| Class 13 & 14 | February 18 | February 20 |
| Class 15 & 16 | February 25 | February 27 |
| Class 17 & 18 | March 4 | March 6 |
| NO CLASSES | NO CLASS March 11 – Spring Break | NO CLASS March 13 – Spring Break |
| Class 19 & 20 | March 18 | March 20 |
| Class 21 & 22 | March 25 | March 27 |
| Class 23 & 24 | April 1 | April 3 |
| Class 25 & 26 | April 8 | April 10 |
| Class 27 & 28 | April 15 | April 17 |
| Class 29 & 30 | April 22 | April 24 |
| Class 31 & 32 | April 29 | May 1 |
| Class 33 & 34 | May 6 | May 8 |
| Class 35 & 36 | May 13 | May 15 |
| Class 37 & 38 | May 20 | May 22 |