Tue, Sep 16
|Room 210 - Kerrisdale Elementary
Kerrisdale Elementary - After-School (Fall 2025) (Tuesdays)
Come explore the world of strategy board games (including Chess). This SCREEN-FREE after-school program focuses LEARNING THROUGH PLAY, where kids develop skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, math, logic, planning, communication and negotiation.
Time & Location
Sep 16, 2025, 3:00 p.m. – Dec 16, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Room 210 - Kerrisdale Elementary, 5555 Carnarvon St, Vancouver, BC V6N 1J2, Canada
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About the event
Come explore the power of strategic thinking through fun, engaging, hands-on and strategy-based board-games such as Chess, Mastermind, Blokus, Chinese Checkers, Match Madness, Codenames and many more. Enroll your child in this screen-free class that encourages critical thinking and problem-solving. In this adventure, students will learn the importance of planning, making thoughtful choices and understanding the reasons behind their decisions while playing games and having fun. The program will focus on teaching kids new board-games, strategic foundations, skill development and game strategy improvement. When playing chess, the focus will be on learning piece functions, openings, endgame tactics, variations and puzzles (depending on the skill level).
Fall Term (2025)
Duration: September 16 to December 9 (11 classes)
Frequency: Every Tuesday
Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Classroom #210
Open to: Kids in Kindergarten and above
EXACT DATES (AND "NO CLASS" DATES)
September 16
September 23
September 30 (NO CLASS)
October 7
October 14
October 21
October 28
November 4
November 11 (NO CLASS)
November 18
November 25
December 2
December 9
Total: 11 sessions
Curriculum
Board Games
Learning new strategy board-games
Skill development
Game strategy improvement
Chess
Openings
Mid-Game Strategies
Endgame Tactics
Variations
Puzzles
Clocked-moves
Tournaments
Free play time (indoor)
Outdoor strategy games (weather-permitting)
