Lord Selkirk Elementary - After-School (Fall 2025) (Mondays)

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 15 to December 8 (12 classes)

Frequency: Every Monday

Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: Library

Open to: Kids in Kindergarten and above

EXACT DATES (AND "NO CLASS" DATES)

September 15

September 22

September 29

October 6

October 13 (Thanksgiving) (NO CLASS)

October 20

October 27

November 3

November 10

November 17

November 24

December 1

December 8

December 15

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)