Fri, Oct 03
|Classroom #133 - Lord Tennyson Elem.
Lord Tennyson - After-School (Fall 2025) (Fridays)
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
Oct 03, 2025, 3:00 p.m. – Dec 12, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Classroom #133 - Lord Tennyson Elem., 2650 Maple St, Vancouver, BC V6J 2B2, 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: October 03 to December 12 (9 classes)
Frequency: Every Friday
Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Location: Room #133
Open to: Kids in Kindergarten and above
EXACT DATES (PLUS "EARLY DISMISSALS" AND "NO CLASS" DATES)
October 3
October 10
October 17
October 24 (NO CLASS) (Pro-D Day)
October 31
November 7
November 14
November 21 (NO CLASS) (Pro-D Day)
November 28
December 5
December 12
Curriculum
Board Games
Self-discovery
Learning new strategy board-games
Skill development
Game strategy improvement
Chess
Piece Functions
Openings
Mid-Game Strategies
Endgame Tactics
Variations
Puzzles
Clocked-moves
Tournaments
Puzzles
Jigsaws
Sudoku
Crossword
Math
Anagrams
Mazes
Brain Teasers
Free play time (indoor)
