Fri, Apr 04
|Ross Road Elementary (Band Room)
Ross Road Elementary - After-School (Spring 2025)
Come explore the world of strategy board games (including Chess). This screen-free after-school program focuses entirely on in-person games that develop skills such as problem-solving, critical thinking, math, logic, planning, communication and negotiation.
Time & Location
Apr 04, 2025, 2:50 p.m. – Jun 20, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Ross Road Elementary (Band Room), 2875 Bushnell Pl, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2Y9, 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).
Spring Term (2025)
Duration: April 4 to June 20 (10 classes)
Frequency: Every Friday
Time: 2:50pm to 5:00pm
Location: Band Room
Open to: Kids in Kindergarten and above
Fees: $360 + GST
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)
Apr 4 - Jun 20 (10 sessions, no class Apr 18, Jun 6)
April 4, 11, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Jun 13, 20
