Meet Suzie (name changed), she goes to a local elementary school in Portland, OR where 80% of the children receive free breakfast and lunch. She lives with her mom, after her father left them in the middle of the night, taking all their money and their car when she was younger. Thanks to Chess for Success, Suzie went from being a shy fourth grader to a confident fifth grader and a State Champion Chess Player. Chess for Success is an outgrowth of the Portland Chess Project, an after-school chess program founded in 1992.
Chess For Success helps children, like Suzie, develop skills necessary for success in school and life by learning chess. The organization has a presence in 52 schools in Oregon and is teaching over 2,100 children the game of chess. By providing children with a fun, competitive and appealing after-school program, it is easy to see why they keep coming back for more. This program promotes healthy development, enriches their lives, and entices them to attend school so they can keep playing. Chess is proven to enhance cognitive, emotion, and social development of children, hile giving children a sense of self-confidence, patience, self-control and responsibility. Without realizing it, children also develop comprehension, problem solving and anger management skills.
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