Youth Enrichment: Mr. Ray Garrison's Chess Classes

Chess with Ray Garrison
King K-5 2011 State Champs!!	King Chess Players 2011

Congratulations to King Chess Players and Mr. Garrison!

** State Champions Four Years in a Row **

Ray Garrison has been teaching chess to children since 1996. He is ranked the #1 overall game player out of more than 20,000 players at littlegolem.net, one of the internet's leading thinking games websites. Mr. Garrison is also the #1 ranked player in the world at the strategy game “Breakthrough”.

Chess improves critical thinking skills and concentration, encourages students to focus and learn problem solving skills, improves visualization skills and teaches the art of patience.

Check out the upcoming Fall and Late Fall chess classes offered by Mr. Garrison:

Morning Chess	Time: 7:45am-8:45am
Class ID	Class Level	School	Day	Dates
1317.201	Intermediate/Advanced	King	Tuesday	2/7 - 3/27
1317.202	Beginning/Intermediate	Bach	Wednesday	2/8 - 3/28
1317.203	Beginning/Intermediate	Thurston	Friday	2/10 - 3/30

Evening Chess
Class ID	Class Level	Day	Time	Dates	Location
1317.204	Beginning Level 1	Tuesday	5:15pm-6:30pm	2/7-3/27	King
1317.205	Advanced	Tuesday	7:00pm-8:15pm	2/7-3/27	Thurston
1317.206	Intermediate/Advanced	Wednesday	5:15pm-6:30pm	2/8-3/28	Lakewood
1317.207	Beginning Level 2	Thursday	5:30pm-6:45pm	2/9-3/29	Logan
1317.208	Intermediate/Advanced	Thursday	7:00pm-8:15pm	2/9-3/29	Logan
1317.209	Intermediate/Advanced	Friday	5:15pm-6:30pm	2/10-3/30	Lawton

New students are required to purchase a "Chess Tactics Workbook"
on the first day of class for $14.

Shogi

Mr. Garrison holds the #1 rank of overall game player (out of over 25,000 players) at www.littlegolem.net, an international thinking games website. He is ranked as the #3 Shogi player at this website!

Mr. Garrison is offering an introduction to Shogi

Grades K-9. No experience necessary. Students will be taught the rules of Mini-Shogi, using Americanized Pieces. (Traditional Japanese pieces may also be used if preferred). After the students have a general understanding of the game, full board Shogi will be introduced. Basic opening strategies and ideas will be explored, and students will have the opportunity to practice every week.