Chess for Children Program
The Nashville Chess Center's Chess for Children Program is a primary focus of our organization. We teach chess to secondary and elementary age students in order to promote the benefits of chess that “translate” into other aspects of life.
These benefits include:
- Enhanced problem solving and logical reasoning skills
- Increased attention span
- Improved patience and self-esteem
- Demonstrated correlation between the study of chess and increased math and reading standardized test scores.
The Chess for Children Program is designed to demonstrate these benefits by analyzing the academic performance and social behavior of children in the program by comparison with prior performance, as well as in comparison with other students not involved in the program. Academic comparison focuses on both classroom grades and standardized test scores.
Since 2000, NCC-sponsored chess programs have consistently served over one thousand students annually.
Schools and organizations where NCC scholastic programs have been hosted include:
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Bailey Middle School
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J.T. Moore Middle School
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Bass Middle School
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Jere Baxter Middle School
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Battle Ground Academy
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Julia Green Elementary
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Cameron Middle School
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Kenrose Elmentary
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Carter Lawrence Elementary
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Linden Corner School
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Christ Presbyterian Academy
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Lipscomb Elementary
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Christ the King School
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Maplewood High School
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Crieve-Hall Elementary
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Margaret Maddox YMCA
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Crockett Elementary
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Meigs Magnet School
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Curry-Ingram Academy
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Meigs Middle School (Decatur, TN)
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Donelson Christian Academy
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Murfreesboro YMCA
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Donelson Middle School
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Napier Elementary
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Eakin Elementary School
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Oak Hill School
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Ensworth Academy
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Page High School
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Franklin Road Academy
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Page Middle School
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Glencliff High School
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Pearl-Cohn High School
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Glenview Elementary School
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Pennington Elementary
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Gra-Mar Middle School
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Percy Priest Elementary
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Granberry Elementary
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Percy Priest High School
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Grassland Elementary
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Pope John Paul High School
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Grassland Middle School
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Ross Elementary
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Harding Academy
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Rutherford Tutorial Academy
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Hattie Cotton Elementary
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St. Edwards School
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Head Magnet School
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Two Rivers Middle School
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Highland Heights Middle School
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University School of Nashville
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Holy Rosary Elementary
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West End Middle School
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Hume-Fogg Magnet High School
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Westmeade Elementary School
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Indian Lake Elementary
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Whitsitt Elementary
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Valor Collegiate Academy
Nashville Classical
Edmondson Elementary
Our Savior Lutheran Academy
Sunset Elementary School
Lipscomb Academy Elementary
Lipscomb Academy Middle
The Easley Community Center
The Overbrook School
Franklin Classical School
LEAD Academy
KIPP Academy
John Early Middle School
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Explore School
Wright Middle School
The Kirkpatrick Center
St. Paul Christian Academy
Thomas Edison Elementary
St. Bernard Academy
Hull-Jackson Elementary
Glendale Elementary
Stanford Montessori
Nashville Prep.
The Bellevue Home School
Heritage Elementary
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