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Chess Club Classes
Championship Chess and Creative Arts In Action
have joined forces to present a systematic and fun
way to build your chess skills.
Chess Lessons
Chess lessons are available at Creative Arts In Action. We offer both group and
individual lessons, both are very affordable.
Individual lessons for adult and
juniors are available at the rate of $35 per hour.
Lessons are scheduled at times convenient for you.
Group lessons for Beginners
through Advanced are available on Thursday mornings
at the Creative Arts Center — see our fee schedule
below.
| Materials Fee: (Optional)
Chess
set & Bag |
$ 20 |
| Class Fee: ** |
$190 |
| Includes Non-
refundable deposit: |
$50 |
| Plus 4 Monthly
Payments |
$35 |
| Curriculum: |
$ 20 |
| Practice: |
Yes |
| Hours/Week: |
2-4 |
| Max/Min Students: |
16/10 |
| Grades: |
2 -12 |
Chess
Championship Chess
Beginner: Ages 7 years and
above. This class is for students who
are new to the game of chess.
Intermediate /
Advanced: 10 years
and above. This class is for students with
prior Chess experience.
Class Time: 1 hour.
This is a 14 week one semester class totaling
14 hours of class time.
Evaluations to see what class the student would fall into can be done
at our Chess Club Meetings.
** Class Fee includes
bi-weekly Club Play Fees on the second
and fourth Saturday during the
semester only. (Closed for
Thanksgiving)
Bio of Coach Jim Dingemanse:
Jim Dingemanse is a chess coach and director for Championship Chess of DFW. He started playing chess in middle school and was a member of the Ralston Middle School Chess Club. He went on to play
tournaments in college and has become active again over the
past couple years. His passion is to coach children to play chess,
teach them how to think ahead and gain many other benefits from learning chess. Jim has studied under Head Coach Steve Schneider, who is the author of curriculum, chess coach for over 25 years and a former classroom teacher. Jim has been involved with many youth programs in church and recently Boy Scouts, where his son just obtained Eagle Scout.
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