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2012 Essay Contest Winners!

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Mar 29th, 2012 | Comments (0)

Essay Contest Winners

We had so many entry's in this year's essay contest. The theme was write your own chess adventure! Our staff had so much fun reading through all the creative entries. Congratulations to our top two winners and our honorable mentions!

May-Tournament and Contest Announcements

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: May 18th, 2011 | Comments (0)

Contest and tournament announcements.

April-Contest and Tournament Announcements

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Apr 6th, 2011 | Comments (0)

Click to view the St. Patrick's Day tournament winners, Essay Contest winners and read about upcoming tournaments and contests.

To 'Chess Lady,' game is more than fun

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Mar 29th, 2011 | Comments (1)

By Eileen Blass USA Today

nullUSA-Today-Chess-Lady-Pic.jpgSCOTCH PLAINS, N.J. — Quiet, please. The second- and third-graders at McGinn Elementary School are playing chess, which means they're concentrating, which means they shouldn't be interrupted...Read More

March First Move News

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Feb 28th, 2011 | Comments (0)

Art contest winners, renewal, new online play and more! Read this months First Move news here.

February First Move News

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Feb 2nd, 2011 | Comments (0)

February 2011 First Move News: New online play, tournament announcements, MLK tournament winners and more!...Read More

Schools provide chess for students' enjoyment, intellect

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Jan 25th, 2011 | Comments (0)
 
Sam Peterson, left, and Erin Mallo, both 11, play a game with members of the Sartell Middle School chess club on Jan. 18.
 
By Frank Lee, The (St. Cloud, Minn.) Times
 

SARTELL, Minn. — Some may think chess is boring and too difficult, but many students who are members of clubs across the country couldn't care less what others may think of it. Read More

Spring ISD chess program captures national media attention

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Nov 16th, 2010 | Comments (0)

 

nullwendi-with-kids_2.jpgIn October, NBC’s “TODAY” had its cameras focused on students and staff at Northgate Crossing Elementary in Spring ISD. The TV show wanted the scoop on the district’s use of First Move, a curriculum for second and third graders that, through the game of chess, teaches math concepts, critical thinking and social skills...Read More.

First Move on the Today Show!

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Oct 28th, 2010 | Comments (2)

I am so excited!  First Move was featured on the Today Show on October 20th, 2010.  We shot the story at Spring ISD in Texas and Notre Dame Academy in New York back in April.  Unfortunately, the oil spill bumped our story, then it was summer and they didn’t want to run a school related story.  With school underway, we finally got our story out! ...Read More

Poetry Contest Winner

Posted by: Shanelle | Added: Jun 1st, 2010 | Comments (0)

First Move received over 500 entries for our second annual poetry contest. Picking a winner proved difficult with the number of well written entries we received, but we would like to congratulate...