World Class Chess Programs & Events
Welcome to the Renaissance Knights Foundation and our world class International Chess Education services. Renaissance Knights is a non-profit organization whose mission is to to bring the many educational benefits of chess to children and young people by providing a complete chess curriculum and enrichment programs. The foundation also promotes the study of chess as a cognitive learning tool, organizes tournaments and provides chess activities at community events for children and adults.
Through chess center programs we have witnessed over and over again remarkable transformations of children from positions of hopelessness, anger and self-destruction to positions of leadership, hope and empowerment
ICE - The Premier Chess Program for Children
Thinking about adding chess classes to your school's enrichment program? We hope you will consider Renaissance Knights ICE program for your students. We provides curricular chess classes as part of the school day and enrichment programs as a before, lunchtime or after-school classes for children in grades K-12
We do more than teach the game of chess; we help children build skills that lead to academic success. Classes are structured, well-managed, and designed to build a child's confidence, as well as a love for the game that will last a lifetime. Learn More...
Checkmate Violence Initiative
The Checkmate Violence Initiative acknowledges the potential of our children rather than treating them as "problems" to be solved.
The Checkmate Violence Initiative uses strategic partnerships with community and governmental organizations coming together to address the need to bridge the educational divide, stop youth violence and keep kids in school, while teaching them fundamental skills that will help them make the right choices throughout their childhood, adolescence and on into young adulthood. Learn More...
Attention school administrators!
Request a brochure on our school enrichment & classroom curricular programs for K-12.
Teaching Chess Step by Step
The
Teaching Chess Step by Step curriculum take into account
children’s educational psychology, the importance of
entertainment in the learning process, as well as
the methodology of professional chess training and
it’s impact on students academic and life skills.
In his foreword, former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov, writes "In an age when information is being created at rates well beyond that of any other era, it is not enough to assimilate that information; it must be processed in a highly intelligent way to meet the demands of living in a complex world. The children being taught chess today will be able to better understand this information and make better decisions for the rest of their lives."
