<span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"></span></span><h1 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(0, 93, 233); font-size: 2rem;"><span class="p-span" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 13.6px;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">STEM Elementary Monday Chess Club 4th Quarter (Spring 2025) </b></span></span></h1><h1><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span" style=""><span class="p-span" style=""><span class="p-span" style=""><span class="p-span" style=""><span class="p-span" style=""><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 13.6px;">Calling all budding Kings and Queens to Colorado’s premier chess program! Following a creative and proven grade K-5 curriculum written by 15-time CO State Chess Champions, National Chess Masters, and brothers Griffin and Sullivan McConnell, STEM School Chess Club brings humor, stories, and hands-on "chessercizes" to help students apply lessons both on and off the board. Our goal is to make chess learning fun while teaching valuable critical thinking and life skills in every class. Students calculate options and evaluate their consequences, reinforce planning skills, learn from mistakes, overcome obstacles, and practice visualization techniques to think a few steps ahead. Monthly scholastic tournaments will be held on Saturdays. Whether playing in competitions or just for fun, your child will LOVE learning with PALS!</span></font><br></span><div style=""><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 17.5px;"><br></span></font></div><div style=""><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size: 17.5px;">Advanced Chess will be taught by Sullivan McConnell, a National Master, Life Master, and a 7-time Colorado State Chess Champion who has taught chess since he was 12. He is currently ranked as the top player on Team USA for People with Disabilities. Read more about Sullivan and his chess journey at https://palschess.com/pals-coaches/</span></font><br></div></span></span></span></span><span class="p-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 17.5px;"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span style="font-weight: bolder; font-size: 13.6px; text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">Monday afternoons: 2:30 - 3:30 pm</span><br></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span style="font-size: 0.85rem;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">4th Quarter Sessions: March 24 - May 12 </span></span></span><span class="p-span"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-size: 0.85rem;">Cost: $160 per student</span></span><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: bolder; text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);"> </span><span style="font-size: 17px; font-weight: bolder; text-align: var(--bs-body-text-align);">- 8 Weeks</span><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><br></span></span><span class="p-span"><span style="font-size: 0.85rem;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Open to students: Kindergarten - 5th </span></span><span style="font-size: 13.6px;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">grade.</span></span></span></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span style="font-size: 13.6px;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Questions: please contact melanie.fitzroy@stemk12.org</span></span></span></span></span></span><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span class="p-span"><span style="font-weight: bolder; font-size: 13.6px;">A limited number of scholarships are available each quarter for families in need of financial assistance. Contact ashley.westfall@stemk12.org for more information.</span><span style="font-size: 13.6px;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h1></span></span>
