The kiddos who come for LEGOs haven't shown much interest in
learning chess, but sometimes the chess players will take a break and play
LEGOs for a while and then come back to chess...I'll
probably change it for the 2013-2014 school year and schedule the clubs to meet
on separate nights. Currently, I'm not planning on continuing this
program throughout the summer months but I haven't decided for sure. If I
do continue in the summer, I would schedule the clubs on separate days.
I picked up a book on how to play chess, so I am most
definitely a novice. One of our staff members is a pretty good player and
volunteers his time to help the kids learn new strategies. Wal-mart and
Shopko each donated $30 in gift cards to the library for the purchase of chess
boards. That really helped. The library provides snacks.