by minichess | Aug 15, 2022 | Education, School Programmes
We were so excited when our Queen, Marisa van der Merwe agreed to do one of the Level 1 lessons at Laerskool Du Preez van Wyk in Bronkhorspruit, herself! Ready for action was our learners who learned eagerly about The King and Pawn through all 7 learning styles in the...
by minichess | Aug 5, 2022 | Education, School Programmes
We are so proud of the learners at Laerskool Du Preez Van Wyk who are taking part in the Level 1 programme with MiniChess Teacher Michela da Cal. During this specific lesson, the learners did a revision to see where the children are in the programme and also learned...
by minichess | Aug 1, 2022 | Events
We are so proud of Leon, our MiniChess teacher, powered by The Entrust Foundation, who came up with the concept of 67 players vs 67 minutes for Mandela Day and executed it perfectly. Spirits were high during the Mandela Day Chess celebrations including our Mvelaphanda...
by minichess | Jul 20, 2022 | Education, Uncategorized
A lot can be said about the benefits chess has on the development of children, but what are those benefits and why should your child start playing chess from an early age. In this article, we will discuss some of the benefits and see how it has relevance to daily...
by minichess | Jul 11, 2022 | Education, Uncategorized
by Emanuel Pietersen There is something incredible in the way youth have the ability to bounce back from bad experiences. I remember as a child, climbing every possible tree I could find – and almost always falling out of them – and then simply getting up and...
