Ben Franklin Chess Club

Welcome to the Ben Franklin Chess Club!

  • Day: We meet on Mondays before school from 8:00am-9:05am in Room 133.
  • Cost: Tuition is $220 per student per 10 week session.
  • Dates: Our Fall Session starts on September 30 and runs until December 9. We will not have chess club on November 11. Our Fall make-up option will be for December 16.
  • Ages: All students grades K-5 are welcome to join our program. Students will be split up into multiple groups based on chess skill and experience!
  • Schedule:
    • 20-minutes of practice play while coaches give feedback.
    • 20-minutes of interactive and engaging lessons
    • 20-minute club tournament round where we track results and pass out Trophies and Medals to our top finishers on the final class.
    • 5-minutes for clean up / student dismissal
    • All students receive an Excel with Chess club t-shirt along with weekly optional homework sheets.
  • Coaching Team: Coach Tim leads the Franklin Chess Club along with Coach Travis.
  • Contact: If you have any questions, please reach out to: schools@excelwithchess.com