REMINDER: WEIBEL CHESS REGISTRATION IS UNDERWAY

WEIBEL CHESS CLUB AND TEAM 

Weibel Chess, under the aegis of the PTO, is entering its 31th year at the school. Weibel Chess players have won numerous state and national championships. Our greatest accomplishment, however, is not the winning of championships, but teaching thousands of children to play outstanding chess while enjoying themselves

WHY SUCH SUCCESS?

Weibel Chess has a unique and distinct approach to teaching chess. The Weibel Chess way means that children learn to enjoy the game of chess in an academic atmosphere while having fun.  Our chess program is an after-school enrichment program, not merely recreational. 

Many chess schools are revolving door programs.  They cannot afford to provide skills for the many levels of their students so they basically teach the same thing each year.  Because of the large number of students we have six levels of instruction from Raw Beginners to Tournament Players and usually eight different classes on Tuesdays and Fridays. 

SCHEDULE?

Club classes begin after school on Tuesdays and are once a week for one hour and twenty-five minutes.  Team classes begin after school on Fridays and are once or twice a week for up to two hours and thirty minutes.  Class time is spent studying chess tactics and strategy to promote critical and abstract thinking. This year our Club program starts on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 and our Team program begins Friday, September 21, 2018.  We will end the chess year with a banquet and award ceremonies on Friday, May 24, 2019.  

WEIBEL CHESS:

·   Instructors use a hands on approach to learning

·   Teachers guide learning through rewards and positive reinforcement

·   Encourages parent involvement in their program

·   Is designed for children to have fun while learning

WHY CHESS?

·   Chess involves critical thinking

·   Chess cultivates visualization skills

·   Chess improves problem solving skills and academic performance

·   Chess teaches concentration and self-discipline

·   Chess rewards determination and perseverance

·   Chess is fun!

REGISTER FROM: http://www.WeibelChess.org/Information2018-2019.html
VISIT US AT: WeibelChess.org or on Facebook 

WEIBEL GIRLS APPEAR IN NEW YORKER VIDEO ON AUGUST 8, 2018

This appeared today, August 8, 2018 in a New Yorker article.  https://video.newyorker.com/watch/the-girls-slaying-at-chess  If you do not want to watch the whole video, jump to near the end and cheer our Weibel Championship Team. 

Just a reminder that registration is open for all levels of skill or lack of skill in chess from Raw Beginners to Tournament players on Tuesdays or Fridays starting September 21. This will be our 31st year at the school. Go to http://www.WeibelChess.org and click on the tab that says "Application 2018-2019." Oh, and our boys are almost as good as our girls.

The full article is at: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-girls-fighting-stereotypes-in-the-world-of-scholastic-chess

1991: WEIBEL AND MISSION SAN JOSE BATTLE IT OUT FOR FIRST PLACE

This summer I have had a few more of my videos converted to digital.  In going through them I came across Ray Orwig, the organizer of the CalChess Scholastic Championships in 1991 giving out the Team Awards.  Ray’s complements to Mission San Jose and Weibel Elementary School could be repeated up until this year.  Joe Lonsdale, son of the Mission coach, picked up the second place trophy and Micah Fisher-Kirshner, my son, collected our first place trophy.   

PHOTOS IN 2017-2018 WEIBEL YEARBOOK RELIVE OUR TEAM'S SUCCESSFUL YEAR

Thanks to Nimita Mukherjee gathering photos from online of some of Weibel Chess' finest moments during the 2017-2018 we made quite a splash in the school yearbook. Nimita sent me these scans of the two pages allotted to Weibel Chess.

Reminder: Registration is open for next year. Simply go to http://www/WeibelChess.org and click on the tab that says, Application 2018-2019.