“By learning chess … students genuinely can develop ‘higher order thinking skills’ that
can improve their academic performance and even change their lives.” [Peter West: Education
Week, 1993]
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“The reading and math skills of these children soared,” Joyce Brown, Assistant
Principal at the Roberto Clemente School, NY [1988]
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“Chess has taught my students more than any other subject,” Dr. Fred Loveland,
superintendent of the Panama City schools.
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“Many students who have been experiencing problems, particularly in mathematics and
reading, sometimes demonstrate remarkable progress after learning chess,” Dr. Calvin F.
Deyermond, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for the North Tonawanda
City School District.
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“Without exception, the principals have found the program to be invaluable in promoting
complex thinking, concentration, dedication and sportsmanship in children,” Dr. Lester Young,
Community Superintendent, School District 13, NY [3/7/02]
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“I have witnessed first hand the successful impact chess in school [program] has on our
youngsters,” Dr. Thelma B. Baxter, Superintendent, School District 5, NY [3/6/02]
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“Community School District 3 strongly supports chess in school educational program and its
role in building our students’ critical thinking skills, discipline and sportsmanship. … Most
importantly, students are able to build their academic and social skills while having fun in a
constructive, competitive environment,” Patricia A. Romandetto, Superintendent, School District 3,
NY [3/14/02]
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“… playing chess … positively impacts on their [children] reading and math abilities,”
Dr. Kathleen M. Cashin, Superintendent, School District 23, NY [3/11/02]
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“What better way to prepare children for life!” Evelyn Castro, Superintendent, School
District 4, NY [3/4/02]
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“The proven benefits of chess … make it an ideal means of assisting us in achieving
our educational goals,” Vincent Grippo, Senior Superintendent, School District 20, NY [3/6/02]
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“I have witnessed how chess works as an educational tool to teach our children how to
become better learners. The chess in school program has demonstrated how through chess children can
improve their concentration, work habits, logical thinking and other skills related to school success.
Chess in schools program made a profound difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of children
by providing to them that they can succeed in their intellectual pursuit,” Harold O. Levy, Chancellor,
Board of Education of the City of New York [2/5/01]
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