Beachwood Recreation Guide - Spring & Summer 2024

Beautiful Beginning Chess Instructor: Progress with Chess Beautiful Beginning is a great way to nurture your child’s interest in the game of chess. We offer a supportive small group setting. Students will learn the moves of the pieces, the rules and be able to play a legal game of chess. Instruction provided by Progress with Chess, a local non-profit organization which has introduced chess to thousands of local students.

After School Chess Instructor: Progress with Chess Instruction will be provided by Progress with Chess, a local non-profit organization that conducts chess programs in over 50 Cleveland area schools and recreation centers. Many studies have demonstrated that chess improves cognitive and decision- making skills. Beginning students will master the rules and moves of

Grades: K-8 | Session Length: 7 Weeks Location: Beachwood Community Center Session Dates Day Time

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the pieces. More experienced players will learn strategy, tactics, and checkmate patterns. Sessions will include interactive lessons and problem solving exercises, with ample time for supervised open play. Grades: K-2 | Session Length: 8 Weeks Location: Bryden Elementary Session Dates Day Time Resident/Non-Res. April 9 - May 28 Tues. 3:25-4:25 PM $120/$144

April 7 - May 19 Sun.

1-2:15 PM $99/$119

Fantastic Foundation Chess Instructor: Progress with Chess

Fantastic Foundation includes students who already know the basic rules but have little or no tournament experience. Students will learn tactics, strategies and checkmate patterns, how to record moves and use a chess clock. Classmates will play training games under tournament conditions and receive the necessary skills to enter competitive play with confidence.

Grades: 3-5 | Session Length: 8 Weeks Location: Hilltop Elementary

Grades: K-8 | Session Length: 7 Weeks Location: Beachwood Community Center Session Dates Day Time

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April 11 - May 30 Thurs. 2:50-3:50 PM $120/$144

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April 7 - May 19 Sun.

1-2:15 PM $99/$119

Mad Science, A Scientific Hybrid Instructor: Mad Science Staff

Championship Challenge Chess Instructor: Progress with Chess Designed for students that have tournament experience or have received prior chess instruction and are eager to enter competition. Sessions will include one hour of interactive lessons and one tournament game. Explore advanced tactics, strategies, checkmate patterns, endgames and openings in a supportive small group setting. Participants will learn from analyzing their games and those of famous masters. Two four-game

This spring we’ve created a hybrid of science topics ready for unearthing. Students will take some lessons from nature when they find what things fluoresce and what things adhere. They will practice some hands-on basics with the study of matter, volume, and air. Finally, students will get prehistoric with dinosaur discovery. Grades: K-2 | Session Length: 6 Weeks Location: Bryden Elementary Session Dates Day Time

tournaments. Free entry included with registration. Grades: K-12 | Session Length: 7 Weeks Location: Beachwood Community Center Session Dates Day Time

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April 17 - May 22 Wed.

3:25-4:25 PM $131/$157

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April 7 - May 19 Sun.

2:30-5 PM $139/$167

Grades: 3-5 | Session Length: 6 Weeks Location: Hilltop Elementary

Future Scientists Instructor: Supplies on Demand, LLC

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April 17 - May 22 Wed.

2:35-3:25 PM $131/$157

Students will learn how the earth’s rotation around the sun creates Sizzling Season, the importance of saving Wonderful Wetlands and Rainy Rainforests, explore old technology in Communication Science, learn about weather patterns with clouds, sun, wind and precipitation in Wonderful Weather, understand how their families are scientists at home in Science in the Kitchen, and explore the skin on water and bubbles in Bubbling Bubbles and Surface Tension! Grades: K-2 | Session Length: 6 Weeks Location: Bryden Elementary Session Dates Day Time Resident/Non-Res. April 17 - May 22 Wed. 3:15-4:10 PM $101/$121

BOOK YOUR NEXT PARTY AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER! Room rentals available for residents. See BeachwoodRec.com for details.

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