Chess can help improve learners’ general cognitive ability and scholastic achievement
School marketing manager said playing chess can help learners improve their creative thinking and problem solving.
To enhance and promote learners’ creative thinking and problem-solving skills, Curro School Riverside recently hosted its first chess tournament.
Curro School Riverside learners Minenhle Mabaso and Tshepiso Selamolela outsmarted their Curro Meridian Cosmo City counterparts as they placed first and second at the tournament.
School marketing manager at Curro School Riverside Cliantha Abrahams said playing chess could help learners improve their general cognitive ability and scholastic achievement.
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“Congratulations to our chess players who pulled out all the stops and scooped first and second place respectively. Besides being an interesting sport, playing chess can also help learners improve their problem-solving skills, decision-making, critical thinking, planning, and even creative thinking,” she said.
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Abrahams said the support from the management of both schools participating was overwhelming and she encouraged parents to support children playing chess. “We would like to thank everyone who participated in our first-ever chess tournament at the school and we look forward to many more chess tournaments in the near future.”
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