ChessEdu.org Purple Belt Chess Curriculum, Volume 1

By Mark C Donlan

The ChessEdu.org curriculum is designed to provide a complete syllabus for using chess as a tool for teaching problem-solving, creative thinking, and abstract reasoning in a classroom setting, be it in a public or private school, home school or other institution, or for personal use. Chess provides the opportunity to teach students how to think their way through solving complex problems, and it is a terrific way to introduce STEM, STEAM, and Common Core criteria. Completion of the Purple Belt Chess Curriculum signifies the student is prepared to progress to an intermediate level. A purple belt student can assimilate the themes and ideas previously learned and begin to implement more advanced concepts and topics.

Children enjoy chess as a game. Yet, chess offers the means of teaching mental abilities used throughout life: concentration, critical thinking, abstract reasoning, strategic planning, problem solving, visualization skills, creativity, and patience to name just a few. Studies have shown that routine chess instruction has a positive influence on both numerical and verbal aptitudes. To help capture the imagination of the student, the ChessEdu.org belt system is based on the adult Brazilian Jiujitsu belt system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FPFFVQCD
• ISBN13: 9798263276904
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.0" x 10.0"