Ficheall are enormously grateful for the support we receive from ESCI and are proud to work in partnership with Education Centres throughout the country to deliver webinars, evening courses, workshops, etc. This page is updated regularly throughout the school year, together with the necessary links to register.
See below to find a course near you this summer.
Chess for Social & Cognitive Skills – Summer Course 2023
Ficheall tutors will be faciltating the course, Chess for Social & Cognitive Skills, in an Education Centre near you in July and August. The course is approved by the DES for 3 EPV days.
The course has already been delivered to hundreds of teachers around Ireland since 2016. Teachers with zero knowledge of chess are still invited to sign up as chess will be taught from the basics before progressing to cover methods of teaching chess in a primary school and how it can extend to develop and teach students key social skills – respect, accepting defeat, forward planning, giving and receiving compliments, teamwork, decision making, patience and resilience.
“As a total beginner to chess, I found this course so worthwhile, after a week I have the knowledge and confidence to start chess classes with my class. I actually can’t wait to get it up and running, I’m addicted!”
The summer chess course will cover
• methods of teaching the rules of chess pieces to classroom-based or SET groups of students
• methods of teaching checkmate to classroom-based or SET groups of students
• chess games to develop teamwork skills between students
• chess games to develop forward planning and decision-making skills among students
• chess games to develop acceptance and resilience skills in students
• numeracy-based problem-solving chess puzzles
• establishing and using an online platform for student to play and improve their chess ability
Book your summer course here:
Venue | Ed Centre | Dates | Booking Link |
Bantry | West Cork EC | July 3-7 | Book Bantry Here |
Ballincollig | Cork ESC | July 3-7 | Book Ballincollig Here |
Tralee | Tralee EC | July 3-7 | Book Tralee Here |
Limerick City | Limerick EC | July 3-7 | Book Limerick Here |
Thurles | Tipperary EC | July 3-7 | Book Thurles Here |
Clonmel | Tipperary EC | July 3-7 | Book Clonmel Here |
Waterford City | Waterford TC | July 3-7 | Book Waterford Here |
Ennis | Clare EC | July 3-7 | Book Ennis Here |
Kilkenny City | Kilkenny EC | July 3-7 | Book Kilkenny Here |
Ballon | Wexford EC | July 3-7 | Book Ballon Here |
Portlaoise | Laois EC | July 3-7 | Book Portlaoise Here |
Naas | Kildare EC | July 3-7 | Book Naas Here |
Tullamore | Athlone EC | July 3-7 | Book Tullamore Here |
Blackrock | Blackrock EC | July 3-7 | Book Blackrock Here |
Tallaght | Dublin West EC | July 3-7 | Book Tallaght Here |
Drumcondra | Drumcondra EC | July 3-7 | Book Drumcondra Here |
Navan | Navan EC | August 14-18 | Book Navan Here |
Drogheda | Dundalk EC | July 3-7 | Book Drogheda Here |
Dundalk | Dundalk EC | July 3-7 | Book Dundalk Here |
Monaghan Town | Monaghan EC | July 3-7 | Book Monaghan Here |
Aughnacliffe | Carrick EC | July 3-7 | Book Aughnacliffe Here |
Galway City | Galway EC | July 3-7 | Book Galway Here |
Tuam | Tuam EC | July 3-7 | Book Tuam Here |
Castlebar | Mayo EC | July 3-7 | Book Castlebar Here |
Foxford | Mayo EC | August 14-18 | Book Foxford Here |
Sligo City | Sligo EC | July 3-7 | Book Sligo Here |
Buncrana | Donegal EC | July 3-7 | Book Buncrana Here |