Growing Minds Chess Academy Presents: A Chess Bootcamp at the Hamptons!

Sharpen your chess skills and learn from great chess teachers from New York City. This is a special 1 day or 2 day workshop we are doing from the Hamptons to refine those chess skills and go into the school year STRONG

Saturday 8/12 and Sunday 8/20:

Chess Boot Camp at the Hamptons!
Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

We are excited to announce our end of Summer Chess Boot Camp. Our camp will run from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM IN PERSON at the Southhampton Town Recreation Center. Sharpen your chess skills and prepare for the upcoming school year. Often skills are lost during the summer and this is the PERFECT opportunity to regain those skills and help start the school year strong! 

This bootcamp is for students of all levels and abilities. There will be various topics covered such as tactical motifs, dangerous sacrifices, deadly checkmates and fascinating endgame studies. There will be a small ratio of students : teacher to optimize the learning experience. Avenues: The World School Head Coach Harold Scott will be one of the instructors.

Tentative Schedule:

9:00 AM - 9:30: Group gathering and camp warm up. The instructor may pick a game or tactic to review with the students

9:30 - 10:15: Lesson of the day with an assigned coach. If numbers permit, classes will be broken down by ability

10:15 - 10:45: Break for snack

10:45 - 11:15: Puzzle Rush! Camp will be broken into teams and students will solve puzzles together as a team

11:15 - 12:00 Tournament activity of the day. This includes a Simultaneous exhibition, a g/10 tournament,  a bughouse tournament etc. 

Date(s): Saturday, August 12 and Sunday August 20

Regular Fee: If choosing one date only, $125 per day. If choosing both dates, $200 total for both 8/12 and 8/20

EARLY BIRD PRICE: 15% off regular fee if registered by 11:59 PM EST, Monday July 24, 2023