Growing Minds Chess Academy Presents: Summer 2026 Brooklyn Chess Camp!

Sharpen your chess skills and learn from great chess teachers from New York City. This is a special series in August to refine those chess skills and go into the school year STRONG in a fun and engaging way.

Dates: August 17-21 and August 24-28 2026. NEW LOCATION

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EST. Extended day option available

We are excited to announce our August Chess Camp series in Brooklyn Heights. Our camp will run from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM IN PERSON at the Patterns Enrichment Center in Bed-Stuy. This is located at 217 Marcus Garvey Blvd Brooklyn, NY. 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 chess camp 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. We will have guest lectures from top Chess Coaches including National Master Abby Marshall

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. 

12:00 - 1:00 PM:  Pizza Lunch and recess in Herbert Von King Park.

1:00 PM - 1:30: Group gathering, practice games are played

1:30 - 2:15: Lesson with an assigned coach

2:15 - 3:00: Tactics tactics tactics. Students will play a game where they work together in groups to solve tactics

At the end of the week we will have a tournament where a Camp Champion will be crowned!

Date(s): August 17-21, August 24-28

Regular Fee: Full week half day: $379, Full week full day: $609

EARLY BIRD PRICE: 10% off regular fee if registered by 11:59 PM EST, Monday, June 1, 2026