Objective: Promote leadership, teamwork, negotiation, accepting wins and loss gracefully. Build new friendships in a fun, educational, and social class Social l experiences with new friends Social Gaming as opposed to computer games enhances concentration, strategic thinking, teamwork, and social skills. Enhance problem solving Positive environment for joyful experiences Duration: 8 weeks *Frequency: 1 and or 2 sessions per week Session Length:2 hours
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Week 1: Introduction to chess
- Welcome and program overview; icebreaker activities (simple card games like Go Fish or Snap). - Session 2:Introduction to basic rules and strategies of CHESS , how can you win.
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Week 2: chess
- Session 3: Learn and play Uno and Memory.
- Session 4:** Introduction to more complex card games like Rummy and Spades.
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Week 3: Introduction to Backgammon
- Session 5: rules and strategies for Backgammon
- Session 6: play Backgammon in teams and memorize strategies for winning
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Week 4: Play Backgammon
- Session 7: Introduction to classic board games like Checkers and Chess.
- Session 8: Practice sessions and mini-tournaments for Backgammon and practice Chess.
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Week 5
- Session 9:Introduction to games like Settlers of Catan and Ticket to Ride.
- Session 10:Strategy discussions and gameplay for modern board games.
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Week 6: Strategy and Teamwork
- Session 11:Team-based board games like pictionary, kids vs parents, the allowance game, monopoly, the coping skills game. The kids will rotate with each game throughout the class.
- Session 12:Cooperative gameplay and strategy discussions.
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Week 7: Checkers
- Session 13:Introduction to the rules and history of Checkers
- Session 14:Basic strategies and practice games checkers, review of chess, and backgammon.
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Week 8: Tournament Gala and dinner
- Prizes
- Certificates
- Family party
- Music dancing and dinner