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CHESS AND SOCIETY PROGRAMME FINAL
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| DAY 1 | Saturday 5th December Photos | ||
| 10.00 | Registration | ||
| 11.00 | Conference Opening and Welcome: Pembroke Suite Malcolm Pein: Chief Executive, Chess in Schools and Communities, UK John Foley: Conference Director Stefan Löffler: Programme Director |
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| 11.15 | Plenary Session Chess and Society: an Overview |
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| 12.45 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14.00 | Parallel Sessions School Chess: New Horizons Chess with Refugees International Exchanges Chess and Old People |
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| 15.00 | Parallel Sessions Chess in Prisons Youth Counselling The Role of Families |
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| 16.00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16.30 | Parallel sessions Chess in the Community Integration and Inclusion Lobbying for School Chess Chess Camps |
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World Café Debates (optional) Where to invest public money on chess? Do we teach the wrong chess in schools? Why do boys dominate school chess, and what should be done about it? Let´s make chess life more friendly! What is the earliest and latest age to start learning chess? Does chess need to be more inclusive? Neoclassical chess: an alternative for school and competitive chess? |
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| 18.30 | End of First Day | ||
| DAY 2 | Sunday 6th December | ||
| 9.00 | Teaching Life Skills through Chess Chess and Mathematics Psycho-Motor Skills Development Social Opportunities for National Federations Online Chess Teaching Resources |
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| 10.15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10.30 | Parallel Sessions Chess and Football Training Teachers to Teach Chess Chess Against Addiction (shifted to 13.30-15.00) Setting Goals in Chess and Life Chess for Children with ADHD |
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| 12.00 | Lunch | ||
| Parallel Sessions | |||
| 13.00 | Early Years Chess I | Economics of Chess | Scholastic Chess |
| 14.00 | Early Years Chess II | Business Models for School Chess | Excellence in Teaching Chess |
| 15.00 | Coffee Break | ||
| 15.30 | Plenary Session Social Projects Competition – The Final Review and Outlook: Social Investing in Chess |
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| 17.00 | End of Conference | ||