This past weekend MiniChess had the privilege to exhibit at the Cape Town Home Schoolers Expo in Stellenbosch! There was so much excitement surrounding the MiniChess stand, with people showing a real interest in what the MiniChess programme has to offer and how it impacts the current school curricula. There...
Venessa Calitz Visits! Venessa Calitz who originally started the Sandton franchise shortly before COVID, moved to South Munich, Germany shortly after! With her amazing zest for life, we are excited that she will be implementing the MiniChess programme in South Munich...
We were so excited when our Queen, Marisa van der Merwe agreed to do one of the Level 1 lessons at Laerskool Du Preez van Wyk in Bronkhorspruit, herself! Ready for action was our learners who learned eagerly about The King and Pawn through all 7 learning styles in the lesson! ...
"Feminism isn’t about making women strong. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength." Every year on the 9th of August we celebrate the incredible women in our lives and today is no different! Even though there are only about 37 female chess players who...
We are so proud of the learners at Laerskool Du Preez Van Wyk who are taking part in the Level 1 programme with MiniChess Teacher Michela da Cal. During this specific lesson, the learners did a revision to see where the children are in the programme and also learned sportsmanship...
We are so proud of Leon, our MiniChess teacher, powered by The Entrust Foundation, who came up with the concept of 67 players vs 67 minutes for Mandela Day and executed it perfectly. Spirits were high during the Mandela Day Chess celebrations including our Mvelaphanda chess players taking part in...
A lot can be said about the benefits chess has on the development of children, but what are those benefits and why should your child start playing chess from an early age. In this article, we will discuss some of the benefits and see how it has relevance to daily...
There is something incredible in the way youth have the ability to bounce back from bad experiences. I remember as a child, climbing every possible tree I could find – and almost always falling out of them – and then simply getting up and dusting myself off. Yes, there were...
