Screening of Brooklyn Castle
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30pm
46 West 116th Street
After the screening there will be a panel discussion featuring Junior Open Champion Justus Williams, Director/Producer Katie Dellamaggiore, Georgios Alexopoulos, and Nadya Ortiz. They will discuss Wall Street, Charter Schools, and Chess.
For tickets (click here)
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30pm
46 West 116th Street
Meet US Junior Open Champion Justus Williams
More information and tickets (click here)
Teach Them Chess & Computer Programming!
Chess Master Joshua Colas
According to studies:
Bill Gates, Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, Napoleon Bonaparte, Winston Churchill, Will Smith, Bono, and Madonna were or are avid chess players. Tennis legend and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker said:
“I used to prepare for my tennis matches by playing chess, and it would get my mind stimulated and focused before going on court. It was essentially a mental warm-up.”
And learning computer programming has never been more important. According to Douglas Rushkoff, author of Program or Be Programmed:
When human beings acquired language, we learned not just how to listen but how to speak. When we gained literacy, we learned not just how to read but how to write. And as we move into an increasingly digital reality, we must learn not just how to use programs but how to make them. In the emerging, highly programmed landscape ahead, you will either create the software or you will be the software. It’s really that simple: Program, or be programmed.
I-CAMP is a program to teach young people skills such as chess and computer programming. I-CAMP stands for Intrinsic, Community, Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose, which are fundamental elements for building wealth and health.
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