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Chess for Children Program


The Nashville Chess Center (NCC) provided over 60 hours of chess programs each week in nearly 40 schools and libraries during the 2023-2024 school year. We are now preparing to launch our chess clubs for the 2024-2025 school year!

What We Offer:

  • Qualified Coaches/Instructors
  • Complete Chess Sets and Equipment
  • Comprehensive Teaching Materials
  • Coaching and Formation of Competitive Teams
  • Skills Development in Confidence, Math, Science, and Reading
  • Online Curriculum Support via ChessKid.com
  • NCC Memberships

Since our establishment in 1995, the Nashville Chess Center has been actively engaging with public, private, charter, and home schools throughout Middle Tennessee. Our dedicated team of management and instructors has been working together for over 20 years, impacting thousands of students with our programs.

The Benefits of Chess:

  • Enhanced Problem-Solving and Logical Reasoning Skills
  • Increased Attention Span
  • Improved Patience and Self-Esteem
  • Positive Correlation with Higher Math and Reading Test Scores

Our Chess for Children Program is designed to illustrate these benefits by comparing the academic performance and social behavior of participants with their prior performance and with peers not involved in the program. This includes evaluating both classroom grades and standardized test scores.

Since 2000, our chess programs have consistently served over 1,000 students annually across various schools and organizations.

Contact Us:


For more information or to set up a chess club at your school, please contact us at:

Join us in fostering growth and learning through chess!

MIDDLE-TENNESSEE SCHOOLS WE HAVE WORKED IN IN THE PAST:

Agathos Classical School
Bailey Middle School

Bass Middle School

Battle Ground Academy

Bellevue Home School
Bellevue Library

Bellshire Design Center

Brentwood Library

Cameron Middle School

Carter Lawrence Elementary 

Christ Presbyterian Academy

Christ the King School

Crieve-Hall Elementary

Crockett Elementary
Croft Middle Design Center

Curry-Ingram Academy

Dan Mills Elementary

Donelson Christian Academy

Donelson Middle School

Eakin Elementary School

Easley Community Center

East End Prep

Edmondson Elementary

Ensworth School

Explore! Community School

Franklin Road Academy

Franklin Classical School

Glencliff High School
Glenclif Elementary School

Gra-Mar Middle School

Granbery Elementary

Grassland Elementary

Grassland Middle School 

Harding Academy
Harpeth Valley Elementary

Hattie Cotton Elementary

Head Magnet School

Heritage Elementary

Highland Heights Middle

Holy Rosary Elementary

Hume-Fogg Magnet High

Hull-Jackson Elementary

Indian Lake Elementary

J.T.Moore Middle School

Jere Baxter Middle School

John Early Middle School

Julia Green Elementary

Kenrose Elementary

KIPP Academy

The Kirkpatrick Center
Lawson High School

LEAD Academy
Lighthouse Christian Academy

Linden Corner School
Linden Waldorf School

Lipscomb Academy Elementary

Lipscomb Academy Middle

Lipscomb Elementary

Lockeland Design Center 

Maplewood High School

Margaret Maddox YMCA

Meigs Magnet School

Meigs Middle School (Decatur, TN)
Montessori Academy
Montessori East

Murfreesboro YMCA

Napier Elementary School


Nashville Classical School
Nashville Christian Academy
Nashville Prep.

Oak Hill School

Our Savior Lutheran Academy

Overbrook School

Page High School

Page Middle School

Pearl-Cohn High School

Pennington Elementary

Percy Priest Elementary

Percy Priest High School

Pope John Paul High School
Rosebank Elementary

Ross Elementary School

Rutherford Tutorial Academy

St. Bernard's Academy

St. Edwards School

St. Paul Christian Academy

Stanford Montessori School

Strive Collegiate Academy

Sunset Elementary

Sylvan Park Elementary

Thales Academy
Thomas Edison Elementary

Two Rivers Middle School

University School of Nashville

Valor Collegiate Academy
Warner Arts Magnet Elementary School

West End Middle School

Westhaven Community Center

Westmeade Elementary

Whitsitt Elementary School

Wright Middle School





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