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Check Mate News February, 2015

Unconditional Love for Children

Chess Academy

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For additional information on ULC Check Mate Chess Academy, contact program administrator, Barry Gray at (770) 652-2826 or bgray@slatonproperties.com

Beau Hardeman:Chess Instructor; Essig Kemp:Chess Coach; Anthony Smith:Student Intern/GA State Univ.

Congratulations – Honor Roll students 1st semester: Nick’s Barbershop Chess - Bryce Cowins, Collin Laster, Ashlee Ingram, Maxie Harrell, Tyreke Edge

Greenforest Christian Academy – 2nd Grade- Danielle Bacon, Talen Frett, Larry Harris III, Xavier Lewis, Jaden Newman, Haley Smith. 3rd Grade-Benjamin Brudey, Jenna Collins, Marian Griffin, Simone Lewis, Devon Lopez, Luke McCalep, Ryan Peek, Landon Searcy. 4th Grade-Timothy Howard, Mariam Tadesse, Austin Williams, Janiya Williams, Victoria McCalep. 7th Grade-Johnathan Adams, Daniel Bacon, Jada Collier, Sanaa Lewis, Myles Moore, Janyla Perez, Ashley Phillips, Rickey Turpin Jr.,. 8th Grade-Maegan Baker,Brian Brudey Jr., Darrell Dudley, Ryan Hill, Emmanuel Holsey, Kinaya Horton, Elijah Ndukwe, Ewart Smith. GPC “Open” Chess Tournament

GPC students Tulsi Bhandari and Jose Hernandez competed in a campus wide chess tournament on Wednesday, January 31st at the Clarkston campus. They played 3 rounds against 10 participants. Tulsi Bhandari won 1st place & Jose won a round. Congratulations Tulsi and Jose!

Hernandez Bhandari Chess Training ScheduleNick’s Barber Shop Chess – Saturday 10:am–12:am

Greenforest Christian Academy Chess- Wednesday 3:30pm–5:30pmHarvestlodge Home Chess – Wednesday 6:pm–8:pm

Georgia Perimeter College – Tuesday 4:pm–6:pmDecatur Checkmate Academy Chess Headquarters - TBA

Chess spells STRATEGY S – Safe Environment: Chess provides a safe environment to practice decision making, problem solving skills. T – Thinking Skills: Chess teaches efficient methods in thinking by managing impulsivity and acting with forethought. R – Rules: Chess teaches respect for rules of behavior. A – ‘Adaptability’: Chess gives opportunities to demonstrate competence. This builds confidence in ability to correct mistakes and improve performance. T – Taking Risks: Chess gives occasions to risk and the consequences of choices. Chess provides opportunities for courageous decision making. E – Everyday Applications: Chess applies habits of many everyday activities such as planning ahead, decision-making, setting priorities, and dealing with people with different goals. G – Gracefulness: Chess teaches sportsmanship. Chess gives opportunity for winning and losing gracefully. Y – Yardstick: Chess enables children to experience the gap between what they think they know and what really is accurate. Chess acts as a yardstick to measure this self-discovery. In this way, Chess spells STRATEGY and teaches students how to think.

BECOME a Stakeholder support a student (s) in the Checkmate Academy!Make contributions to the Unconditional Love For Children Foundation Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization registered in the State of Georgia, mailing address: ULC Foundation Inc. 1960 Stoneleigh Dr. Stone Mountain, GA 30087