Teaching Skills for the Game of Life.

LOPEZ, Victor Francisco; SOCIAL skills; INTERPERSONAL relations; ORGANIZATION; CHILDREN; EDUCATION; CONFERENCES & conventions

The article presents an interview with Victor Francisco Lopez, founder and executive director, Learners Chess Academy. He explains how his organization uses chess to teach children intellectual, social and leadership skills in school clubs and camps. When asked how he launched the organization, he said he borrowed $2,000 from his mother to print fliers.