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Chess Institute of Canada is a world leader in curriculum-based scholastic chess programming, where the ancient game of chess is used as a vehicle for delivering profound life lessons for the challenges of today.

Your caring donation to Chess Institute of Canada will make our world a better place

This year Chess Institute of Canada, Canada’s only charity dedicated to chess education, is participating in Giving Tuesday through the announcement of our Youth Chess Fund.  We are excited to share our goal to raise $5000 to celebrate the fund’s launch on this special day. 

Through initiatives like our innovate Chess To Life Program, we utilize the ancient game of chess to build important life and STEM skills for young people—leaving a lasting educational imprint on their lives.

Your donation to CIC’s Youth Chess Fund will help us bring chess-based curriculum into more schools, and provide subsidies to families whose children would not have this unique opportunity otherwise. 

This is your opportunity to join donors like the Rosenhek Family, who through the Marvin Rosenhek Community Chess Fund, have contributed to school and community educational initiatives that have brought the magic of chess to a whole new generation of learners.

We live in a challenging time with many individuals and leaders making decisions without considering their long-term effects. How much better would our world be if kids were taught – in a fun way – how to make better decisions and to live their lives in harmony with each other and our world?

Chess Institute of Canada shapes young minds, partnering the teaching of chess with caring and strategic mentoring that helps kids develop critical thinking and social skills that they can apply to their daily lives.

For more information on Chess Institute of Canada and our charitable works, please click here to visit our website.