Yearn2Learn Chess Academy

Build strong chess foundations—one skill at a time.

The Foundations Pathway gives new and early-beginner players ages 6–14 two guided opportunities each week to learn, practice, and play with purpose.

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Learn together.Practice with purpose.

Ages6–14New and early beginners

Frequency2× weekly45-minute sessions

Tuition$119/monthNo registration fee

CurriculumB1–B6Foundations Pathway

A thoughtful first pathway

Learn the rules. See the board. Make a plan.

Students begin at the appropriate Foundations stage and progress through clear skill checkpoints with instructor guidance, structured practice, and game play.

Advancement is performance-based: students advance when they demonstrate readiness in the required skills. After Foundations, ready students progress to the Intermediate pathway.

Foundations Pathway

Six stages from first moves to confident game play.

Placement and advancement are based on demonstrated skills, not a promised timeline.

B1Board & piecesBoard orientation, piece names, setup, and legal movement.

B2Move safetyCaptures, defended pieces, threats, and making safe legal choices.

B3Check & checkmateResponding to check, basic mates, stalemate, and completing a game.

B4Opening principlesDevelopment, center control, king safety, and purposeful early play.

B5Tactics & endingsForks, pins, skewers, basic endgames, and finding purposeful moves.

B6Confident playComplete games, notation, review, sportsmanship, and readiness to advance.

The instructor confirms each student’s starting stage and required skills during placement. Students advance when they demonstrate readiness in the required skills.

Schedule and availability

One complete twice-weekly group.

Both weekly meetings are included in one enrollment and are required.

Registration

Register for Foundations.

Complete one secure registration. If a seat is available, we create the family enrollment and invoice immediately.

1 Complete registration.
2 Activate or sign in to the Family Portal.
3 Pay the first invoice to confirm the roster seat.

No registration fee. First-month tuition follows the published proration policy.

Monthly tuition$119/month · no registration feeAfter submission, activate or open the Family Portal to pay. If one week of the month has passed, the remaining month is prorated. From the third week onward, the invoice includes the prorated remainder plus the following month.

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Student

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Current chess knowledge

Does your child know how the pieces move? *Does your child understand check? *Does your child understand checkmate? *

Scheduling and current programs

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