Support Our Need-Based Scholarship Fund!

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Help Learners Chess fully fund all of our need-based scholarship requests this school year! All donations up to $1,000 matched in November, 2018!!! Make a donation today! In our community many families are struggling to make ends meet for so many reasons: Some are pursuing higher education and are not yet able to bring in enough income to afford chess … Read More

Now Hiring: Chess Coaches In Albuquerque and Rio Rancho (part time/seasonal)

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Learners Chess Academy is hiring assistant chess coaches for our before and after school chess programs. Click here to fill out an application About what we are looking for: Learners Chess is looking for prospective chess coaches who have work/life situations which will allow them time to coach chess 2-3 afternoons or mornings per week. Chess coaching candidates should plan … Read More

Late May Single Day Camps

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As school starts getting out, we will have some single day camps available on select days in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho! Choose any combination of morning, afternoons, or full days that work for you! Rio Rancho: May 22nd May 23rd Albuquerque: May 26th May 30th May 31st June 1st

Latest Learners Newsletter and Announcements

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Here are the latest announcements and newsletters for Learners Chess: January 19th, 2018: After School Programs Starting Soon! January 4th, 2018: Chess Puzzles, Clubs, Tournaments, and Camps! November 21st, 2017: Thanksgiving Chess Update November 9th, 2017: Camp and Tournament Reminders October 25th, 2017: Tournament Announcements and Camp Reminders October 17th, 2017: Club Updates and November Camps October 5th, 2017: Learners … Read More

Learners’ Impact and Recognition

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Click here to see the entire published break down of our impact in 2016.  Here is a map of the locations around New Mexico and globally that our organization has impacted since 2010. 2016 Recognition: See below for the numerous local and national recognitions that our organization received in 2016: ABQ Chamber of Commerce and ABQ Journal: In December of 2016, … Read More

Chess League Finals 2016 – Results and Write Up

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Central NM Team Chess League Final Tournament Spring 2016 Tournament Report On April 10th, 2016, 290 students from elementary and community schools all over Central New Mexico showed up to represent their school chess team in the Student Union Building at UNM. They played in 6 different divisions: Leaders A, Leaders B, Leaders C, Leaders D, Learners A, and Learners B. … Read More

Learners Chess Featured in ABQ Sunday Journal

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On February 28th, Learners Chess Academy was fortunate to be featured in an article about our organization and after school program at Alvarado Elementary. Here is a link to the online version of the article and below is a scan of the article from the paper itself. Thank you to Rosalie Rayburn and teh editors at the Journal who saw … Read More