Volunteer opportunities to teach chess to kids/ beginners.

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Iblundereverymove99

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to volunteer as a chess teacher for kids just learning how to play. I just started playing chess recently so I would only be able to teach beginners. Does anyone know any online companies that hire volunteers to teach chess? I'm applying to schools and volunteering looks good on applications. 

Iblundereverymove99

I would teach just the basics of chess, I haven't really thought about how I would teach. 

Iblundereverymove99

Very true

shady_neighbour

Let me be honest here: if all you can teach is basics, you might as well not bother. There is plenty well-presented information on the internet that covers the basics. If you want to be a chess teacher, you would need to give something more of value to your students than what is available to them already, easily accessible and completely free.

Iblundereverymove99

Thank you for the feedback 

 

tacticsto
I suggest make your rapid rating to 1600 first.
MTILCChessfoever
look, I am a nine-year-old kid right now. I think just teach the people that want to be taught spread chess. I think it will help if you ask them to teach others. You don't have to do all the work do you?
gautamprakash

Hi am interested to volunteer as a teacher for kids who are beginners!

jjupiter6

Evaluate the advice given here carefully. Most of it is just the opinion of someone who has never taught chess and has no intention of doing so. Being actively taught something in person is vastly different to passively watching a video on Youtube, no matter what others (with no experience) here say.

Teacher here, btw.

PranavMittal123

Hi, I have been playing chess for a long period of time and I am quite good. I would love to volunteer to teach children at an intermediate or beginner level. As long as I can have someone from Chess.com write a small paragraph every month as proof that I have volunteered every week. This is because I am doing it as a part of my DofE. Thanks.

deadmemer1

Sorry to burst people's bubbles here, but 3 digit elos shouldn't be teaching chess. I'm barely a four-digit elo but I shouldn't be teaching chess either.

danoslo4

I started as a co chair parent volunteer at my kids elementary school. Ended up being the actual coach with another parent and two kids on the high school chess team. I’m following the curriculum from ChessKid.com. I’m under 1000 rapid, but the engagement from the kids has been amazing. Each week we have a lesson/watch a video, do some exercises/drills to reinforce, then play a game or two. We went from 6kids last year to 22 this year. We have two groups. Advanced and beginners. I teach the fundamentals and the assistants teach more Dvanced stuff.

At that age, teach the fundamentals and reinforce the love of the game.

the ChessKid curriculum is designed for anyone with a basic knowledge to teach it. It’s awesome !!!