Armenia Makes Chess a Mandatory School Subject

Armenia is a country mad for chess, having won a number of world chess competitions in recent years. Now, the country will impart a love of chess to the next generation, committing $1.43 million to an educational program that will see chess taught as a school curriculum subject for children six and above, who will study chess in classrooms for two hours per week.

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While the country is framing the program in terms of Armenia’s world competitiveness in chess, it’s fair to expect that there will be broader educational benefits: Education ministry official Arman Aivazian said that chess lessons would “foster schoolchildren’s intellectual development” and teach students to “think flexibly and wisely.”

(news.com.au via Neatorama. pic via Shutterstock.)


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