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Products
for Coaches and Schools
I. Which Package Should My School Purchase?
Many schools purchase a Chess Club Manager© Teaching Package (Item #551) to start with a complete management and teaching station that makes it easy to make chess a varsity sport in your school. This includes Chess Club Manager and the Chess Workouts interactive tutorials for one computer. Then, depending on the school's budget, you can add the Chess Workouts© to additional computers so students have more access to interactive chess learning. This can be done one computer at a time or more cost-effectively with Lab Packs or a Site License for multiple computers: (Purchase Item #561 if you want the Chess Workouts for 1 more school computer; or Item #s 179, 180 or 181 if you want the Chess Workouts Lab Packs for 3, 5 or 10 more school computers; or Item #182 if you want the Chess Workouts Site License for unlimited computers.) All licenses are permanent, so there are no hidden costs or annual fees. You pay once and the software is yours forever.
And if you want to add the Thinking Tags to motivate student learning through the Chess Workouts, order Item #600 (under Motivational Tools).
Each of the items in these packages are described more fully below.
II. Management Tools for your Chess Club
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Chess
Club Manager© 2.0
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$99.95 |
#120
PC/Mac
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Save
hundreds of hours of time on management work - and
motivate students like never before. Effortlessly
create player ratings and standings at the click
of a button. Print numerous useful management forms
and unlimited Awards Certificates, motivate outside
learning by tracking progress through the Chess
Workouts, and award Bonus Points, plus much more!
Chess Club Manager
is so simple to use that students can do most of your
work for you. Now you can even export data to SwissSys
or WinTD for pairings, import and export player data, select the scoring system for club ratings
and create instant tournament registrations by print or e-mail.
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Chess
Club Manager© 2.0
Teaching Package
(Complete Software Set for Your First Computer)
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$179.95
A $239 Value
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#551
PC/Mac
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The
perfect starter set for any school. All the software
for one complete chess club management and teaching
station: Chess Club Manager, First Lessons
in Chess, Volumes 1-6 of the Chess Workouts and
a 50 sheet pack of our special USCF Scholastic Chess
Award Certificate Stationery. Allows use by an unlimited
number of students, and lets you print beautiful
handouts of all the Chess Workouts puzzles. Retail
value $239. (View
description of individual Chess Workouts.)
Upgrade
Chess Club Manager 2.0 to the Chess Club
Manager 2.0 Teaching Package |
$80.00 |
#184
PC/Mac |
If you own only Chess Club Manager Version 2.0, you already have First Lessons in Chess and the six Chess Workouts in Browse mode. Get full access to these wonderful interactive learning tools by upgrading to a Chess Club Manager Teaching Package. All your students will have access to the Workouts, and you will be able to print unlimited chess puzzle handouts.
(PLEASE NOTE: The only way to order this upgrade is to use your copy of Chess Club Manager to either (a) enter our Web site directly (from the Chess Workouts section, Select Book screen) or (b) create a form to fax back. You will then immediately receive an unlock code keyed to your existing software.)
III. Learning
Tools for Students
Expand
Learning Access! Put Think
Like A King on additional
school computers with Chess Workouts Teaching Packages,
Lab Packs or Site License.
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Chess
Workouts© 2.0 Teaching Package
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$144.95
A $172 value
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#561
PC/Mac
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Equip
one computer to be a complete teaching station at school.
Includes Vols. 1-6 of the Chess Workouts and First Lessons,
packaged with multi-user software ($50 value) that tracks
& reports progress for an unlimited number of students.
(Does not include Chess Club Manager.)
Save
big when you equip multiple workstations with the Chess
Workouts Teaching Package. (Chess Club Manager
not included.) Equip a classroom, computer lab,
or even your entire school with the best chess learning
software ever!
Each
Lab Pack lets you install the Teaching Package ($172.00
value) on that many computers. Or get the best deal
of all: our Site License lets you install the software
on EVERY computer in your school!
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Lab
Pack for 3 Computers
SAVE 27% - $516 value
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$374.95
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#179
PC/Mac
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Lab
Pack for 5 Computers
SAVE 36%
- $860 value
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$549.95
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#180
PC/Mac
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Lab
Pack for 10 Computers
SAVE 48%
- $1,720 value
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$899.95
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#181
PC/Mac
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Site
License for School
Huge Savings!!
Install
$172 of software on EVERY computer in your school!
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$1,499.95
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#182
PC/Mac
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IV.
Motivational Tools:
More Great Ways to
Make Chess A Success!
Motivate
everyone to learn
better Chess and
thinking skills
by rewarding progress
with promotions
through our Thinking
Belt levels. Like
Karate belts,
our Thinking Belt
system inspires
and rewards your
students as they
progress through
the Chess Workouts curriculum.
The more they
learn, the higher
they rise as they
think their way
through 9 colors
and 28 levels of
achievement. Our
Thinking Belts
Wall Chart will
help you mark their
success for all
to see. Students
will race to keep
up with each other
as they earn new
belts, ranging
from white, yellow,
green, all the
way up to the
coveted Black Belt
- in Thinking.
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| Thinking
Tag Starter Set
for Schools |
$64.95
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#600
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As students advance through the Thinking Belt levels, they can earn an extra reward: A matching colored metal Thinking Tag keyed to their progress and which can be proudly displayed on students' schoolbags. Our Thinking Tag Starter Set contains 120 Thinking Tags designed for an 'average'
chess club of 20 students. Includes 20 each
of the first 5 Thinking Belt colors (taking students
through the first 2 Chess Workouts) and 5 each
of the last 4 colors (covering the last 4,
more challenging Workouts), plus 20 chains.
Our Thinking Belts and Thinking Tags system offers maximum flexibility to motivate all your students to progress through the Chess Workouts. You can follow our suggested guidelines (see Thinking Belt Wall Chart instructions) or create your own. Purchase the Thinking Tag Starter Set, a complete set of 9 tags for students or individual color sets of 20 tags.
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| Thinking
Tag Individual Set (9 tags; 1 of each color plus
chain) |
$6.95
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#619
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to see larger image
Thinking
Tags Single Color Sets of 20
| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -White |
$12.95
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#610
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Yellow |
$12.95
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#611
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Orange |
$12.95
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#612
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Green |
$12.95
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#613
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Purple |
$12.95
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#614
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Blue |
$12.95
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#615
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Red |
$12.95
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#616
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Brown |
$12.95
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#617
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| Thinking
Tags Single Color Set of 20 -Black |
$12.95
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#618
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| Thinking
Tag Chains - Set of 20 |
$3.95
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#620
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Make
Student Achievements
Special with…
Beautiful Chess Award Certificate Stationery
| Chess
Award Certificate Stationery |
$16.95
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#170
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package of high-quality,
parchment-like
bond paper with
a chess motif border
and background
graphic to use
when printing your
players' Award
certificates with
Chess Club Manager©.
Prominently labeled
as a 'U.S. Chess
Federation Scholastic
Chess Award' with
an important message
on the back, these
certificates will
carry a extra
special meaning
for their recipients.
It's one more great
way to reward your
kids for their
thinking efforts!
(50 sheets) |
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V.
Think Like A King
Upgrades for Version
1 Users
Upgrade
to Version
2.0 for
Chess Club Manager©, School Packages,
Lab Packs or Site License:
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Take advantage of the many new features of Chess Club Manager – from all new graphics and a flexible club rating system, to importing and exporting player data, creating instant tournament registrations by print or e-mail, and exporting files to SwissSys or WinTD for pairings. Easily import club data into version 2.0
from your current version of CCM. Or you can add improved graphics and art options to all your Chess Workouts teaching stations. Either way makes chess even more exciting.
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| Chess
Club Manager
Upgrades: |
| Upgrade
Chess Club Manager
Version
1 to Chess Club
Manager Version
2.0 |
$49.95 |
#186
PC/Mac |
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| Upgrade
Chess Club Manager
Version 1 Teaching
Package to Chess
Club Manager 2.0
Teaching Package |
$49.95 |
#195
PC/Mac |
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| Upgrade
Chess Club Manager
Version 1 to Chess
Club Manager 2.0
Teaching Package |
$129.95 |
#183
PC/Mac |
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Student
Teaching
Station Upgrades:
Upgrade
Version 1
Satellite
Teaching
Package to
Chess Workouts
2.0 Teaching
Packages
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Upgrade
up to 4 computers
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$19.95
per computer |
#187
PC/Mac |
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Upgrade
up to 10 computers
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$17.95
per computer |
#188
PC/Mac |
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| Upgrade
Current Site
License |
$199.95 |
#189
PC/Mac |
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System Requirements:
- Think Like A King Version 2.0 CDs contain software for both Windows 95 through XP and Mac OS X
- Requires 20 MB disk space.
- Audience: First Lessons and Chess Workouts Vols. 1 & 2: Grade 3 & up readers (or younger, working with parents). Chess Workouts Vols. 3 – 6: Grade 4 & up readers.
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VI. "How
To" Monographs
Order our monographs
to get you going in
the right direction,
with tips on organization
and teaching strategies
(shipping/handling
only, or download free
PDF) …
A 35 page monograph
covering the fundamentals
of organizing a school
chess club. A step-by-step
discussion of the logistics
and mechanics of organizing
and running a club,
with suggestions on
financing, recruiting
and motivating players.
A great starter document
for new programs,
from
Food for Thought Software.
A great starter document for new programs.
| Monograph:
A Curriculum Guide
for Scholastic
Chess... David
MacEnulty - Download
free PDF or
purchase |
$5.95
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#401
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The author of the
Think Like A King® Chess
Workouts Series provides
you with a basic curriculum
guide to get you started
teaching chess to
your club.
VII. Knights of the South Bronx DVD
| Knights of the South Bronx DVD |
$14.95 |
#353 |
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| The author of our Chess Workouts tutorials, David MacEnulty, used chess to transform the lives of his at-risk students, and inspired Ted Danson's role in the A&E original movie, Knights of the South Bronx. Learn David's story with the Knights DVD. Then learn more about our Chess Workouts, which make David's highly regarded curriculum accessible to schools and homes everywhere in a series of seven engaging tutorials that take the work out of learning chess. |
Ted Danson gives a compelling performance in this heroic, heartwarming story based on David MacEnulty's experiences as an inner-city schoolteacher in New York who "discovers a way to reach out to his skeptical students through the game of chess. Against all odds, he inspires his students to become champions, not only at chess, but in life!" Co-starring Keke Palmer and Malcolm David Kelley, the "Knights of the South Bronx proves that no matter who you are or where you come from, if you play like a winner, you can be a king!" 90 minutes. A&E Network co-produced the film with Fox Television Studios (FtvS)(2005)."
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