Updated Schedule:

Group 1: Every Tuesday starting Sept 16th to Dec 17th 2025, 
Tuesday group missed 4 sessions due to the teachers strike and we will make up those lessons on the following dates: Tue Dec 9th; Wed Dec 10th; Tue Dec 16th; Wed Dec17th
Group 2: Every Wednesday starting Sept 17th to Dec 17th 2025, (no lesson Oct 8,15,22 and Nov 12th) - 10 sessions
Time: lunch break. Once we have registration completed, we will split students into Tuesday and Wednesday groups according to the age and chess level.
For whom: students from grade 1 to 6. Please be aware that space is limited and we operate on a first come, first serve basis.
Cost: $100 + GST ($105). Payments: by e-transfer to info@jumpingknight.com or by cheque to Jumping Knight Chess (it can be left at the school office). When using e-transfer please include the name of the student, grade and the school.

Please be aware that your child must attend the school in order to participate in their school chess classes.

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Registration: 
 

We hope that there won't be a strike or a lock out this semester, but in case there is a work stoppage, we plan to follow the steps below:

1. Since we are starting the semester early, we have given ourselves some time to make up any missed lessons, so our first step would be to extend the end date of the semester up to the Christmas break if necessary.

2. If this doesn't cover all the missed lessons, we will either offer an extra week after the Christmas break or a reduced rate for the winter semester to cover lessons that we had to cancel.

3. If it looks like there will be an extended work stoppage, we will offer online lessons in lieu of in-class lessons. 

4. At the end of the school year, if we have exhausted all other options, we will offer a refund for lessons that we had to cancel due to a work stoppage.

Jumping Knight Chess:

Lessons at Jumping Knight are dynamic and filled with energy. We believe that there are many benefits to learning chess, such as developing logical thinking, good sportsmanship and problem solving skills as well as being an excellent tool helping with interpersonal relationships.

We strongly believe that the best way for children to learn chess is in a fun and energetic atmosphere where they can feel safe about taking some risks during their games without the fear of making a mistake. After all, we learn some of our best lessons from our own mistakes.

Our lessons are a combination of a lecture and interactive question period where we learn new material and review past lessons and applying the skills we have taught in friendly games between students.

 

Our Team:

Jumping Knight was created by the husband and wife team of Paul Clement and Agnieszka Matras-Clement in order to help bring chess to Alberta students in an enjoyable and accessible way.

Agnieszka is the current Alberta Women’s Champion and a Woman International Master with over 15 years of experience teaching chess to children. She is also a member of Chess Olympic Team Canada and is a registered coach in Alberta.

Paul is currently progressing as a chess player, but has a strong background in teaching, with over 10 years experience teaching children in both Europe (where he owned two English schools) and in Edmonton.