Chess Nuts is a laughing, dancing, any video, chess-tourney, clock-slapping show introduction to chess and being the smart kid in the room. Kids report Chess Nuts to be the favorite part of their week, because kids love our infectiously-fun thinking activities are developmentally-targeted to be compelling, exhilarating, and gratifying.

Guaranteed to delight, Chess Nuts is the perfect way to instill enthusiasm for chess and help your kindergartener gain academic confidence while learning the basics of the game and having a blast.

Upon enrollment, new students receive a TKS T-Shirt, chess set, chess bag, and all the colorful TactixBands they can earn!

Did you know that Kindergartners get four special privileges in their The Knight School Chess classes? Yep. In fact, our kindergarten division is so important to us that it is a completely different The Knight School division called “Chess Nuts.” While kindergartners and elementary kids enjoy the gags and movies and prizes and excitement of chess class together every week in order to maximize the fun for kindergartners and also to accelerate the chess learning for kindergartners, Chess Nuts kindergarten chess is wholly different from our purple-shirted The Knight School elementary program. Here are the four big differences:

1) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners wear an orange shirt; The Knight School Elementary kids wear purple. That way there is no mistaking who needs the extra attention!

2) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners are the “students” during our recurring activity, “Yes, Junior?” in which veteran kids teach newbies specific tactics.

3) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners always enjoy a beginner’s lesson each week on the floor with their School Coach until they are ready to enter the general population.

4) Our Chess Nuts kindergartners are generally mentored by the older kids, which we have learned after thirty years of experimenting is the fastest way for kindergarteners to learn chess and be assimilated with established elementary chess players. Our kindergartners have reported for decades that mixing with the big kids is far more fun than being separated from them in a different room. Our mixing/mentor program is how we get fledglings on their feet, and we invite your kindergartner to join us this fall!

Class meets weekly for one hour and 15 minutes.

REGISTRATION FOR 2024-2025 SCHOOLYEAR IS NOW OPEN!

Program Location Days/Times Action

HOMESCHOOLER'S CHESS at Playful Family Center - Monday MORNINGS 10:30-11:45AM: Sept. 9 - May 12: $90 Monthly

Playful Family, 616 State Rd 13 N, Fruit Cove, FL 32259, USA

Sep 09, 2024 - May 12, 2025 Monday Enroll

Beaches Episcopal Day School - Fridays - Beginning in August 2024

Beaches Episcopal Day School, 450 11th Ave N, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, USA

Aug 23, 2024 - May 23, 2025 Friday Registration on School's Site

Cornerstone Classical Academy - Tuesdays: Sept. 3 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Cornerstone Classical Academy, 2360 St Johns Bluff Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32246, USA

Sep 03, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Durbin Creek Elementary - Mondays: Sept. 9 - May 12: $80 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $630

Durbin Creek Elementary, 4100 Race Track Rd, St Johns, FL 32259, USA

Sep 09, 2024 - May 12, 2025 Monday Enroll

Durbin Creek Elementary - Fridays: Sept. 13 - May 16: $85 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $675

Durbin Creek Elementary, 4100 Race Track Rd, St Johns, FL 32259, USA

Sep 13, 2024 - May 16, 2025 Friday Enroll

Freedom Crossing Academy - Tuesdays: Sept. 10 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Freedom Crossing Academy, 1365 Shetland Dr, St Johns, FL 32259, USA

Sep 10, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Global Leadership Academy - ARTS Campus - Thursdays: Nov 7 - May 15: $90 Monthly. Discount offered for Full Pay.

Global Leadership Academy - ARTS Campus, 4660 Lusso Ln, Jacksonville, FL 32246, USA

Nov 07, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll

Hickory Creek Elementary - Wednesdays: Sept. 4 - May 14: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Hickory Creek, 235 Hickory Creek Trail, Fruit Cove, FL 32259, USA

Sep 04, 2024 - May 14, 2025 Wednesday Enroll

J. Allen Axson Montessori School - Fridays: Sept. 6 - May 16: $85 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $675

J. Allen Axson, 4763 Sutton Park Ct, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA

Sep 06, 2024 - May 16, 2025 Friday Enroll

Jacksonville Beach Elementary - Tuesdays: Sept. 10 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Jacksonville Beach Elementary, 315 S 10th St, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, USA

Sep 10, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Jacksonville Classical Academy MAIN Campus: Mondays: SESSION 2: FEB. 3 - APRIL 28: $225 for 12 Week Session or $80 Monthly

Jacksonville Classical Academy, 2043 Forest St, Jacksonville, FL 32204, USA

Feb 03, 2025 - Apr 28, 2025 Monday SPRING ENROLLMENT

Jacksonville Classical Academy FORT CAROLINE: Fridays: SESSION 2: FEB. 7 - MAY 2: $240 for 12 Week Session or $85 Monthly

Jacksonville Classical Academy Fort Caroline, 5900 Fort Caroline Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32277, USA

Feb 07, 2025 - May 02, 2025 Friday SPRING ENROLLMENT

Jacksonville Country Day School Chess Nuts Kindergarten Chess - Thursdays: August 2024 - May 2025

Jacksonville Country Day School, 10063 Baymeadows Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32256, USA

Aug 22, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Registration on School's Site

Julington Creek Elementary - Fridays: Sept. 13 - May 16: $85 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $675

Julington Creek Elementary, 2316 Race Track Rd, Fruit Cove, FL 32259, USA

Sep 13, 2024 - May 16, 2025 Friday Enroll

Lakeside Academy - Mondays: Starting November 4th: $80 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $490

Lakeside Academy, 1455 Twin Creeks Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32095, USA

Nov 04, 2024 - May 12, 2025 Monday Enroll

Liberty Pines Academy - Thursdays: Sept. 5 - May 15: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Liberty Pines Academy, 10901 Russell Sampson Rd, St Johns, FL 32259, USA

Sep 05, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll

Loretto Elementary - Mondays: Sept. 9 - May 12: $80 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $630

Loretto Elementary, 3900 Loretto Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32223, USA

Sep 09, 2024 - May 11, 2025 Monday Enroll

Mill Creek Academy - Fridays: Sept. 6 - May 16: $85 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $675

Mill Creek Academy, 3750 International Golf Pkwy, St. Augustine, FL 32092, USA

Sep 06, 2024 - May 16, 2025 Friday Enroll

Ocean Palms Elementary - Thursdays: Sept. 5 - May 15: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Ocean Palms Elementary, 355 Landrum Ln, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, USA

Sep 05, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll

Osceola Elementary - Mondays: Sept. 9 - May 12: $80 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $630

Osceola Elementary, 1605 Osceola Elementary Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32084, USA

Sep 09, 2024 - May 12, 2025 Monday Enroll

Palencia Elementary School - Fridays: Sept. 13 - May 16: $85 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $675

Palencia Elementary School, 355 Palencia Village Dr, St. Augustine, FL 32095, USA

Sep 13, 2024 - May 16, 2025 Friday Enroll

Palmer Catholic Academy - Thursdays: Sept. 5 - May 15: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Palmer Catholic Academy, 4889 Palm Vly Rd, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, USA

Sep 05, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll

Palm Valley Academy - Mondays: Sept. 9 - May 12: $80 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $630

Palm Valley Academy, 700 Bobcat Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081, USA

Sep 09, 2024 - May 12, 2025 Monday Enroll

Palm Valley Academy - Wednesdays: Sept. 4 - May 14: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Palm Valley Academy, 700 Bobcat Lane, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081, USA

Sep 04, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Wednesday Enroll

Patriot Oaks Academy - Tuesdays: Sept. 10 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Patriot Oaks Academy, 475 Longleaf Pine Pkwy, St Johns, FL 32259, USA

Sep 10, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Pine Island Academy - Wednesdays: Sept. 11 - May 14: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Pine Island Academy, 805 Pine Island Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32095, USA

Sep 11, 2024 - May 14, 2025 Wednesday Enroll

Pine Island Academy - Thursdays: Sept. 12 - May 15: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Pine Island Academy, 805 Pine Island Rd, St. Augustine, FL 32095, USA

Sep 12, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll

PVPV Rawlings Elementary - Mondays: Sept. 9 - May 12: $80 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $630

PVPV Rawlings Elementary, 610 A1A N, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, USA

Sep 09, 2024 - May 12, 2025 Monday Enroll

PVPV Rawlings Elementary - Wednesdays: Sept. 4 - May 14: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

PVPV Rawlings Elementary, 610 A1A N, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, USA

Sep 04, 2024 - May 14, 2025 Wednesday Enroll

PVPV Rawlings Elementary - Fridays: Sept. 6 - May 16: $85 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $675

PVPV Rawlings Elementary, 610 A1A N, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082, USA

Sep 06, 2024 - May 16, 2025 Friday Enroll

River City Science Academy Intracoastal - Wednesdays: Sept. 4 - May 14: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

River City Science Academy Intracoastal, 2002 San Pablo Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA

Sep 04, 2024 - May 14, 2025 Wednesday Enroll

Riverside Presbyterian Day School - Tuesdays: Beginning in August 2024 - May 2025

Riverside Presbyterian Day School, 830 Oak St, Jacksonville, FL 32204, USA

Aug 20, 2024 - May 20, 2025 Tuesday Registration on School's Site

San Juan Del Rio Catholic School - Tuesdays: Sept. 10 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

San Juan del Rio Catholic School, 1714 State Rd 13, Fruit Cove, FL 32259, USA

Sep 10, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Seabreeze Elementary - Thursdays: Sept. 5 - May 15: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Seabreeze Elementary, 1400 Seabreeze Ave, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, USA

Sep 05, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll

St. Mark's Episcopal Day School - Wednesdays - Beginning in August

St. Mark's Episcopal Day School, 4114 Oxford Ave, Jacksonville, FL 32210, USA

Aug 23, 2023 - May 15, 2024 Wednesday Registration on School's Site

St. Paul's Catholic Church School - Thursdays: Sept. 5 - May 15, $90 Monthly or $720 Pay in Full

St. Paul's Catholic Church School, 212 5th St N, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250, USA

Sep 05, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll

Timberlin Creek Elementary - Tuesdays: Sept. 10 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Timberline Creek Elementary, 555 Pine Tree Ln, St. Augustine, FL 32092, USA

Sep 10, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Trout Creek Academy - Tuesdays: Sept. 10 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Trout Creek Academy, 855 Timberwolf Trl, St. Augustine, FL 32092, USA

Sep 10, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Valley Ridge Academy - Mondays: Sept. 9 - May 12: $80 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $630

Valley Ridge Academy, 105 Greenleaf Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32081, USA

Sep 09, 2024 - May 12, 2025 Monday Enroll

Wards Creek Elementary - Tuesdays: Sept. 3 - May 13: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Wards Creek Elementary, 6555 FL-16, St. Augustine, FL 32092, USA

Sep 03, 2024 - May 13, 2025 Tuesday Enroll

Wards Creek Elementary - Thursdays: Sept. 5 - May 15: $90 Monthly or Discounted Pay in Full $720

Wards Creek Elementary, 6555 FL-16, St. Augustine, FL 32092, USA

Sep 05, 2024 - May 15, 2025 Thursday Enroll