Summer Chess Camp Guide | No Screens
Dear Chess Friends & Families:
We are big believers in the power of immersive learning camp to give kids every chance to have a successful experience of competitive chess play (40 hours a week / 8 hours per day in our Summer Training Camps vs 2 hours per week in our Chess Club and Teams afterschool training sessions).
This year's National Championship success, highlighted by our K-5 National Championship, was born through the hard work and dedication of our players and teams over the past several summers. As we look towards continued success at next season's City, State and National Championships, it starts this summer.
Open to all levels of players, and led by our team of incredible ICN coaches, this year we have nine weeks of camps with engaging chess for all levels of players lined up with all the signature features we know the kids love. And this year, our camps are guaranteed to be phone & device & screen free. (See group levels, locations, and dates below.)
We have two great camp days coming up on June 5th & 6th, as well as our End of Year Festivals on Wednesday, June 19th, but then summer is right around the corner, and I'd like to invite you to join us next Tuesday, June 3rd at 7:00pm for an online open house dedicated solely to outlining our coming Summer Chess Camps for 2025.
Join us here Tuesday evening: Summer Chess Camp Online Open House Link
There will be a lot to cover. Our screen-free summer camps feature TWO rated games per day alongside skill-specific lessons and analysis. We'll be running our yearly kid favorites like our art stations & outdoor play as well. On top of that, we'll have special guests visiting our sites, we'll have Team Shirt Fridays, we'll have camp vs camp field trips, supported by all your favorite ICN team coaches, and much more.
We will have four sites this summer: our Elite Clubhouse at Luke's on 46th (for 1200+ USCF), our Upper East Side site at Trevor Day, our perennial flagship camp at PS 33 in Chelsea, along with our Brooklyn anchor site at PS 230.
We are looking forward to laying out the summer map for everyone and fielding any and all questions, so join us next Tuesday!
Looking forward,
Ian
All ages, levels, schools, teams, players welcome!
Summer Grouping Options:
Rookie (All players interested in learning/no previous knowledge required) - Absolute Beginners/Newcomers
Novice (All players with USCF Rating Under 300) - Beginners - USCF Required
Intermediate - U700 (All players with USCF Rating Under 700) - USCF Required
Advancing - U1000 (All players with USCF Rating Under 1000) - USCF Required
Championship - 1000+ USCF Required
Elite - 1200 + USCF Required
Summer Camp Locations:
Manhattan Camps:
Trevor Day East
312 East 95th Street
PS 33
281 9th Avenue
Elite Clubhouse Summer Camp
308 W 46th St
Brooklyn Camps:
PS 230 Lower School
425 McDonald Avenue
Summer Camp Dates:
June 30th - July 3rd (4 Day)
July 7th - July 11th
July 14th - July 18th
July 21st - July 25th
July 28th - August 1st
August 4th - August 8th
August 11th - August 15th
August 18th - August 22nd
August 25th - August 29th
Summer Camp Rates:
Single Day Rate = $139
Weekly Rate = $649
Four Week Summer Camp Deal (Email Specific Dates) = $2,336
Eight Week Summer Camp Deal (Email Specific Dates) = $4,153