We Have a "Grandmaster" in our Midst!

"Little Man" is really enjoying his summer this year.  He started SAC (School Age Care) rather than the childcare center that he was attending previously.  And while he will be the first to tell you that there are positives and negatives to both places, he loves the activities that are available to him through SAC.  To name just a few, here are some of the things that he has been able to participate in so far this summer:

• Weekly trips to the local water park
• Weekly trips to the local library
• Weekly "guests" that come on-site to share things with the kids (including an astronomer, farmer, and a chef)
• A trip to the MN Science Museum to learn about real life pirates
• Volunteering to help set-up for our local "Relay for Life" cancer fundraising event
• A trip to a regional theater to see a play

The list of activities goes on and one -- but this week was a favorite...

The Youth Enrichment League visited and provided an instructor for a four day chess class.  Participants had to pay a fee to participate in this particular class, but the class was with a local (and highly sought after) instructor so it was worth the cost.  Anyone who knows "Little Man" knows that he loves to play chess -- and that he is fairly good at it for having had so little instruction this early in his life!

So what does four straight days of instruction with a highly-accomplished player get ya?  (See below to find out!)

"Little Man's" Grandmasters of Chess Trophy
"Rookie" Level

One happy little man!

Moving up from "Cadet" to "Lieutenant!"