Intermediate Chess is designed for students who want to build upon their foundational understanding. You will expand your knowledge of tactics and strategies in the game of chess. Starting with opening goals, you will learn tactical motifs and strategies to employ through a chess game, as well as ideas to use when evaluating a board position. Concepts are explained through lessons, game studies, and videos. Games against increasingly difficult bots cap every chapter, culminating with a final game against your instructor.

In this course, you will use the drafting and revision skills you learned in The Process of Writing to practice clearly communicating your ideas to an audience.

This course explores the craft of writing, including techniques like brainstorming, outlining, drafting, and revision that effective writers use across multiple genres. You will write a family narrative describing an event experienced by a family member, telling a story that is important to you and your family history. You will also pen an argumentative essay on a topic of your choice and compose a vivid poem using concrete images and abstract concepts.

Welcome to the club! In CTY’s Chess Club, students who enjoy playing the game come together to practice their chess tactics and strategies in a community setting.

Through forum discussion and the opportunity to play games multiple times per week, you’ll improve in chess knowledge, strategy, and confidence!

This club has synchronous virtual club meetings where you can interact with other club members.

Want to solve problems and learn strategies with other kids who love competitive math? Then welcome to the club! Through weekly meetings and asynchronous forum discussion, you’ll work with a small team of classmates to solve problems in an informal environment. CTY club coaches lead virtual synchronous meetings where you’ll get a chance to interact and learn as a team.

While this math club doesn’t replace any CTY courses, it’s a great way to meet like-minded students and explore challenging topics together.

Introduction to Chess provides new or beginning students with a strong foundation in the game’s rules and strategies, and a community of enthusiasts to learn alongside. You’ll begin with a brief history of chess and unravel the secrets of chess through quizzes, videos, and games about how each piece moves.

From artificial sweeteners in diet soft drinks to batteries in electric cars, chemistry is integral to our everyday lives. This course investigates chemistry as a means to solving real-world problems. You’ll learn about the periodic table, atomic structure, and chemical bonding. In the lab, you and your classmates will investigate solubility, test water samples to identify potential toxins, and participate in a simulation of a town hall meeting to debate how to preserve a community water source. Working in a lab, you’ll learn how chemistry is used to improve the world around us.