FIDE Gold Award for Yahya Kemal College

Excellence in Chess Education!

Yahya Kemal College has won the FIDE School Gold Award from the Chess in Education Commission. This global award honors their outstanding chess program.

They have dedicated classrooms, a comprehensive curriculum, skilled instructors, and promote many chess events. Suggestions for improvement include adding more subjects, starting more chess clubs, and creating community projects.

This international award shows their commitment to helping students succeed.

POU Yahya Kemal

Dear Orce Danchevski,

Congratulations to POU Yahya Kemal on achieving the FIDE School Gold Award title! This title represents global recognition of your commitment to introduce students to the benefits of chess as an educational tool. Your program is yet another indication of your desire to see your students succeed in and beyond the classroom.

The following assessments include the positive aspects evident in your activities as well as suggestions to make your program even better.

Program Highlights

• Dedicated Classroom and Excellent Student Participation
• Comprehensive Curriculum with a Variety of Materials
• Integration of Chess into the Curriculum
• Highly Qualified Chess Instructors
• Promotion of Chess Events with Media Promotion
• Promotion of Social Inclusion
• Funding Through School Budget

Suggested Improvements

• Expansion of the curriculum to include interdisciplinary approaches.
• Increase chess clubs for different age groups and abilities for broader participation.
• Initiation of community projects that use chess as a tool to solve social challenges.

Rating: Gold

POU Yahya Kemal offers an outstanding chess program that covers both the pedagogical and competitive aspects of the game. The compulsory participation in chess instruction, the highly qualified teachers, the comprehensive curriculum, and the multitude of chess events are remarkable. The school shows a strong commitment to social inclusion and pedagogical excellence.

Yours sincerely,

Boris Bruhn - Assessor, Member of FIDE EDU

Jerry Nash - Chairman of FIDE EDU

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