About the curriculum program
Founded and piloted at Morehouse College by Shaniah Francis, Alan Cowan, Jahvon Hylton, and Demola Ogunnaike, TBO’s curriculum was created to educate and advance students through chess play.
The program hosts an 8 session-week long curriculum with live lectures, materials, assignments, and programs. The sessions are led by a combination of TBO staff, masters and International masters. On top of the educational sessions hosted every Monday, students participate in extracurricular events and compete at in-house tournaments to enforce the application of educational content.
Extracurricular Activities
To ensure that students are exposed sufficiently and well-rounded, the Program funds participation for students within the curriculum to the following events and more:
Collegiate Tournaments
Weekly tournaments designed to allow students to apply session learnings, expand skills.
Workshops
Engaging workshops designed to enhance the students' practical skills, theory and to teach about life outside of the board.
Mixers & Social Events
Social Events giving students the opportunity to connect and engage one another.
Currently operating at the following HBCUs:
Spelman College
Clark Atlanta University
Morris Brown College
Morehouse College
FAQs
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The curriculum for the 2023/2024 academic year will start on September 19th, 2023. Students interested in participating should fill out this form before 9/12/2023.
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The program is free. TBO does not charge the students or the participating universities. The curriculum is completely funded by TBO and our sponsors.
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There is no criteria. The curriculum is open to any student currently attending an HBCU or HSI. There is no major or classification requirement.
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Students can expect to allocate 5 to 8 hours per week attending the sessions, completing the outside of session assignments, and refining their skills.
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Students interested in becoming a lead should send their resume to shaniah@tbosociety.com with the subject line “E-board Interest”