Recommended Homeschooling Classes, Summer and Fall 2008 and ongoing
Classes are held at the EIE Resource Center unless otherwise indicated: 2640 S. Myrtle Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 821-0025. Some courses may also be offered online.
Many classes are ongoing with open enrollment. Please contact the individual teacher for enrollment questions, and online class availability.
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CHESS CLASS
If you are at all interested in learning and mastering scholastic chess then this is the class. Matthew Beelby, a
World Chess Federation World Master, Senior Master United States Chess Federation and Certified Chess
Coach with over 25 years teaching Chess, will teach all aspects of scholastic chess techniques including strategy.
Directed to the beginner regardless of skill and developing those who want to progress to tournament class
individuals. There is a $30.00 material fee for class book and numbered/lettered chess set. This is a great class
and all the students seem to have a wonderful time. Please call Matthew if you have any other questions. You can
find out more about Matthew if you go to google.
WHEN: Beginners: Monday 4:00 - 6:00 PM.
Advanced (by invitation only) Wednesdays 5:00 - 7:00 PM
COST: $50.00 per month
CONTACT: Matthew Beelby at (909) 964-1660
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A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink of it deeply, or taste it not, for shallow thoughts intoxicate the brain, and drinking deeply sobers us again
. - Alexander Pope
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...we have come to realise that for most men the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school
- Ivan Illich
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After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well.
- Albert Einstein