Word: charney
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Chess] is a brain sport which teaches kids to think, concentrate and plan ahead," said Charney, a graduate of Yale College and Yale Medical School. "It's fun and it builds brain muscle...
Recently, Charney has even expanded the program to target inner-city gang members...
Then again, before Saturday, some of Fogel's schoolmates at Agassiz had never played chess at all. They got their first chance at the Agassiz Fair, thanks to Dr. Michael Charney and 15 Harvard Chess Club and Phillips Brooks House (PBH) volunteers...
...Charney, an instructor at Harvard Medical School, built the oversized chess pieces and board for The Games Project, a rapidly expanding program he founded last year to introduce chess to inner-city youths. At events like Saturday's Agassiz Fair, he has found that the children are very receptive to the game...