Story Time Chess Maryland provides fun, engaging chess enrichment programs for children ages 3–8 at preschools, daycares, elementary schools, camps, and community organizations across Maryland. Our award-winning story-based approach combines chess, storytelling, and play to build critical thinking, problem-solving, focus, memory, spatial reasoning, creativity, and confidence. We offer preschool and daycare chess programs, beginner chess classes, after-school programs, chess camps, making chess fun, accessible, and meaningful for young children.
School Classes
Bring Story Time Chess into your child’s school. We partner with schools to make learning fun, engaging, and part of their daily routine.
Community Classes
Join us at local libraries, children’s centers, and community spaces for playful group lessons where kids learn, laugh, and grow together.
Private Classes
Looking for something more personal? We offer one-on-one and small group lessons tailored to your child’s pace and schedule.
Business Review
"Story Time Chess tutors have done an excellent job cultivating a love of chess and creating a positive and safe environment for our kid to learn - he never wants to miss a class ! Staff is responsive and kind. Love having Story Time Chess in our after-school rotation."
Elizabeth
"Both of our children love Story Time Chess! Classes are taught by supportive and illustrative teachers, and the center is run by Kim, who is responsive, thoughtful, and equally kind towards the families."
Lee T.
"My daughter had no prior chess experience and immediately fell in love by going through Story Time Chess's storytelling style of teaching. Now the chess club becomes her favorite class after the school and she can’t wait to play with the next character when it is introduced."
Christine N.
"I have seen so much personal and social growth in my son from Chess. Along with chess tactics, the tutors are teaching my son life skills like strategy, sportsmanship and imaginative thinking, and I couldn't recommend them more."
Aviva G.
