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When: Wednesdays from 10:00 - 11:00am October 1 - November 5
Where: Online

Does your child love to play chess? This six-week program is a unique opportunity to play the game while improving skills in Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning and Creative Thinking by solving chess puzzles and executing a systematic process to beat your opponent.

While this program is called "beginner" it will challenge your chess player and keep them engaged, even if they have been playing for years.

Prerequisite: Chess: Intermediate Continuation Class 
When: Wednesdays from 9:00 - 10:00am October 1 - November 5
Where: Online

This Workshop is for students who have completed the beginner and intermediate chess workshops and are ready for some fine tuning to their skills. 

Students have learned core chess concepts, while solving puzzles to improve problem solving skills . In Advanced Chess, it's time to put those skills into action. This class focuses on real-time game playing with personalized coaching, and adds in new concepts that take the game to the next level.

When: Mondays from 11:00 - 12:00pm  October 6 - November 10
Where: Online

Does your child love to play chess? This six-week program is a unique opportunity to play the game while improving skills in Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning and Creative Thinking by solving chess puzzles and executing a systematic process to beat your opponent.

While this program is called "beginner" it will challenge your chess player and keep them engaged, even if they have been playing for years.

When: October 7 - December 9, 2025, 9-10:30am
Who: Ages 12 and up
Cost: $185 per person
Requirements: Trinket (free account required before Day 1) - https://trinket.io
Prerequisite: Beginner Python

A gentle, practical start to web design for young learners. Students build small, useful projects they can use in everyday life while learning the basics of web pages and simple coding.

What students will learn

1. How a web page is structured (headings, text, images, links)
2. Styling with colours, spacing, and layout
3. Core coding ideas: variables, conditions (if/else), and loops
4. Making pages respond to actions like button clicks and simple inputs

What to expect

1. Project-based sessions focused on simple, usable mini-projects
2. Fully online; parents only need to ensure the Trinket account is set up

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Chess
When: Tuesdays from 10:00 - 11:00am October 7 - November 11
Where: Online

Intermediate chess course is for students who want to learn complex concepts that revolve around seeing at least 2 moves ahead or more. This challenging 6 week course helps students reach their full potential as they master all fundamentals and start visualizing multiple variations. Classes can only be taken by students who took the beginner chess class offered by WISDOM or for students who contacted Mr Bloom directly to verify skill level.

When: Thursdays from 1:00 - 2:00pm  October 2 - November 6
Where: Online

Does your child love to play chess? This six-week program is a unique opportunity to play the game while improving skills in Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning and Creative Thinking by solving chess puzzles and executing a systematic process to beat your opponent.

While this program is called "beginner" it will challenge your chess player and keep them engaged, even if they have been playing for years.

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Chess
When: Fridays from 9:00 - 10:00am October 17 - November 21
Where: Online

Intermediate chess course is for students who want to learn complex concepts that revolve around seeing at least 2 moves ahead or more. This challenging 6 week course helps students reach their full potential as they master all fundamentals and start visualizing multiple variations. Classes can only be taken by students who took the beginner chess class offered by WISDOM or for students who contacted Mr Bloom directly to verify skill level.

When: Monday, Nov 3 / Monday, Nov 10 / Monday, Nov 17 / Monday, Nov 24 / Monday, Dec 1 / Monday, Dec 8
Time: 9:00-10:00am
Who: Grade 9 and up
Cost: $295
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams

Money and Finance Made Easy: Money can be a mystery. What is it? How does it work? How do I earn it? How do I save it? How do I invest it? Whether we like it or not, money impacts us all and is essential to our lives in the 21st century. In this course, Travis Callaway will make money and the financial decisions we all encounter simple to understand, using practical examples and real-life scenarios to help students prepare for their own financial futures. The course will include 6 lessons, each focusing on a separate piece of the overall financial puzzle:  

1. What Is Money and How Does It Work?
2. Banking Basics
3. Budgeting and Spending Wisely
4. Credit, Debt, and Credit Cards
5. Saving and Investing for the Future
6. Real-World Financial Decisions

Travis earned an MBA in Finance at Durham University and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He has worked as a Private Equity Analyst, a Portfolio Management Senior Analyst, a Director of Private Equity, a Managing Director of Venture Capital, the Vice President of Finance for a technology start-up, and as a part-time Chief Financial Officer for several companies. He is an active investor in start-up companies, the co-founder of a finance advisory business, and teaches business and finance at both the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University.       

We need a minimum of five registrants for this workshop to happen, so tell your friends!

When: 9:00 - 10:30 am Tues/Thurs, Nov 4 - Dec 4 + Jan 6 and Jan 8 in time for Jan 2026 diploma exam

This workshop is intended to assist students who are preparing for the written portion of the English 30 Diploma exam. Students will learn to decode essay prompts and utilize effective essay formatting. Applicants need to have advanced writing experience.

This workshop covers the 2 essay types of the written portion of the exam: the Critical/Analytical Response to Literature and the Personal Response. Students will be taken through a 6 week program to cover each of the 7 scoring categories of the exam to help students achieve the highest score they can. Students will meet up to 90 minutes twice a week, and will have lots of hands-on writing practice and feedback. Marks for essays and mock-exam in this workshop may be used toward the ELA course challenge portfolio.

Workshop acceptance based upon application. A maximum of eight students will be accepted.

If you are considering writing the 30-2 diploma - or you'd like to know the difference between these two exams - please contact Kathy.

Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Chess
When: Wednesdays from 9:00 - 10:00am November 12 - December 17
Where: Online

Intermediate chess course is for students who want to learn complex concepts that revolve around seeing at least 2 moves ahead or more. This challenging 6 week course helps students reach their full potential as they master all fundamentals and start visualizing multiple variations. Classes can only be taken by students who took the beginner chess class offered by WISDOM or for students who contacted Mr Bloom directly to verify skill level.