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Stock Market & Personal Finance Club (gr 6-12) (Online)AcademicsTake control of your present and future. Learn how the stock market works by analyzing real time data and trades using a stock market simulator. Create four investment portfolios to compare risk versus return on investment. Understand how an Initial Public Offering (IPO) could become the next blue-chip company of tomorrow. Track and trade your stocks, mutual funds, and cryptocurrency to build wealth, not just savings. Use a personal finance simulator to see how improving your education and experience can raise your income if you can budget your resources and pay your bills. Learn how difficult it is to finance post-secondary education while still holding down your simulated job. Finally, if participants have interest, they can attempt to build and grow a simulated business. A Google Meet invitation will be sent to the email entered upon registration.Fall 2026
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NEW! Competitive Chess Practice & Instruction (gr. 1-12) (Online)AcademicsIntermediate or Advanced PlayersLet's play online chess! Saturday Chess is for those youth who want to practice with fellow competitive chess players. Each session will include an advanced chess lesson as well as competitive matchups (grouped with similar skill level players) against youth from across the Twin Cities.Fall 2026 -
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Middle School Chess Club (BEFORE school sessions) (gr. 6-8)Middle SchoolWhether you consider yourself a beginner or intermediate player, join this club and interact with other chess players in your school and play on a weekly basis. Players will learn the basic rules and strategies of chess if they are new to the game. If you are an experienced chess player, you will receive advanced-level instruction to bring your game to the next level. These are some of the outcomes expected: Players can complete a full game (checkmate) or recognize a stalemate Players can set and use a chess clock during a game Players can resolve disagreement with & without adults present Players can explain the rules of chess (movement of the pieces, checkmate & stalemate)Fall 2026