Chess Makers Lab: Design & Play

Students play chess and design custom 3D chess sets while building strategy, creativity, and engineering skills.
About this Event
Chess Makers Lab: Design & Play
Ages 6–18

In Chess Makers Lab: Design & Play, students combine creativity, design, engineering, and strategic thinking by creating their own custom chess sets and learning how to play the game. Participants will explore the history and mechanics of chess while designing unique chess pieces, boards, and themes inspired by their imagination, favorite stories, cultures, or engineering concepts.

Students will use design-thinking skills to create and customize chess pieces, learn the rules and strategies of chess, and participate in friendly games and challenges. Through this hands-on experience, participants develop creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, spatial reasoning, and strategic planning skills.

What Students Will Learn

• Introduction to chess and game strategy
• Chess piece functions and movement
• Creative chess set and board design
• Design-thinking and problem-solving
• Basic modeling and prototyping concepts
• Strategic thinking and decision-making
• Presentation and gameplay skills

Final Project

Students will design and present a custom chess set or chess-themed creation and participate in chess games that showcase their understanding of strategy and gameplay.

Registration Requirement

This program is open to students ages 6–18.

The only requirement to participate is obtaining a Member Card. Students must complete the Member Card registration using the link below before attending the workshop.

Member Card Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8IUZPLZimeX4tKToVtJMBryjSCXJQH7RBY3G1yxROe7EwzQ/viewform

Please complete the registration process before the start of the program.