What is Mindsports Education?

Vision and Mission Vision To inspire young people and develop high quality teaching and learning resources enabling all to take part through mindsports. Mission To establish the teaching of Mindsports as a recognised subject, alongside the teaching of any other academic skill such as Maths, Science, Music, Art.

One of the most secure games sites on the internet Young people can play without worry No chat room No video play No contact with other players on line Teachers control tournaments

Getting Started: School Scrabble, Chess and Go

EDUCATION Website

Why start a Mindsports club? Teaches teamwork skills Great way to make new friends Sharpens and strengthens skills in: Verbal reasoning Maths English Spelling Social skills Confidence Time management Attention span And most of all its FUN

Don t tell them they are learning Introduce Scrabble, play it in the classroom Motivates students to increase their vocabulary Have a Scrabble word of the day, pupils can use the Mindsports word tool to look up the word Have a chess move of the day, pupils can research how to achieve moves such as pin or fork Discuss how to capture and be captured in GO

Benefits Dedicated school/club page PDF resources Games zone Work towards an end goal all schools will be invited to send a team to the National championships Community engagement invite parents, once a month or more, to play against your students Multi Language Scrabble Spanish, Catalan, English Multi player chess game - Bughouse Access to a safe sports room = no chat or video Inter-class / Inter-house Tournaments Join the champions league Access to volunteer list

School tournaments Play in-house tournaments Play inter-school tournaments Enter pupils in the MSA National Championships Enter pupils in the MSA World Youth Championships representing the school Pupils can play anyone their age around the world in a safe online sports room Champions League coming late 2017 A world where everyone, regardless of ability, can compete and grow.

Champions League coming soon What is Mindsports Champions league? The champions league is a new competitive platform. Schools can compete to become the ultimate champions. It s a UK league. Play from the comfort of your classroom Challenging other schools anywhere in the country.

Champions League coming soon How does it work? Enter up to 5 teams to each event free You don t have to leave the school Teams entered play each other from various schools locally or nationally The top 2 teams get entered into the next round The grand final will be played in a live event.

What's the cost? Mindsports Academy offer the following packages: Package 1: 14 day free trial: One teacher log in Practice your skills in the sports room playing Scrabble Chess and GO Try it out in the classroom Resources Guides Hints and tips Videos Teacher and student work book Puzzles and anagrams Word check and word solve Set up tournaments MSA word tool app with school dictionary free download IOS & Android Package 2: 100 a year One teacher log in 25 student log ins Practice your skills in the sports room playing Scrabble Chess and GO Resources Guides Hints and tips Videos Teacher and student work book Puzzles and anagrams Word check and word solve Set up and take part in inter school/house/class tournaments Enter teams into the champion s league Send a team to the National championships MSA word tool app with school dictionary free download IOS & Android

Whats the cost? Mindsports Academy offer the following packages: Package 3: 160 a year One teacher log in for Mindsports Education One teacher log in for Mindsports Academy 25 student log ins Practice your skills in the sports room playing Scrabble Chess and GO Resources Guides Hints and tips Videos Teacher and student work book Puzzles and anagrams Word check and word solve Set up and take part in inter school/house/class tournaments Enter teams into the champion s league Send a team to the National championships MSA word tool app with school dictionary free download IOS & Android One skype training session with an expert of your choice (scrabble, chess, go) 3 Scrabble boards 2 Chess boards 1 Go board Package 4: 350 3 years ( 180 discount) As per package 3 Package 5: 500 5 years ( 300 discount) As per package 3

How to get involved as a school: 1. Go to www.mindsportseducation.com 2. Complete the registration form 3. Try for 14 day free trial 4. Choose your package 5. Pay the fee 6. Set up your school profile page 7. Sign up to the Champions League 8. Set up in-house tournaments 9. Clubs practice and aim to take part in National and Inter-National Championships 10. Play online against other schools around the world 11. Sign your school up to enter into the champions league

How to get involved as a student: 1. Go to www.mindsportseducation.com 2. Complete the registration form 3. Student annual membership is 12 4. Set up your profile page, choose your languages 5. Practice your skills against the computer 6. Challenge another player 7. Join the champions league 8. Join tournaments in the games room 9. Aim to take part in National and Inter-National Championships 10. Play online against other players around the world

Why Sponsor? Not all people are fortunate enough to be born with the physical abilities to jump to great heights or run faster than their competitor; mental dexterity has now entered the arena, bringing a whole host of mental athletes. Sponsorship will play an invaluable part in the development of cognitive skills, intellectual ability, helping with decision making, empathic thinking, personal empowerment and self-esteem. Support your local school Encourage young people to have fun whilst learning Give young people the experience of entering tournaments nationally and internationally Advertise your company at major events Advertise your company on the MSE website and school profile page

Donations Mindsports Academy has set up this fund raising page to allow anyone wishing to make a contribution to help young people or schools attend tournaments or purchase equipment needed to improve cognitive behaviour skills within the classroom. Mindsports Academy will guarantee all of the money donated will go towards helping a school or young person progress whether playing for fun or hoping to compete locally, nationally or internationally. The donation fund will be overseen by The World Mindsports Federation (WMSF non-profit organisation), and Anne Willis, Manager of Mindsports Academy. An auditable report showing where the funds have been spent will be published monthly and will be made available to anyone wishing to see it.