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Public School Chess Team Invited to Play in France!
The Santa Rosa French American Charter School (SRFACS) middle school chess team won their regional chess competition and have been invited to play in a tournament in France in June 2026.
SRFACS is part of the AEFE (Agency for French Education Abroad) and one of over 60 AEFE partner schools (including public charter and private schools) in North America.
The SRFACS Chess Team began in 2021 and sent teams to compete regionally the last three years. In November SRFACS sent an elementary (3rd-5th) and middle school (6th-8th) team to the AEFE North American chess tournament where the students played other teams, as well as a chess grandmaster. The middle school team placed first in the competition. The winning elementary school team was from a private school in San Diego. The SRFACS team has been invited to a tournament, hosted by the French Chess Federation, in France in June. Last summer the SRFACS elementary team was one of only 26 elementary teams invited to play in France! After 3 days of competition, our students (grade 3 to grade 5) finished 5th overall!
Playing chess helps develop logical thinking, planning, creativity, discipline, memory, pattern recognition and kids have fun!