Flora's behavior is completely unprofessional and unacceptable. It is very clear that money is her only priority, not the education or well-being of the children. If a class is missed for any reason, there is absolutely no option to make it up. No credit is offered, no refund is provided, and no alternative is given. What makes this situation worse is that at the time of registration, parents are explicitly told that missed classes can be made up. This information is false and misleading. When the moment comes to request the makeup class that was promised, it is suddenly 'not allowed.' When parents call to question this or attempt to negotiate a credit or an alternative class, Fiona responds with hostility, becomes angry, and has even hung up the phone abruptly. There is no secretary, no customer service, and no other person to escalate the issue to. The instructor states that all concerns must be addressed with Flora, yet Fiona refuses to take responsibility, avoids accountability, and offers no solutions whatsoever. This is a deeply frustrating experience and reflects a complete lack of integrity, transparency, and basic professionalism. read more

Excellent Chess programs for kids! STEAMchess is always helpful and super supportive of the children at any skill level. My son does this program every week for the love of the game. He's not competitive in tournaments but the PS98Q Chess Team aka the Chess Griffins is really amazing which makes him proud to be a part of it. I really see his reasoning and logic skills improving his academic subjects such as Math and even Reading Comprehension. I also particularly like the way the program is run. The kids respect and encourage one another which makes it so special and unique. The PS98Q after school Chess programs are open to all kids in the surrounding neighborhoods which results in a wonderful community setting promoting the love of Chess. I highly recommend STEAMchess programs to all. This organization has a program available at Middle School 67Q school as well for those that have older kids. read more

Heard nothing but amazing things about the STEAMchess programs from other parents and so we signed up, now we can also attest to the wonderful Chess classes they run. The kids have a lot of FUN learning and the coaches are super supportive, inspiring them to think methodically, logically before making their best moves. This kind mindset comes pretty handy in life as well as Chess! The STEAMchess organization has been so professional and helpful in very way to our family, supporting us as we navigate through the scholastic Chess tournament world. We recommend both Chess as an awesome game to train the kids' minds and STEAMchess as the people to partner with on this journey. read more

STEAMches did a fantastic job introducing my family to chess. Now I am afraid to play chess with my children as they constantly beat me.

Wow, it's been four years since the kids started Chess at PS98Q and I have to say, since STEAMchess started over sighting the Chess programs 2 years ago, it's been a huge difference in consistency and professionalism. My kids liked going before but now they love going and Chess is one of those things that have to be committed and over time we definitely see a positive difference in their critical thinking skills which are now being translated to test taking. Hate high stake tests but that's the world we live in... Also heard STEAMchess will be offering a Coding class in the fall at their Saturday location with an emphasis in Math so it will be more like a Computer Science class. More of that logical and programmer thinking skill set that js so essential to our children's future! We can't say enough about how much we love this organisation and more importantly, the kids love learning with STEAMchess. read more

My son was attending chess program at PS 98. They change chess coaches all the time, some come late, others just do not come and class gets canceled at last minute. read more