• Focusing - Students are taught the benefits of observing carefully and concentrating.
• Visualizing - Students are prompted to imagine a sequence of actions before it happens.
• Thinking Ahead - Students are taught to think first, then act. We teach them to ask themselves "If I do this, what might happen next?"
• Weighing Options - Students are taught that they don't have to do the first thing that pops into their mind.
• Analyzing Concretely - Students learn to evaluate the results of specific actions and sequences. Does this sequence help me or hurt me?
• Thinking Abstractly - Students are taught to step back periodically from details and consider the big picture.
• Planning - Students are taught to develop longer range goals and take steps toward bringing them about.
• Developing Independence. Students are forced to think on their own without the immediate aid of an adult.

Chess turns problem-solving and learning into a game! Chess is fun and motivational. It develops self-esteem, builds team spirit and increases concentration. Chess is a thinking game. It encourages students to use patterns and logical deductive reasoning to solve problems. The following students are members of the Scorpion Chess Team: Edgar Felix, Juan Morales, Christian Rodriguez, Caleb Germain, Randy Astorga, Steven Lopez, Oscar Guel, Jose Marquez, Alfredo Aispuro, Saul Ayala, Mario Ramirez, Christian Torres, Alejandro Nogales, Francisco Sanchez.