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Chess Express Kids wins Swim with the Sharks 2021
Nathan Durant

  • Ted Talk Speaker

  • 2-Time National Chess Championship Winning Coach

  • Masters Degree in School Leadership

  • High School Principal

  • Appointed to Wilmington Civil Rights Commission

Dr. Salome Thomas El

  • Nationally acclaimed Teacher and Chess Coach

  • 8-TIme National Chess Champion Coach

  • The writer of Best Selling Books “The Dr. OZ Show”, I Choose to Stay, Immortality of Influence, and more!

  • Doctorate’s Degree from Wilmington University

  • Featured on Good Morning America
     

Salome Thomas El Good Morning America
Salome Thomas El Queens Gambit
Girls at
Thomas Edison Charter School have won numerous National and local tournaments
These girls from a different school have gained a greater sense of confidence
through their chess journey
Student from Thomas Edison Charter Schoo
Student from
Thomas Edison Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware
wins 3rd Place
in the Unrated section at the 2024 National Middle School Chess Championships (K-8) 2
Student_ from Thomas Edison Charter Scho
Chess Express Kids at New Castle Parks and Recs Tournament
9th Annual Chess on the Square tournament in WIlmington, DE Winners
Student_ 9th Annual Chess on the Square
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