Brooklyn Castle should be on Shaw Channel 81 Monday, Oct 7, 9:00pm ( I believe this may be Ch 348 on MTS)
http://www.pbs.org/pov/brooklyncastle/
Brooklyn’s I.S. 318 junior high school fits one inner-city stereotype—a
majority of its students come from below-the-poverty-line families. All
other expectations, as shown in the new documentary Brooklyn Castle,
should be checked at the door. Beginning in 2000, under the tutelage of
chess teacher and coach Elizabeth Spiegel and assistant principal and
chess coordinator John Galvin, I.S. 318 expanded its small chess program
and began competing in national tournaments. For those keeping score,
the results have been stunning: more than 30 national chess titles,
including, in 2012, the U.S. High School National Championship, a first
for a junior high.
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