The P.E.A.K. method is how we teach chess. Personalise, Explore, Apply, Know. Four repeatable stages, built on how children actually learn, not just how chess is played.
Each lesson follows a deliberate learning cycle, with every stage building on the one before it. The ascent models the way a student learns new concepts.
Lessons are calibrated to what each student can already do independently, while introducing carefully supported challenges that they can solve with guidance.
Students build understanding through inquiry, not lecture. Comparing, predicting, and reasoning out loud before they're ever shown the answer.
Selected exercises and games are structured to provide purposeful practice and feedback.
The lesson closes by making learning visible. Students reflect, reason back through what they've done, and see concrete proof of what they can now do that they couldn't an hour before.
Every lesson is led by a FIDE-rated instructor trained specifically to teach the P.E.A.K. method.
Peak Chess is led by our Principal, Evan. An accomplished international chess player, he holds the rank of FIDE Master, a title officially recognised by the World Chess Federation.
Evan was a former national player and represented Singapore at the world olympiad twice. He was also a SEA Games bronze medalist and a two-time ASEAN Age Group champion.
Recognition of his achievements in being selected as a finalist for the Singapore Sports Awards and qualifying as an elite athlete under the spexTEAM A2 scheme.
Our coaches have been featured in The Straits Times and on Mediacorp TV
The P.E.A.K. method was built to mirror the way children learn, shaping the chess experience around this pedagogy.
Learning is supported when students encounter appropriately challenging tasks with sufficient guidance and support. Every session keeps most of the work at a confident level, with a deliberate stretch built in.
Students build understanding through guided inquiry. They are taught to compare, predict, and explain before receiving targeted instruction.
The method draws on Bloom's Taxonomy by moving students beyond recall toward application, analysis and evaluation. From recognising a pattern, to applying it under pressure, to reasoning about why it worked.
Closing every lesson with a visible marker of progress can reinforce students' sense of competence and self-efficacy.
Watch your child move through
all the four stages in a single lesson
Questions? Email us at hello@peakchess.sg