PJCC for Educators

PJCC Chess Academy · for classrooms & curious minds of any age

The PJCC Chess Academy teaches chess the way anyone actually learns — through a cartoon they care about. It's geared for kids and classrooms, but built to be genuinely enjoyable for all ages. Free to use today, and it drops straight into a classroom: offline, kid-safe, and standards-friendly.

◈ Why it works in a classroom

🐶Character-ledArgus teaches openings, the Rival teaches tactics, Princess teaches endgames — kids learn from a cast they're rooting for.

📶Fully offlineEverything runs in the browser with no logins required. No accounts, no data collection, no network needed once loaded.

🛡️Kid-safe by designNo chat, no ads, no purchases, no personal data. Progress is stored only on the device.

🪜Belt progressionA clear ladder from Checker to Chess City Citizen — a structure kids (and teachers) can follow lesson to lesson.

🖨️Printable worksheetsWorksheet, teacher answer-sheet, and a certificate print straight from the Academy — homework and rewards, ready to go.

🕹️13 games to practice inCoordinates, tactics, openings, blindfold, and more — the lessons lead into real practice they want to do.

◈ Use it today — free

Individual teachers can use the entire Academy and arcade with their class right now, at no cost. Open it, project it, assign it for homework — no sign-up.

Open the Academy → Browse the games

◈ Classroom Art Kiosk

Print a PJCC fan-art card for every student — names pre-filled, one card per page. They draw, you hang. Anything special? Send it in — every piece is screened, then hung by McPuppy.

Personal Data Not Stored

◈ School & district licensing Coming

For schools, clubs, and districts that want more, a site license is in the works — built to be the part that helps fund the show while putting it in real classrooms.

Teacher

Free · now

✓ Full Academy + arcade
✓ Printable worksheets & certificates
✓ Belt ladder
✓ No accounts, fully offline

In development

School / Club

Site license

★ A teacher dashboard & class progress view
★ A printable multi-week curriculum packet
★ Roster-free class codes
★ Priority support & new lessons first

District

Custom

♛ Multi-school licensing
♛ Teacher training session
♛ Standards-alignment notes
♛ A say in the roadmap

◈ Bring it to your classroom

Teaching chess to kids, or running a club? Tell us about your class — we'd love to build the school tier around how you'd actually use it. Educator pilots get it first, free.

Request a classroom pilot → Get educator updates