Would you like your son or daughter to learn a game that is enjoyed by just about everyone who has learned the game? And which, studies have shown, will improve their academic performance?

If you answered “yes”, then talk to your son or daughter (grades 5 to 9) about registering for the Bridge Club beginning on October 7th at Newton South High School. Newton parent Jeff Lehman will be teaching participating students how to play the card game of bridge. For more information and Registration visit Newton Community Education’s website here: Bridge Club.

Bridge is a game full of strategy and tactics. It is part science, part math, part reason. Bridge embodies teamwork, logic and problem-solving. Bridge can be played in social or tournament settings, and also online.

Oh, about that impact of learning bridge on academic performance? Well, one study showed that young bridge players outscored their non-playing counterparts on standardized test scores by 39.31% in Science, 24.22% in Math, and 22.74% in Social Science.

The Bridge Club lesson plans are designed just for youth. No more than ten minutes of each club meeting will be spent on formal instruction. The rest of the time will be spent doing what your children want most to do, play. Although bridge is a game of infinite nuance and sophistication, it is also a game of very few rules. As a result, your children will be playing bridge by the end of the first class!

Will your child enjoy learning bridge? Well, listen to this video and you will hear how much fun other youth have learning to play bridge, even traveling to tournaments and winning scholarships. http://www.youth4bridge.org/about/why_play_bridge_video.php

Newton Community Education charges $195 for the Bridge Club. All services and material are provided to students free of charge by the tax exempt charity New England Youth Bridge, Inc.

Please contact Jeff Lehman by phone at 617-332-2134 or by e-mail at Jeffrey.Lehman.MA@verizon.net with any questions.