Circus Skills, Juggling, Chess

Week of July 30, 2022

Children: Circus skills: Join Alex to learn some basic performance tricks sure to wow your friends and family, including scarf juggling, balancing feathers and coin magic tricks!

Teens/Tweens: Juggling: Join Alex to learn the basics of 3 ball juggling; those with basic knowledge of juggling will learn more advanced skills (one up, 2 down; passing…)

All ages: Chess instruction and social chess games

 

 

 

Alex Freuman is a high school STEM teacher who holds a BA in mathematics from Oberlin College and an MS in mathematics education from Hunter College in New York City.   At Oberlin, Alex was a founding member of the Juggling Club, where he honed many circus skills, including fire juggling, fire eating and balancing tricks. Also a long time chess and puzzle enthusiast, Alex coaches the chess team at Nyack Highschool (Nyack, NY), is faculty advisor for the Nyack Highschool Puzzle Club, is the founder and President of the Rockland County Chess Club, and is a certified US Chess Tournament Director.  His current United States Chess Federation (UCSF) rating is 1900, and he hopes to break 2000 before his children beat him to it. Alex is passionate about creating community and fostering multi-generational connections through the joy of chess.