School Programs

Ocean State Chess Association is the Official R.I. State Affiliate of the United States Chess Federation

The Ocean State Chess Association (OSCA) supports 60+ schools and chess clubs in Rhode Island. We provide chess lessons & sets to schools and provide support to High Schools, Middle Schools, and Elementary Schools. We have coaches to support you.
Please contact us if you would like us to help support a chess at your school. Contact Frank DelBonis, President (OSCA)
Email: frank@oceanstatechess.com , Text/Call (401) 212-1335 – text preferred

STARTING A CHESS CLUB AT YOUR SCHOOL?

Please Download this FREE “Guide to a Successful Chess Club 2025” (Click Link Below)
https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/uscf-sccg-2025-final-draft.pdf

For Additional Information, Download this FREE “Guide to Scholastic Chess” (Click Link Below)
https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/11th-edition-guide-to-scholastic-chess-6-29-21.pdf

Over the years we have worked with these schools in Rhode Island:

HIGH SCHOOLS – Largest H.S. Chess Network in Rhode Island
* Barrington High School (Barrington)
* Beacon High School (Woonsocket)
* Blackstone Academy Charter School (Pawtucket)
* Blackstone Valley Middle School (Central Falls)
* Central High School (Providence)
* Central Falls High School (Central Falls)
* Classical High School (Providence)
* Coventry High School (Coventry)
* Cranston West High School (Cranston)
* Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School (Providence)
* East Greenwich High School (East Greenwich)
* East Providence High School (East Providence)
* Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School (West Greenwich)
* Hendricken High School (Warwick)
* Highlander Charter High School (Providence)
* Home School Team (Rhode Island)
* Hope High School (Providence)
* Juanita Sanchez High School (Providence)
* Jorge Alvarez High School (Providence)
* Mount Pleasant High School (Providence)
* Mount Saint Charles High School (Woonsocket)
* North Providence High School (North Providence)
* North Smithfield High School (North Smithfield)
* LaSalle Academy (Providence)
* Lincoln High School (Lincoln)
* Pilgrim High School (Warwick)
* Ponaganset Regional High School (Foster-Glocester)
* Portsmouth Abbey High School (Portsmouth)
* Portsmouth High School (Portsmouth)
* Providence Career Tech Academy (Providence)
* Providence Country Day (East Providence)
* Rogers High School (Newport)
* Smithfield High School (Smithfield)
* St. Andrews School (Barrington)
* St. Mary Academy Bayview (East Providence)
* St. Patrick Academy (Providence)
* St. Raphael Academy (Pawtucket)
* South Kingstown High School (South Kingstown)
* The Met School (Providence)
* Tollgate High School (Warwick)
* Warwick Vets High School (Warwick)
* West Warwick High School (West Warwick)
* Wheeler School (Providence)
* Woonsocket High School (Woonsocket)

MIDDLE SCHOOLS – Largest M.S. Chess Network in Rhode Island
* Achievement First Middle School (Providence)
* Barrington Christian Academy (Barrington)
* Barrington Middle School (Barrington)
* Birchwood Middle School (North Providence)
* Calcutt Middle School (Central Falls)
* Cole Middle School (E. Greenwich)
* Community Prep School (Providence)
* Deering Middle School (W. Warwick)
* De LaSalle Middle School (Providence)
* Ferri Middle School (Johnston)
* Gaudet Middle School (Middletown)
* Gilbert Stuart Middle School (Providence)
* Goff Junior High School (Pawtucket)
* Gordon Middle School (East Providence)
* Grace School / Hope Academy (Providence)
* Highlander Charter Middle School (Providence)
* Home School Middle School (Saunderstown)
* Jenks Middle School (Pawtucket)
* Lincoln Middle School (Lincoln)
* Martin Middle School (East Providence)
* Middletown Middle School (Middletown)
* Monsignor Clark Middle School (Wakefield)
* Narragansett Pier Middle School (Narragansett)
* Nathan Bishop Middle School (Providence)
* Nathanael Greene Middle School (Providence)
* North Cumberland Middle School (Cumberland)
* Ponaganset Middle School (Foster-Glocester)
* Providence County Day (Middle School)
* PVD Preparatory Charter School (Providence)
* Ricci Middle School (North Providence)
* RISE Prep Charter School (Woonsocket)
* Rocky Hill Country Day School (East Greenwich)
* Roger Williams Middle School (Providence)
* San Miguel Middle School (Providence)
* St. Mary Academy Bay View Middle School (East Providence)
* St. Phillips Middle School (Smithfield)
* St. Pius Middle School (Providence)
* St. Rosa Lima Middle School (Warwick)
* West Broadway Middle School (Providence)
* Wheeler Middle School (Providence)
* Various Catholic Middle Schools in R.I.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS – Largest Elementary Network in Rhode Island
* Achievement First Elementary (Providence)
* Barrington Elementary Schools (Barrington)
* Blackstone Valley Prep School (Cumberland)
* Croft Charter School (Providence)
* East Providence Elementary Schools (E. Providence)
* Forest Park Elementary (N. Kingstown)
* Hamilton Elementary (N. Kingstown)
* Hanaford Elementary (E. Greenwich)
* Harry Kizirian Elementary (Providence)
* Home School Elementary (Providence)
* Leviton Dual Language School (Providence)
* Little Compton Elementary (Little Compton)
* Mary Fogarty Elementary ( Providence)
* Meadowbrook Elementary (E. Greenwich)
* Moses Brown Elementary (Providence)
* Narragansett Elementary Schools (Narragansett)
* Orchard Farms Elementary (Cranston)
* Oakland Beach Elementary (Warwick)
* Stephen Olney Elementary School (N. Providence)
* Wheeler Elementary (Providence)

Wheeler Middle School, High School, & Elementary School @ 2025 R.I. Scholastic State Championship Tournament