Events

ASAP Chess is taking groups from across the city to Baltimore, Maryland to complete in the 2024 National Chess Championships.

Join ASAP Chess via Zoom to learn more about starting your own chess club! This training will go over the basics of chess and effective teaching methods for students. The basics will include all of the pieces and their movement, opening principles, tactics, and endgame patterns. Please note that this is just part 1 of […]

Join ASAP Chess via Zoom to learn more about starting your own chess club! This training will go over the basics of chess and effective teaching methods for students. The basics will include all of the pieces and their movement, opening principles, tactics, and endgame patterns. Please note that this is just part 2 of […]

This tournament is the culminating annual event of ASAP’s “Philly Girls Play Chess” initiative – our effort to celebrate and inspire Philadelphia’s community of chess-playing girls. This tournament open to all students who identify as female. Sections: K-6UNR; 7-12UNR; K-3U400; K-8U700; K-12OPEN Time Control: G/25 d/5 (5 round swiss sys) Check in: 10:00am - 10:30am […]

Public and Charter middle school debate clubs from all over Philadelphia compete in a monthly tournament where students participate in three rounds of public forum debate ending with a fun award ceremony. Each month, the tournament is held at a different high school. To register, please get in touch with debate@phillyasap.org for more info.

The school year may be ending, but Scrabble doesn’t have to! Sign up today to Keep Calm and Scrabble On!  For more information, contact Devonna Marshall, dmarshall@phillyasap.org or 215-607-2069 

Join ASAP Chess for our second annual Flag Fest. Flag Fest is a play on the old analog clocks which has a small red lever that will fall when you […]

ASAP Drama is hosting its annual Spring Showcase where drama clubs from all over the Philadelphia region come together to participate in different theater games/activities, and workshops. Some students will […]

Please join us at ASAP’s monthly Volunteer Orientation. At this session, new volunteers will learn more about ASAP and our different volunteer opportunities for the 2024-2025 School Year, meet other […]