Jean G. DeMaiffe, MSW
email jean@DougAndJean.com
home page http://www.DougAndJean.com
Tzu-Chi Academy, Belmont, CA, September 1999 - present. Teaching Go in Chinese cultural enrichment program. Teaching youth ages 6 to 14. Class size varies from 16 to 22.
Berryessa Chinese School. San Jose, CA, September 2000 - present. Teaching Go in Chinese cultural enrichment program. Teaching youth ages 8 to 14. Class size from 12 to 20.
Mandarin Culture and Education Organization. Milpitas, CA, September 2000 - June 2002. Taught Go in Chinese cultural enrichment program. Teaching youth ages 5 to 14. Class size from 6 to 20.
Oak Hills Elementary School, Beaverton, OR, 1992 - 1993. Coached an after-school Go club. Taught children ages 8 to 12 years. Club sizes ranged from 8 to 20.
Cedar Park Middle School, Beaverton, OR, 1994-95. Coached an after-school Go club. Taught youth in 6th - 8th grades. Club size ranged from 4 - 10.
Westview High School, Beaverton, OR, 1995-98. Taught introduction to Go classes at beginning of each term, then coached an afterschool club. Taught youth in 9th - 12th grades. Class size varied from 25 - 30. Club size varied from 8 - 20.
West Sylvan Middle School, Portland, OR, 1996-1998. Consulted for a lunch-time Go club. Taught youth in 6th - 8th grades. Club size varied from 4 - 10.
Classroom teaching and coaching both begin with an historical and cultural introduction to the game of Go, setting it in the context of its Chinese origin and continuing Asian domination, but including current U.S. professionals and amateur players. Students learn the basic rules, beginning on a 9 x 9 board, graduating within a few weeks to a 13 x 13 board. Most students then quickly move on to the 19 x 19 board, but some younger students choose not to move beyond the 13 x 13 board in the first year.
In addition to teaching Go, I have been active in the American Go Association (AGA) for many years now. I have been the club president and AGA Chapter Representative for the Sunnyvale Go Club since I founded it in 1999, and before that I was the president and AGA Chapter Representative for the Portland, Oregon, Go Club for about 10 years.