Brooklyn Castle
Season 26 Episode 12 | 1h 22m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
In this school, the cool kids are on the chess team.
This public-school powerhouse in junior high chess competitions has won more than 30 national championships, the most of any school in the country. Its squad boasts so many strong players that the late Albert Einstein, would rank fourth if he were on the team. Most astoundingly, I.S. 318 is a Brooklyn school that serves mostly minority students from families living below the poverty line.
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Brooklyn Castle
Season 26 Episode 12 | 1h 22m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
This public-school powerhouse in junior high chess competitions has won more than 30 national championships, the most of any school in the country. Its squad boasts so many strong players that the late Albert Einstein, would rank fourth if he were on the team. Most astoundingly, I.S. 318 is a Brooklyn school that serves mostly minority students from families living below the poverty line.
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Clip: S26 Ep12 | 5m 9s | The chess team heads to Minnesota for the Junior High National Chess Championships. (5m 9s)
Brooklyn Castle: Step Auditions
Clip: S26 Ep12 | 2m 20s | Rochelle auditions for the school step team. (2m 20s)
Clip: S26 Ep12 | 1m 41s | Get a sneak peek at the championship-winning chess program at I.S. 318 in Brooklyn. (1m 41s)
Clip: S26 Ep12 | 34m 57s | Filmmaker Katie Dellamaggiore talks about the making of 'Brooklyn Castle.' (34m 57s)
Clip: S26 Ep12 | 2m 51s | Pobo and I.S. 318 staff deal with a mid-year budget cut. (2m 51s)
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