About the Course
This is a Gathering for the kids to learn and expand upon their knowledge on how to play Magic the Gathering. Jack has been playing since he was in elementary school and was extremely close to playing on the pro tour. He has a deep love for the game that contains a lot of intrinsic strategic nuances.The game was initially designed as a card game by Richard Garfield, with the strategic planning of chess with adding in randomness and probability. Besides teaching the kids how to play, Jack will conduct a draft or two where they will be able to create and keep their own decks. This as a great opportunity for them to play with their friends and get some cool new cards as well.
Your Instructor
Jack Milgrim
Before teaching at High Meadow, Jack had a range of teaching experience in different backgrounds. He graduated from SUNY New Paltz, where he received an award of excellence and top of his master’s degree class in Childhood Education, grades 1-6. He has worked with kids in the outdoors, as an adjunct professor teaching field work courses, an AIS math teacher, and was an accuracy checker for Pearson's upcoming online middle school math curriculum. His love for learning is in conjunction with engagement of fun activities. He thinks this course will be highly enriching and spur lots of creative interest for the years to come.