title: 'Checkmating HIV&AIDS': Using chess to break the silence in the classroom.
abstract: In this article, I give an account of my 'Checkmating HIV&AIDS' action research project, which was an attempt to break the 'culture of silence' concerning HIV&AIDS and sex and sexuality in my classroom. In this project, I focused specifically on one code of sport, namely chess, and I point out and discuss the potential of using chess as an educational tool in addressing HIV&AIDS. It was found that learners enjoy playing chess and that it can be used in the Life Orientation classroom to promote HIV&AIDS awareness. This type of alternative awareness is relevant as learners in most schools were becoming fatigued by HIV&AIDS information overload. The project portrays the role of the teacher as a researcher and critical change agent in an HIV&AIDS-challenged society.
authors.affiliation: Curriculum Studies and Life Orientation, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. oesau@sun.ac.za
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Esau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010988:Play and Playthings; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012574:Schools; D012736:Sex Education / Q000379:methods*; D012725:Sexual Behavior