State Champion Coach David Brooks, Ph.D., is the Founder, Director,
and Head Coach of The Knight School. Coach Brooks lives in Vestavia Hills, Alabama
with his wife Donna, an attorney, and his three children, including a 15-year-old daughter
and a 9-year-old son,
both of whom are
multi-degree black
belts in chess and also
Assistant Coaches in
The Knight School.
Coach's 4-year-old
daughter is still a
white belt! Dr. Brooks
has taught Sunday
School and has
served the youth of
the Episcopal
Church for 25
years now
and
counting.
For 20 Years,
Chess, AP World History,
Honors English, Economics,
and AP European History. One
of the cornerstones of Dr.
Brooks' teaching is
classroom management,
and he has in fact taught
advanced classroom management to John Carroll faculty. Those who
have been students
of Dr. Brooks know
that his classes are
highly-organized,
disciplined, fun, energetic,
and filled with
laughing.