🎯 Mission Statement

Because Go benefits both the individual and the community, the mission of our Go club is to promote the fun, engaging, fascinating, and educationally-beneficial game of Go in South Carolina. Hopefully, our existence and, moreover, our success will be an inspiration to Go promoters beyond SC.

📚 Backed by Research

Research done in both the USA and South Korea has proven that playing Go significantly IMPROVES:

Academic Performance
Task Concentration Span (“Attention”)
Delaying Gratification (“Patience”)
Problem-Solving Ability

It also increases Social Interaction and DECREASES Problem Behavior.

NOTE: Baduk is the Korean name for GO.

RESEARCH STUDY: Baromi Kim 2009: “The Effect of a Baduk Education Program on Children’s Intelligence, Concentration, Delayed Gratification and Problem-Solving Ability”, Kyunghee University (Seoul, South Korea), Dept of Children and Family Studies.

Ability Measured	Baduk or non-Baduk Learners	Starting Score	Ending Score	Percentage Increase	Percentage Increase Difference: Baduk Learners minus non-Baduk Learners
Delaying Gratification	Baduk Learners	566.41	664.33	17.29%	29.43%
Delaying Gratification	non-Baduk Learners	555.31	487.91	neg 12.14%	SIGNIFICANT
Task Concentration Span	Baduk Learners	96.94	249.33	157.20%	54.49%
Task Concentration Span	non-Baduk Learners	92.22	186.94	102.71%	VERY SIGNIFICANT
Problem-Solving Ability	Baduk Learners	36.61	52.69	43.92%	22.65%
Problem-Solving Ability	non-Baduk Learners	34.97	42.41	21.28%	SIGNIFICANT

Last modified on 2025-06-10