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| BEGINNERS SYLLABUS |
The Beginner’s Syllabus is designed for those who wish to learn the game from scratch, with no prior knowledge assumed. We closely follow the English Bridge Union recommended path to learning, starting with Minibridge. After 3 or 4 terms, students should be ready to join one of the Supervised Play sessions, and after 4 terms the Gentle Duplicate sessions are available to those who are ready to start some (gently) competitive bridge. The lesson schedule is shown below:
| Term 1 |
Term 2 |
Term 3 |
Term 4 |
| 1. Getting started with minibridge. |
11. New suit responses and NT rebid |
21. Recap on bidding and play |
31. 2NT openings and responses |
| 2. Playing with trumps |
12. Opener's rebid with a weak hand |
22. Suit overcalls and responses |
32. 2C openings and responses |
| 3. Introducing declarer play |
13. Opener's rebid with a strong hand |
23.Take out doubles and responses |
33. Slam bidding |
| 4. Introducing defence |
14. One-of-a-suit openings and NT rebids |
24. 1NT overcalls and responses |
34. 3 level openings & intro to vunerabilty and duplicate tactics |
| 5. Playing lesson |
15. Revise opening bids & rebids |
25. Practice session: competitive auctions |
35. Weak twos in 3 suits |
| 6. Opening 1NT |
16. Competition: 8 hands |
26. 4-4-4-1 hands |
36. Defence against pre-empts and weak twos |
| 7. Responses to 1NT |
17. Declarer play techniques |
27. Stayman and responses |
37. Practice session: pre-empts and weak twos |
| 8. Playing lesson |
18. Declarer play in NT |
28. Defence - leads |
38. Duplicate session on competitive bidding |
| 9. One-of-a-suit openings and limit raises |
19. Declarer play with trumps |
29. Defence- techniques |
39. Defence |
| 10. Playing lesson |
20. Practice session: declarer play |
30. Practice session: defence |
40. Duplicate session on a variety of hands |
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