08/03: Children's Chess restarts
08/03: 6 Nations Happy Hour
09/03: Children's Music Workshop
09/03: Breakfast
11/03: Bridge tournament
15/03: Irish Dance class for children
15/03: 6 Nations Happy Hour
22/03: St Patrick's Party
28/03: Golf AGM & Dinner
23/05: TGIF
20/06: TGIF

We have teamed up with the chess school, Club Echecs du Cavalier Rouge, to provide chess lessons for children on Saturdays. A chess instructor will give chess lessons and organise mini-tournaments. There will be two sessions: 10 am to noon and 1 - 3 pm. Email for more information or to sign up! While lessons started on 1 February, there was a pause for the holidays and lessons will resume on Saturday, 8 March.
If you have signed up for the initial 8 weeks of chess, please pay the €30 fee via this HelloAsso link (if you haven’t already): https://www.helloasso.com/associations/standard-athletic-club/evenements/chess-the-sac
There is also an option for adults, please let us know if you are interested by emailing .
For more information see the main article.

Menu for Saturday
Mains: Mango Grilled Chicken Over Couscous and Roasted Vegetables, Rainbow Orzo Salad with a Lemon Mustard Vinaigrette.
Pastries: Chocolate chip cookies, Raspberry lemon cupcakes, Banana bread brownies, Tangerine cake, Pecan pie cake

On Sunday there is Janine's Breakfast with the Petits Musiciens (book here on HelloAsso) for early bird Breakfast prices and/or for the Petits Musiciens.

For the rest of the 6 Nations season (weekends of 22/23 Feb, 8/9 Mar & Sat 15 Mar) we'll be showing all the matches in the Queens Room. For the late afternoon matches (Sats 22 Feb and 8 & 15 Mar) we are proposing a Happy Hour (pint of beer/glass of wine/sodas) from 5:30 to 7 pm.
(See the main article for the full match schedule)

The next Breakfast with the Little Musicians will be on Sunday, 9 March.
L’Académie des Petits Musiciens (https://academiedespetitsmusiciens.com will be coming to the club regularly: two Sundays a month for a 1.5hr workshop (from 11 to 12:30) for 3-7 year-olds (as they have previously) during the school year. It will be tied with the Sunday English Breakfast or Brunch.
The arrangement is that if a child is signed up for the breakfast/brunch together with a parent they have free access to the 1.5 hr class. If you don’t want to sign up for the breakfast/brunch, it is €25 per child for the class but payment will still be via the appropriate Breakfast/Brunch HelloAsso link. (For 9 March the Hello asso link is here)
Please see the main article for a poster.

Welcome to the SAC 2025 Tennis Survey, following our inaugural questionnaire in 2019.
The aim of this anonymous survey is to canvas members’ opinions about all things related to tennis at the club, from our preferred playing options to the booking system and potential investment we need to further improve the tennis courts.
We have grouped the questions by themes and the whole survey should take around 10 minutes to complete.
The deadline to complete the survey is Monday 10 March.
We will collate and analyse the answers as soon as possible and communicate them to the Management Committee and members.
Here is the link: SAC 2025 Tennis Survey. (Or use the QR code in the main article)
Thank you! The Tennis Committee

Our next tournament is scheduled for Tuesday 11 March, starting at 2:30 pm.
Before that, at 2 pm we'll go through the quiz (see the main article)  "Replies to the 2-Diamond Game-Forcing Bid" ("Réponses à 2K Forcing Manche").
The tournament will be followed as usual by a little cocktail.

To celebrate St Patrick’s Day (17th March) there will be an Irish dance class for children led by Irish dancer Claire Drayne on Saturday 15 March from 11 am to noon in a Squash court. There is no fee to join but please let us know if you’re interested by emailing or on the WhatsApp group for children. We have also set up an Irish WhatsApp group for all the Irish at the club. Please email or speak to Claire Drayne, Aoife P or Sarah Whitley, we would love you to join us. It is for all things Irish and not limited to activities for children but the first task is to make the 15th of March as Irish as possible at the Club. Please click here to see a pdf document about the dance class.

Classes are now on hold until Saturday 15 March.
Keep tuned to your emails for news...Contact Pam at  to sign up and stay tuned to your emails for class confirmations and updates.
(Mondays: Step 10:00; Sculpt 11::00. Wednesdays: Zoom Pilates 9:30; SAC 2:30 pm Pilates Mat - Beginner/Intermediate. Saturdays: 9:45 Pilates Mat; 11:00 Pilates Mat Intermediate/Advanced. 12:30 Step.) 

The 2025 Saint Patrick's Party will be held at the Club on Saturday, 22 March at 8 pm. Non-members welcome.
Featuring music, dancing and dinner with an Irish menu (Members 40€, non-members 45€)
See the menu and poster in the main article and book here or use the QR Code in the main article. 

Two large lockers available in the Men's changing room.
One large locker and one small locker available in the Women's changing room.
From February 1st to the end of August the pro rata rate is: Large locker: €88; Small locker: €62.
Contact  if you are interested.

We are trying to keep our favourite club members (and their parents) as happy as possible. If any parent wants to join the WhatsApp group dedicated to children at the club, wants to discuss anything child-related, or has any suggestions, please email .

Note that Monica communicates with regular users via a WhatsApp group, so ask her to add you if you're interested.
Thursday mornings 9-10:15 am Vinyasa followed by Gentle yoga 11-midday. Saturdays from 3-4:15 pm.
Contact Monica by email at , WhatsApp or look at her website monicashaka.com for the latest information.