Schlappekicker supports “Fußball trifft Kultur”

Schlappekicker unterstützt "Fußball trifft Kultur"
Schlappekicker unterstützt "Fußball trifft Kultur"

World champion Nia Künzer presented the Albert Schweitzer School with a donation check worth €2000 as part of the Frankfurter Rundschau’s “Schlappekicker” campaign.

On this day, everything was a little different than usual for the FtK kids at the Albert Schweitzer School. Soccer training yes, but in addition to their soccer coach Kai Klingenhöfer, there was also a woman who once shot Germany to the World Cup title, when they themselves were far from being born. The boys certainly had a lot of fun, it was a great pleasure for them to play together with Nia.

The former footballer herself was not too shy to get involved in a little match with the boys. Here at her old place of work, it was she herself who launched the first all-girls team at “Fußball trifft Kultur” in 2011.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the “Schlappekicker” campaign and the Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper for their support of our integrative education program.


Jürgen Streicher from the Frankfurter Rundschau writes: “Erjon, Karl, Jonathan and all the other talented players from many different countries already have a lot to offer at the age of just under ten. They fight with full commitment, but fair play is the top priority. The boys manage this well and get on well with coach Kai Klingelhöfer. He wears the eagle on his chest and Eintracht on his back, which is always a positive incentive.”

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© Pictures: Christoph Boeckheler

Sustainable stadium tour at BORUSSIA-PARK

Nachhaltige Stadionführung im BORUSSIA-PARK
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The third and fourth graders at Holt Catholic Primary School in Mönchengladbach experienced a sustainable stadium tour at BORUSSIA-PARK.

Sustainability manager Christina Rütten and CSR department head Markus Frieben received this year’s “Fußball trifft Kultur” class.

From the pitch heating to the sweets during the half-time break to the journey by car – the children were often surprised at how muchCO2 is consumed during a Bundesliga match at BORUSSIA-PARK and what the reasons for this are. After the tour, the third and fourth graders were also introduced to the emission factors on match day as part of a game and shown ways to save energy. Rütten presented the children with a number of measures that can make a visit to the stadium as climate-friendly as possible.

We are confident that we were able to sensitize the children to the need for greater climate awareness by using examples that are accessible and easy to understand. The children showed great interest in the main topics and contributed numerous ideas on their own initiative.

At the end, the 22 pupils were delighted when each of them received a Borussia shirt as a souvenir, which the class will wear at the “Fußball trifft Kultur” final tournament in Duisburg.

© Pictures: Borussia Mönchengladbach

Hello again Frankfurt – Our FtK network meeting

Hello again Frankfurt – Unser FtK-Netzwerktreffen
Hello again Frankfurt – Unser FtK-Netzwerktreffen

Around 40 FtK teachers and trainers from all over Germany came together last weekend for our first FtK network meeting in 2023.

In addition to the training courses on offer, the program focused in particular on sharing current challenges and success stories at the individual locations. We were able to use the facilities at the Protestant Academy on Friday and spent Saturday in the conference rooms at the Haus des Buches.

The main topics at this network meeting focused on suggestions for respectful cooperation as well as the implementation of group rules, strengthening teamwork and promoting reading fluency in the context of DaZ and DaF. Based on the very positive feedback from our FtK teachers and trainers, we are confident that the impetus provided here will be applied in the weekly work with our sponsored children and young people in line with our support approach and will have an impact.

With this in mind, we would like to thank all social pedagogues and workshop leaders for the inspiring days and of course our participating FtK teachers and FtK trainers for their dedicated participation.