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The FtK-ClubChallenge in full swing – News from our schools

Die FtK-ClubChallenge in vollem Gange - Aktuelles aus unseren Schulen

The FtK Club Challenge has been the main focus in schools in recent weeks. From T-shirt design and museum visits to children’s press conferences, the children have been involved with “their” professional football club in a variety of ways. We have collected the great impressions in this article (to be updated soon). We would like to take this opportunity to thank all participating FtK groups once again for their great commitment.

Augsburg

As part of the FtK Club Challenge, the 24 children from Bärenkeller primary and secondary school came up with questions to ask a professional footballer from their club, FC Augsburg, via video message. Due to the pandemic, midfielder Tim Civeja sent greetings to the FtK kids via video and encouraged them to learn. The boys and girls from the fifth grade also designed their diaries and presented their first works of art.

Berlin

Two highlights awaited the children of the Zurich School in Berlin-Köpenick: not only did they get to visit the venerable stadium at the Alte Försterei, but they also had the special pleasure of taking part in a children’s press conference with Union “soccer god” Grischa Prömel. Click here for the full website report.

Bochum

For the boys and girls from “Fußball trifft Kultur” at the Werner von Siemens School, the dream of getting to know a real professional footballer – our project sponsor Christopher Antwi-Adjei – came true. Christopher answered the children’s curious questions at a children’s press conference. Click here for the full website report.

Brunswick

Our Braunschweig program group takes an in-depth look at its partner club as part of the FtK Club Challenge. To start with, they received a surprise package from Eintracht Braunschweig. The FtK participants are already motivated for the rest of the program.

Düsseldorf

A special highlight awaited our Düsseldorf program group on the occasion of our FtK Club Challenge. Together with our partner club Fortuna Düsseldorf, the FtK participants visited the Paul Janes Stadium. The FtK participants learned a lot of interesting facts about the history of their favorite club at Fortuna’s long-standing venue. We are excited to see how the experiences will be presented as part of the FtK Club Challenge.

Duisburg

The FtK participants from our program school in Duisburg show a few impressions of their program training and lessons. Our new Duisburg project mentor Alaa Bakir also answered the children’s questions at a children’s press conference.

(Website article, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu2pXGUmLVU).

Bottom row of pictures: © MSV Duisburg / Nico Herbertz

Frankfurt

On 9 March 2022, the FtK participants from the Karmeliterschule and the Albert-Schweitzer-Schule waited eagerly in the Eintracht Museum for the program sponsor Muhammed Damar. The Eintracht professional took plenty of time to answer the children’s questions, signed autographs and posed for photos.

Fürth

The program group from Fürth showed their first impressions of the design of their T-shirts. Great motifs were already visible.

Gelsenkirchen

As part of the FtK-ClubChallenge 2022, the primary school pupils of the Friedrich-Grillo-Schule explored the crown jewel of Gelsenkirchen – the VELTINS Arena – on 17.03.2022. Click here for the full website report.

Hamburg

The FtK participants received a great surprise from our partner club. FC St. Pauli provided our FtK participants with new jerseys as part of the FtK Club Challenge. There was also an exciting stadium tour at Millterntor followed by a children’s press conference with Pauli legend and new FtK sponsor Jan-Philipp Kalla. Click here for the full website report.

Regensburg

On the occasion of our FtK Club Challenge, a special highlight awaited our Regensburg program group: the design of their T-shirts! We are already looking forward to seeing the creative ideas of the FtK participants.

Würzburg

As part of the FtK Club Challenge, our partner club Würzburger Kickers provided surprise packages with merchandise from the club. The FtK participants were very grateful. They also showed the first glimpses of the jerseys they had designed themselves. Some great designs were already visible.

FtK Stuttgart – A look back at an eventful school year 2021/22

FtK Stuttgart – Ein Rückblick auf ein ereignisreiches Schuljahr 2021/22

The FtK year 2021/22 was eventful, intense and full of fun for the children supported in Stuttgart. From a contemplative Christmas party to a wide range of cultural activities and the final cross-FtK tournament in June – there was plenty on offer.

After a very complicated time for the children and everyone involved, which was mainly characterized by the pandemic-related restrictions, the FtK school year 2021/22 was able to start again with many support offers. The program included team-building measures, a Christmas party, cultural and sporting activities, the FtK Club Challenge and, of course, the big final tournament in Frankfurt in June 2022. Below we have collected a few impressions of selected highlights from the season:

KuBUS and visit to the art museum

The 3rd graders at Lerchenrain School were able to go on a two-part excursion in their first FtK year. On 05.04.2022, the Kubus (short for art bus) came to the school. The kids were allowed to give free rein to their creativity in the “Pure Chance” workshop. The children had great fun tracing different patterns and reassembling small pieces of paper. The kids loved the station with colors, balloons and balls and created beautiful works of art. When it came to drawing portraits, all you could hear was a general giggle. The following week, we went on a guided tour of the Stuttgart Art Museum. Despite initial complaints, the mood in the art museum improved considerably. And the works of art were viewed with varying degrees of interest. One child even had a little drawing book with her to sketch all the artworks for her friends. This meant that the excursion could still be recounted in pictures the next day. And on the way home, there were still lively discussions about the art.

Climbing in Cityrock

On 04.05.2022, the FtK kids from Eichendorff School put on their sports gear, packed their drinks and headed off to climb at Cityrock. A little late, but still highly motivated, the excursion could be started. Once we arrived at Cityrock, we started straight away. To warm up, everyone was allowed to climb along the lower end of the climbing wall. This allowed the kids to get a feel for what was to come. This was immediately followed by a team-building task in which the kids had to imagine transporting materials over a large mountain range. Of course, everyone mastered the task brilliantly and almost all of the climbing equipment was transported over the mountain in the end.

The FtK final tournament

Even on the day before the tournament, the kids’ anticipation was palpable and they were already talking about the cool time ahead on the bus. On the day of the tournament, the Stuttgart FtK group set up in their pavilion and the spectacle could begin. After a slight delay, the first game started at 09:30. The kids were highly motivated, the coach highly concentrated and the rest were simply in a good mood and excited. The Stuttgart kids had a total of five games to play. The other teams in the group were strong, but the group still put up a good fight and managed to win one game after a number of scoring chances. Unfortunately, they had to concede defeat to their opponents in two games, while two other games ended in a well-deserved draw.

After every game, the Stuttgart kids clapped their opponents off with a smile on their faces and thanked them for a great game. The children survived the tournament without any major injuries or heatstroke. The tournament matches themselves were not the only highlights – towards the afternoon, the ambassador of “Fußball trifft Kultur” Ridle Baku dropped by. Ridle is a professional player for VfL Wolfsburg and a German international, making him a magnet for the kids. The Stuttgart kids spotted him first and got his autograph straight away. The picture that was taken later even ended up on social media and his 132,000 followers caught a glimpse of the enthusiastic Stuttgart kids.

After two very exhausting, but exciting and enjoyable days, the children slowly had to say goodbye. They will certainly remember the great time they had. It was a very relaxed atmosphere, many experiences were made as a large team and the children had a unique time. To sum up, the tournament was a special highlight of the “Fußball trifft Kultur” year.

Bochum stadium tour – in the spirit of sustainability

Bochumer Stadionführung - Im Zeichen der Nachhaltigkeit

VfL Bochum 1848 has been running the integrative educational program “Fußball trifft Kultur” with the non-profit organization LitCam since the 2015/16 season. As part of the program, VfL has now been able to accompany pupils from the Werner-von-Siemens School in Bochum on a stadium tour focusing on sustainability aspects at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion.

As part of the guided tour of the Vonovia Ruhrstadion, the pupils of the Werner-von-Siemens-Schule were able to gain exciting insights into the history and development of VfL as well as some insights into the club’s sustainability efforts. For example, they learned what the biggest drivers of VfL’s_{CO2 footprint} are and how VfL is trying to minimize them.

After all, a home match day at the Vonovia Ruhrstadion is always associated with a wide variety of environmental impacts. Fans and teams travel to and from the stadium. There are many different snacks and drinks to buy in the stadium. The stadium turf has to be watered. The floodlights shine brightly on Castroper Straße. All of this has an impact on the environment. By introducing a holistic sustainability strategy, VfL aims to systematically record and minimize its negative impact on the environment.

One focus of this programme year is to make children more aware of ecological awareness and sustainable action at “Fußball trifft Kultur”. The fact that soccer clubs such as VfL Bochum communicate their business activities in a tangible way helps us to increase children’s interest in this area.

Sustainability in our club – A guest at BVB

Nachhaltigkeit in unserem Club – Zu Gast beim BVB

In keeping with the motto “Sustainability in our club”, the FtK kids from Dortmund visited the big BVB club as part of a stadium tour.

The children from the Anne Frank School in Dortmund explored many questions, focusing in particular on energy-saving measures and possible emission factors. How is waste actually disposed of? What is done with the leftover food? How much electricity is consumed on a match day? And what happens to the used jerseys?

In addition, the children were quite surprised at how much_CO2 is consumed on a normal Bundesliga Saturday and what comprehensive sustainability management is needed behind the performance of such a large Bundesliga club in order to keep the_{CO2 footprint}as low as possible.

As a thank you for their active participation and interest, the children were given a BVB jersey set, which they can proudly wear at the big FtK final tournament in Duisburg next month. Last but not least, BVB’s Emma the Bee even dropped in on the group, which naturally aroused great enthusiasm among the children.

Images: LitCam