What kid wouldn't love to go to school in their favorite team's stadium? Imagine a Little League baseball player having classes at Yankee Stadium. Or a pee wee hockey player doing the same at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Kindergarten kids in Hamburg, Germany, get to do just that at the Pestalozzi Foundation kindergarten inside the 29,546-seat Millerntor-Stadion, home to the Second Division F.C. St. Pauli. The article in today's New York Times describes how the school uses the stadium's roof, tunnels and field for group activities and how players stop in to read to the children.
Located in a working class but gentrifying area, the St. Pauli club's fans are known for left-leaning politics and campaigns against racism and homophobia. On the field, the team is hanging on the Second Division, just two points above the relegation zoned with four matches to play.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
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