Wheelup! wowed the Steinmühle with everything on wheels

We saw many beaming faces as they rode by on skateboards, waveboards, scooters, or longboards: For the last few weeks before summer break, a so-called “WHEELUP! trailer” was parked in our schoolyard, filled to the brim with just about everything that has wheels.

The action week kicked off with a scooter training session for the advanced sports class, which was led competently and with a sense of humor by the professional staff from CITY SKATE. This was followed by a brief training session and instruction on how to use the trailer for all interested teachers. Under the motto, “Helmets on, pads on, and let’s go!” young and old alike rushed to the trailer during substitute classes, breaks, or even during physical education classes and rolled together across the schoolyard.

As part of an AOK sponsorship program, the Hessian sports agency CITY SKATE is equipping this trailer with the latest sports equipment so that it can be made available to children at as many schools as possible. “Thanks to a fortunate turn of events, our school had the opportunity to use this trailer during the most sought-after time slot before the break,” reports Steinmühlen teacher Benedikt Hohmann. It’s no secret that exercise and physical activity play a central role in physical and mental health. Furthermore, the WHEELUP! project offered the ideal opportunity to make good use of the infamous “last few hours before the break” outdoors and to get the students excited about skating.