“Right before summer break…nothing much is going on at school anyway.” — Anyone who thinks that probably hasn’t experienced Steinmühle yet. No, we don’t overwhelm our students with lots of highly challenging brain teasers anymore. But a little guidance on which sport they might enjoy in the future—that’s definitely possible!
Active Day for Grades 5 through 12
This idea laid the foundation for the two consecutive sports project days. For several years now, they have been a permanent fixture in the annual program at the Steinmühle School & Boarding School. Divided into 32 groups, students in grades 5 through 12 try out different sports. They registered for these in advance, listing their first choice and three additional sports.
“We make a variety of sports experiences possible,” says Marcel Kalb. He is a biology and physical education teacher and also the school’s athletic director at Steinmühle. Since Steinmühle cannot offer all sports on its own, it partners with various clubs. “We rent out the occasional sports facility and also make use of external workshops. This happens in disciplines where we don’t have our own expertise.”
The Stone Mill as a “Sports Mill”
Experience has shown that everyone finds something that piques their curiosity or that the students have always wanted to try.
For example, there were activities in basketball, American football, ballet, golf, handball, fitness, lacrosse, judo, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts (MMA), padel tennis, pickleball, horseback riding, rowing, and dance. Of course, there were also activities in soccer and—building on that—an opportunity to learn about the role of a soccer referee.
Even the very warm temperatures didn’t bother the vast majority of students. They took the opportunity to try out sports they hadn’t experienced before. So it was another great success for Steinmühle as the “Sports Mill.”
(Angela Heinemann)
Steinmühle Makes Sports Experiences Possible: 32 Groups Tried Out Various Sports
Collaborations & Partnerships, News, Rowing, Sports & Health, Steinmühle Riding School“Right before summer break…nothing much is going on at school anyway.” — Anyone who thinks that probably hasn’t experienced Steinmühle yet. No, we don’t overwhelm our students with lots of highly challenging brain teasers anymore. But a little guidance on which sport they might enjoy in the future—that’s definitely possible!
Active Day for Grades 5 through 12
This idea laid the foundation for the two consecutive sports project days. For several years now, they have been a permanent fixture in the annual program at the Steinmühle School & Boarding School. Divided into 32 groups, students in grades 5 through 12 try out different sports. They registered for these in advance, listing their first choice and three additional sports.
“We make a variety of sports experiences possible,” says Marcel Kalb. He is a biology and physical education teacher and also the school’s athletic director at Steinmühle. Since Steinmühle cannot offer all sports on its own, it partners with various clubs. “We rent out the occasional sports facility and also make use of external workshops. This happens in disciplines where we don’t have our own expertise.”
The Stone Mill as a “Sports Mill”
Experience has shown that everyone finds something that piques their curiosity or that the students have always wanted to try.
For example, there were activities in basketball, American football, ballet, golf, handball, fitness, lacrosse, judo, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts (MMA), padel tennis, pickleball, horseback riding, rowing, and dance. Of course, there were also activities in soccer and—building on that—an opportunity to learn about the role of a soccer referee.
Even the very warm temperatures didn’t bother the vast majority of students. They took the opportunity to try out sports they hadn’t experienced before. So it was another great success for Steinmühle as the “Sports Mill.”
(Angela Heinemann)