{"id":2354,"date":"2010-06-06T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T14:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2020-10-26T12:17:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:17:17","slug":"special-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theball.tv\/2010\/blog\/2010\/06\/06\/special-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Special schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s an early start after a crazy dash through the Kalahari where we got excited by our first South Africa street sign…<\/em><\/p>\n

\"South<\/a><\/span>Our first sign of South Africa<\/small><\/div>\n

Our first school visit takes us to Segopotso School in Kanye, where 700 school children are eagerly awaiting The Ball. Christian is determined that every single one of them should have the chance to sign it. Time constraints don’t allow this, however, and a scrum develops as each and every child wants to sign The Ball.<\/p>\n

\"Mission<\/a><\/span>Mission impossible? Can everyone sign The Ball?<\/small><\/div>\n
\"700<\/a><\/span>700 kids and The Ball<\/small><\/div>\n

We move to the football field where a Unified Football team of pupils with and without intellectual disabilities play against a team of teachers. It is a lot of fun and the game ends in a draw.<\/p>\n

\"Children<\/a><\/span>Children crowd the camera to be in the picture<\/small><\/div>\n
\"The<\/a><\/span>The children’s Unified Football team<\/small><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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