▁club ▁concept ual ized ▁a ▁sports ▁kind erg arten . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁after ▁starting ▁four ▁further ▁so cio - ped agog ical ▁institutions , ▁including ▁an ▁integr ative ▁sports ▁kind erg arten , ▁the ▁F T ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁founded ▁the ▁first ▁German ▁sports ▁elementary ▁school . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁this ▁school ▁was ▁officially ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁state , ▁which ▁allowed ▁the ▁teachers ▁to ▁give ▁students ▁leaving ▁elementary ▁school ▁the ▁so - called ▁" Le hrer emp fe hl ung ". ▁The ▁state ' s ▁appro val ▁also ▁allows ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁proper ▁school ▁building , ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁upon ▁the ▁school ▁grounds , ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁containers ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁use . ▁The ▁state ' s ▁appro val ▁was ▁a ▁pr ere quis ite ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁roughly ▁ 5 0 0 - m ² ▁school ▁building . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁club , ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁Medical ▁Center ▁Fre ib urg , ▁founded ▁its ▁first ▁course ▁offering ▁for ▁ob ese ▁children ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁ped agog ical ▁goals . ▁ ▁Location ▁▁ ▁The ▁main ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁F T ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁is ▁the ▁F T - S port park ▁in ▁the ▁Schwar zw ald straße . ▁The ▁grounds ▁are ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁ten ▁g ym s , ▁each ▁with ▁a ▁tur f ▁and ▁ast rot ur f ▁field , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tennis ▁court .