Today, as part 2 of our ‘Black and Blue’ anti-drugs project, Year 6 were invited, along with Year 6 classes from other local schools, to meet Paul Canoville- Chelsea’s first black player.
Paul Canoville told us all about his life experiences and we also had the chance to ask him questions about his football career and how he overcame his drug addiction.
We had a great day out and learned so much. Our Chelsea fans even got Paul Canoville’s autograph on their Chelsea shirts!
Thank you so much to the parents who volunteered to come with us- We really appreciate it.
What did you learn from meeting Paul Canoville today, Year 6?
Meeting Paul Canoville was AWESOME! We might have heard story from Pete in class, but hearing and asking questions to the real Paul Canoville in person was incredible! I learned that no matter how hard it is to achieve you dreams if you push forward and try your best you will always achieve something amazing but of course in any dream or wish you have there will be challenges – for Paul it was his injury while playing, crack and racism. But Paul was able to achieve his dream and become a professional player for Chelsea. Paul is very funny, kind and his back story is so interesting so my time today at Kensington Library was a dream. It was so nice to sing, hear and ask questions – It was so nice! Thank you for this wonderful opportunity!!!!