21/11/2024Exhibition created by students of Wolffert College Rotterdam, about the project ‘METRO O1O’.
07/10/2024Opening project week around METRO O1O at Wolfert College including video messages from Abdelkader Benali and Ellen Schindler.
05/10/2024Opening exhibition METRO O1O in Zuid.Boijmans. With workshops and field trips for schools ism UrbanGuides.
02/09/2024Conversation about extending textbooks and lesson plans to ‘t Landje elementary school with grade 8 teachers.
13/05/2024Opening project week Rotterdam Montessori Lyceum and distribution school edition to 180 bridge students.
01/04/2024First pilot expansion of METRO O1O textbook and lesson plans to first-year MBO students at Zadkine and Albeda
13/03/2024National meeting by Coalition Architectural Education, on the position of architecture in cultural education.
11/03/2024VPRO Tegenlicht Meetup on METRO O1O in Theater Zuidplein with documentaries on Rotterdam South and discussion with audience, in cooperation with Library Rotterdam led by Nynke Schaaf.
08/02/2024Opening exhibition METRO O1O in Library Rotterdam by alderman Kasmi; with spoken word poet Benzokarim; presentation by Paulo Lopes. With work by students of Wolfert College Rotterdam.
17/11/2023Participation in AIR’s Stadmakerscongres in Schouwbrug Rotterdam with workshop for 60 young people from METRO O1O around the city of the future.
10/05/2023We continue handing out the school edition at OSG Hugo de Groot, this time with poet Moze Naèl and illustrator Hanco Kolk.
09/05/2023Today we are handing out books at Melanchthon Schiebroek and poet Moze Naèl and illustrator Sterric are joining us again.
08/05/2023The very first school to receive the book is the Rotterdam Montessori Lyceum! Spoken word poet Moze Naèl and illustrator Sterric give a presentation, kicking off the Rotterdam project week.De allereerste school die het boek ontvangt is het Rotterdams Montessori Lyceum! Spoken word dichter Moze Naèl en illustrator Sterric geven een presentatie, als startsein voor de Rotterdam projectweek.
08/05/2023Textbook introduction week at the first schools in Rotterdam. The very first books are handed out!
26/04/2023The book METRO O1O receives first prize in the category ‘Kommunicative Stadtplanung’ at the Polis Convention in Düsseldorf.
01/02/2023From February to May we develop with the education department of the Central Library Rotterdam and other cultural institutions such as UrbanGuides, Cultuurschool, RotterdamTours, New Institute and Archiklas, almost 20 lesson plans for seventh grade teachers.
01/12/2022Kick-off meeting Rotterdam Architecture Education Coalition with Municipality of Rotterdam, KCR, AIR, IkbenWij, Archiklas; about the place of architecture within culture education.
22/11/2022Official book launch for over 200 visitors of METRO O1O in theater Zuidplein. Presentation by Tracy Metz, with spoken word poet Moze Naèl, writer Abdelkader Benali, director KCR Liesbeth Levy, urban planner De Zwarte Hond Matthias Rottmann and initiator Ellen Schindler of De Zwarte Hond. Alderman Chantal Zeegers accepts first copy.
17/11/2022Lecture “How can building culture be integrated into education?” at the Baukulturkongress in Gelsenkirchen (DE).
15/11/2022Radio interview by Fleur Wallenburg, NPO Radio 1, on METRO O1O with Ellen Schindler. Just a few more nights of sleep and then the book will be presented to the Rotterdam audience.
14/09/2022Finally, the time has come: the presses are really rolling, the book is going to be printed at the great printer DieKeure in Belgium.
21/03/2022Workshop with twenty representatives within the Rotterdam education system about the book METRO O1O and the introduction of teaching materials in schools.
01/03/2022Finally, reinforcement: Maartje Berendsen joins the team as project leader Ken Je Stad Maak Je Stad!
01/11/2021The Stars are born: protagonists Franny & Joey are created, courtesy of Egon de Regt and Sterric.
01/09/2021First Meet & Greet with all illustrators and authors at The Independent School in Rotterdam.
01/02/2021First content workshop with the core team: Michelle Provoost, Simone Rots, Abdelkader Benali and Ellen Schindler.
