Fall Events 2021
Operation Trash
Revius High School, Maassluis, the Netherlands
September 1 - 16
Playing in a Cleaner Neighborhood
Seagull Mama show & classroom fun while learning good trash behavior
Het Visnet, elementary school in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
September 8 - 10
Operation Trash for Seniors
Presentation & workshop
STOED, Maassluis, the Netherlands
September 16
Playing in a Cleaner Neighborhood
Seagul Mama show & community cleanup
De Dijck, elementary school in Maassluis, the Netherlands
October 4 – 8
Week of Sustainability
Operation Trash lessons & workshops
Het Geuzencollege, Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
September 28 – October 15
Operation Trash Baltimore City Tour
April-May 2020
cancelled due to Covid19
Summer-Fall 2020
Ms Kathie’s Magical Moments video clips Available via Young Audiences of Maryland
September 2020
Operatie Afval, Dutch version of Operation Trash
Revius Middle School, Maassluis, the Netherlands
4 Septebmer, 2020: Wolfert College, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Fall 2020
Operation Trash Virtual Assembly
is ‘in the making’; a collaboration with Young Audiences of Maryland
Spring 2021
Avalanche Arts collaborates with Afvalvrije School (Zero Waste School)
a national program touring Dutch elementary schools.
February 2019: Ms Kathie presents....shows in Baltimore City elementary schools
Operation Trash workshops, Lyceum Vos high school, NL
March 2019:
The Fish Net, elementary school in Vlaardingen, NL
January 2019:
Mavo Vos Operation Trash Poster Project
Playing in a Cleaner Neighborhood, Jan Ligthart Elementary, NL
Rotterdam-Baltimore City Link collaboration
November 2018:
Avon Grove Charter School visit to discuss potential exchange program, West Grove, PA, USA
Operation Trash workshops at Montfort College, Rotterdam, NL
October:
Baltimore Public Works meetings to kick off collaboration
Young Audiences of Baltimore presentation for staff, Baltimore, USA
Week of Sustainability, workshops, Geuzencollege, Vlaardingen, NL
Sept-Oct:
Playing in a Cleaner Neighborhood at Dr. Bavinck Elementary, Vlaardingen, NL
August:
Operation Trash lectures at Montfort College & Wolfert College, Rotterdam, NL
June:
Directed The Eco News Show performed by children from BSO De Schakel, Vlaardingen, NL
April – May:
Operation Trash Virtual Exchange, linking Lakeland Elementary Middle School in Baltimore with Het Balkon in Maassluis, the Netherlands.
March 5-9:
School visits in Baltimore, meeting with Baltimore Department of Public Works, Baltimore Rotterdam Sister City Committee, Baltimore Green Maps, among other partners for the Operation Trash Virtual Exchange program.
Feb 27:
Kathie diStefano presents... an interactive lecture at Somerford, assisted living community, Newark, DE, USA
Feb 21:
Rotterdam Baltimore Sister City meeting, De Rotterdam, Wilhelminakade 177, Rotterdam, NL
Feb 1- Feb 22:
'Playing in a Cleaner Neigbhorhood” visit elementary school Het Christal in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Feb 5 - 7:
Operation Trash Workshops at Montfort College, Rotterdam, NL
2019 Upcoming:
May:
Leading a weekend clown workshop with Dresden Medi-Clowns
June:
Operation Trash workshop at Mavo Vos, Vlaardingen, NL