OSF Crew is represented at this upcoming CONS Project Toronto Exhibition Event
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
OSF x Collective Toronto POP-UP SHOP
OSF x Collective Toronto POP-UP SHOP
Thursday, June 5
5-9PM
166A Spadina Ave. (at Queen St.)
Featuring KRINK custom skateboards, New T-shirts & Live Painting!
Monday, May 26, 2014
How skateboards are keeping kids engaged at one TDSB school (Global News)
Article & Video Link:
http://globalnews.ca/news/1355412/how-skateboards-are-keeping-kids-engaged-at-one-tdsb-school/
How skateboards are keeping kids engaged at one TDSB school
By Jennifer Palisoc, Reporter
The Oasis Skateboard Factory (OSF) is not your typical classroom. Here, students are creating designs, podcasts, sanding down skateboards or coming up with business plans.
At OSF students design, build and market skateboards. Students say they used to skip their traditional classes or simply dropped out of school but have renewed interest in learning thanks to OSF where they say they receive “real world” experience. They have to collaborate with clients on designs and fill orders for the hand crafted skateboards. There are also various community connections.
“Every student is paired up with an employee here. We do lunch and learns here and bring them in once a month,” Franke Rodriguez, the president of Anomaly – which has a partnership with the school – said. “Sometimes it’s a strategist who’s talking to them about brand strategy. Sometimes we have a designer come in and share with them the principles of great design. So it’s a bit less academic, learning about stuff they care about from people in the industry.”
The program has grown over the past five years from 15 students and one teacher to 25 students and two teachers with a few graduates each semester.
“It’s cool having a real client instead of reading about it and work sheet pretending you’re working with that person,” 19-year-old Julieta Arias said.
This year, there are a record 13 OSF graduates and students say they feel positive and hopeful about their future possibilities – from attending college to the possibility of one day owning their own businesses.
“I used to go one class a day or twice a week now i go every single day only days i miss is when i’m super sick i’m so motivated to go to this school because I love it so much,” Arias said.
Mike Gontmakher is graduating and will be going to college next year. How is he feeling about the future?
“Very optimistic and excited. Ever since joining Oasis a lot of good things have been happening. It’s very encouraging,” he said.
OSF is one of the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) 22 alternative secondary schools.
© Shaw Media, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Skating our photo installation at the opening of Dare2Create!
OSF work and creativity also celebrated in Dare2Create/TDSB promotional materials for the show:
Video: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/HighSchool/GetInvolved/Dare2Create.aspx
Photos: http://www.tdsb.on.ca/HighSchool/GetInvolved/Dare2Create/Dare2CreateArtFilm.aspx
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Sunday, May 11, 2014
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