Why be bored in school? Go to a Skateboard School! This Toronto District School Board alternative school design program helps students earn high school credits and graduate by creating their own brand and running a skateboard business / professional design studio. OASIS SKATEBOARD FACTORY (OSF) "ON THE GRIND": TDSB's ART & ENTREPRENEURSHIP O.G.s since 2006!

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Congrats Sem. 1 Students: OSF maintains a 92% course credit pass rate!


Watch this inspiring video that takes you behind the scenes of our innovative 2015 Class Portrait done with a world class commercial photographer & Anomaly:


















http://vimeo.com/117497719

An extra special thank you to Kayla & Matt at Anomaly for coming in on the weekend to take down our show! You both deserve a lot of credit for the success of last night's event and the whole OSF crew sends the Anomaly crew huge hugs!


If you missed our Pop up Shop last week, you can now view the full 3D sculpture designed by our OSF Gr.12 Art Students at SCULPTRAITS STUDIOS Portrait Studio 321 Davenport Road, Ground Floor, Toronto, ON M5R 1K5 (416) 966-2539


Full story of OSF Pop-up Shop at Anomaly on CTV News at 11:30...start watching at Minute 20:58:

















http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.1476827

Our Pop Up Shop was promoted on CTV news with a story about OSF student success...start watching a Minute 42:30:



This is what we do beyond all the cool skateboard stuff: another High School Graduate at our Anomaly event


Thank you to all the community partners that made tonight a success: Andrew Pommier, Roadsworth, Anomaly, Sculptraits, Sugarbomb, Roarockit, TO DO Festival


Launch our new OSF x Andrew Pommier street deck $75


Last Lunch & Learn at Anomaly for Sem 1: OSF Students learn how to interview in the industry


OSF Students (wearing their branded Tees) being interviewed for a CTV feature on our Pop Up Shop


Read an article and watch a video on OSF Pop-up Shop at Anomaly in Applied Arts Magazine:

http://www.appliedartsmag.com/thebrief_details/?id=16926

Check out this article on the OSF Pop Up at ANOMALY by GLOSSY INC:



Upcycled new RAT KING Minis divert old boards from the dump.


Student Branded Buttons


Thankyou to our partners at SUGARBOMB for helping OSF students complete their culminating Business/Design projects!


Printing OSF Student Branded Tees at SUGARBOMB


Saturday, January 17, 2015

Upcoming Facebook Event Page Link:


https://www.facebook.com/events/340067426200060/?ref=22

Join us at this Toronto Offsite Design Festival (TODO) Event: "The Youth are Revolting" OASIS SKATEBOARD FACTORY POP-UP SHOP Friday January 23 from 7-10PM at Anomaly (46 Spadina Ave. Suite #200, Toronto)

Making buttons in the OSF Studio for our upcoming Jan 23 Pop Up Shop at Anomaly


Photo: Making buttons in the OSF Studio today for our upcoming Jan 23 Pop Up Shop at Anomaly

Printing show merch in the OSF Studio


Photo: Printing show merch in the OSF Studio today

OSF fieldtrip to the Gladstone Hotel getting inspiration on display and installation as students prepare to present their brands and art Jan 23.


Photo: OSF fieldtrip to the Gladstone Hotel getting inspiration on display and installation as students prepare to present their brands and art Jan 23.

Discarded Textbooks, Rotten Apples, Skateboards & Skulls: Just the obvious OSF items littering the base of our Gr12 Art collab 3D printed big sculpture with SCULPTRAITS Studio. See the final Rat-tastic piece at our Jan 23 event!


Photo: Discarded Textbooks, Rotten Apples, Skateboards & Skulls: Just the obvious OSF items littering the base of our Gr12 Art collab 3D printed big sculpture with SCULPTRAITS Studio. See the final Rat-tastic piece at our Jan 23 event!

Can't wait to share the full flipside graphic when we launch our new OSF x Andrew Pommier skateboard. Join us at Anomaly Jan 23, 7-10pm, 46 Spadina Suite 200 (Limited Edition $75)


Photo: Can't wait to share the full flipside graphic when we launch our new OSF x Andrew Pommier skateboard. Join us at Anomaly Jan 23, 7-10pm, 46 Spadina Suite 200 (Limited Edition $75)

Nose to the Grind: End of Semester in the OSF Studio


Photo: Nose to the Grind: End of Semester in the OSF Studio

Dang, the printed copies of our upcoming Pop Up poster looks so good up!


Photo: Dang, the printed copies of our upcoming Pop Up poster looks so good up!

Congrats to our OSF Students completing their Sem 1 Coop Placements today and thanks to all our community mentors!


Photo: Congrats to our OSF Students completing their Sem 1 Coop Placements today and thanks to all our community mentors!

Diverting old decks from the dumpster, these Upcycled OSF Rat King Minis are almost ready to ride at our "Youth Are Revolting" Jan 23 Pop Up Shop!


Photo: Diverting old decks from the dumpster, these Upcycled OSF Rat King Minis are almost ready to ride at our "Youth Are Revolting" Jan 23 Pop Up Shop!

Another NW Prototype in the works...(this guy's making as many new boards as possible before his grad next week!)


Photo: Another NW Prototype in the works...(this guy's making as many new boards as possible before his grad next week!)

Reprint of OSF tees


Photo: Reprint of OSF tees today...