Congrats OSF Students: February's "Get on Board" Achievement Awards sponsored by LOADED longboards!

Former Prime Minister Paul Martin presented with an OSF student designed board and photo (Canadian Education Association aboriginal education event)

How great is it for young designers to have their work part of the everyday work environment of a top creative agency?!!! (OSF x ANOMALY innovative business program now in our 4th semester)

A gift to our visitors and new friends from Yellowhead Tribal College (Alberta)

Monthly PIZZA SCRUM hosted by our mentors at ANOMALY mmmm...

Talking brand inspiration with Bryan Espiritu of thelegendsleague.com: OSF Lunch & Learn at ANOMALY

OSF crew hanging with the Legends League (featured streetwear brand from this week's NOW fashion special)

Detail of a surprise gift commission by CEA for former PM Paul Martin at Aboriginal Education event

Video Director Sammy Rawal at OSF

OSF Students working on a board that is a commissioned gift being presented to former PM Paul Martin during a talk on Aboriginal Education

Craig and the OSF Leadership Team getting ready to give an artist talk to university students: Design Education / Education as Design at OCADU

Get a Grip (tape) by FILTH: Student designed products at OSF

The embarrassing beard & hair net photo! OSF at Chocosol last week

A variety of OSF Student designed axe handles available at Villiers...great as tournament trophies or order one custom #‎batl #‎batlto

Thor Hammer axe handle commission by OSF student designer ready for Villiers Red League Championship #‎batlto #‎batl

OSF Artists in the process of painting a mural for the new ANTI-VICE Juicery at College & Ossington (opening soon!)

CHAMPSTILES in the house: Wood-burning Workshop at OSF

Thanks to everyone who came out in last night's cold to attend the OSF Community Council Meeting: packed house with such a range of skills to support our students!

Ready for OSF's next Upcycling project!

A gift to our good friends at the Gladstone Hotel

Whoa...WonderWoman!

Supporting student altMFG: Watch for a line of FILTH street decks coming out of the OSF studio this semester

OSF Crew get a FREE SK8 DAY donated by CJ Skatepark!

OSF SK8 (at CJ Skatepark)

OSF Contributor to CONS PROJECT Zine

Important Upcoming OSF Community Council Meeting this Thursday:

All Parents, Students, Community Partners and OSF Supporters are invited to participate in the OSF Community Council. The OSF Community Council’s mandate is to provide a safety net to support our students and to enrich their experience of success in the school and community. 
The first meeting of the new semester will be held at Roarockit Skateboard Company’s 880 Millwood address on Thursday, February 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM…This is an important feasibility and planning meeting for our upcoming June trip to New York City and we need support from all our friends and families to make this opportunity for our students a reality… Hope to see you there!

Reminder to OSF students to not show up to the classroom when we are back Tuesday: it's our FREE SKATE DAY at CJ Skatepark this Tuesday so meet is at 11am at Royal York Subway bus platform...don't be late!

CraigOSF: Awesome to be on a panel with Kyle Reyes and Buddha Leafloor hosted by Wab Kinew at the Calgary City Teachers' Convention!

Big thanks to education provocateur Dan Grassick for promoting the OSF message and model out in Calgary!

Calgary Teachers are about to get a WickEd Learning workshop with CraigOSF

Sealing a board...in the Snow!

THE PUBLIC at OSF talking about the importance of Sustainability for designers

ROCK is the first of 26 awesome artists visiting OSF, collaborating with us on our April show at the Gladstone Hotel

Hey OSF Students: Remember to check your weekly class calendar on our blog, updated by Sunday nights!

OSF X DIM SUM!

The OTHER Skating: OSF Crew at Harbourfront

Marcel at ROAROCKIT demos the tools of the DIY skateboard building trade

Laser cutting & etching skateboards workshop for OSF at ROAROCKIT. Watch for some wicked projects coming out of our long term partnership this semester...

Thanks to the ROAROCKIT team for hosting a welcome back Sem 2 lunch and workshops with the OSF crew!

A couple of rat themed OSF boards left up at Anomaly as a thank you for hosting our last pop-up shop

Some folks could get nervous when cops come walking through the classroom door, but at OSF we try to get our students to educate our community Police to better understand youth expressions of skateboarding and graffiti. (OSF students featured in February's Blue Line law enforcement magazine)

Hey OSF Students: Remember to check your weekly class calendar on our blog, updated by Sunday nights!

Important Upcoming OSF Community Council Meeting:

All Parents, Students, Community Partners and OSF Supporters are invited to participate in the OSF Community Council. The OSF Community Council’s mandate is to provide a safety net to support our students and to enrich their experience of success in the school and community. 
The first meeting of the new semester will be held at Roarockit Skateboard Company’s 880 Millwood address on Thursday, February 19 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM…This is an important feasibility and planning meeting for our upcoming June trip to New York City and we need support from all our friends and families to make this opportunity for our students a reality… Hope to see you there!

Stoked that we'll be starting Sem. 2's "SK8stainability" intensive this Wednesday by collaborating with BAMBOO SKATEBOARDS (California)!

Even though some intense weather started this week off, students have started pressing skateboards with the hope of a short winter and sunny streets to shred soon!