OASIS SKATEBOARD FACTORY: September 2015

Why be bored in school? Go to a Skateboard School!

This Toronto District School Board alternative school design program, where students earn high school credits by creating their own brand and running a skateboard business / professional design studio, now offers even more SK8 Entrepreneurship Opportunities & New Courses including SK8 & Art Co-ops, Native SK8 Studies, Physical Arts & Mindful Living...APPLY NOW!!! (*Info Sessions are held every Wednesday at 9AM in the OSF Classroom during the school year commencing September 6, 2017.)

UPDATE: OSF is now closed for summer and messages will not be returned until we reopen on Sept. 5. SPACES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR SEPTEMBER REGISTRATION! To apply, come to our Wednesday, Sept. 6 9:00AM Info Session.

Upcoming Events & Announcements

OSF COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS for 2016/17: 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. Meeting #1 at Open House Thursday Oct 27, 6-8pm in the OSF Classroom, Meeting #2: Thursday November 10 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm, Meeting #3: Thursday January 12 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm, Meeting #4: Thursday February 23 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm, Meeting #5: Thursday March 23 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm, Roarockit hosted Auction for OSF at Gladstone Hotel: Thursday April 13 7-10PM, Meeting #6: Thursday May 4 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm GRAD BBQ/Pop Up Shop & Community Celebration: Friday June 16 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 6-8pm
OSF is actively looking for Creative Youth to join our Student Design Team! *All hour-long, drop-in INFORMATION SESSIONS take place on Wednesdays at 9:00AM sharp in Room 3, Scadding Court Community Centre, 707 Dundas St. West at Bathurst during the school year during scheduled classes (no sessions during exam periods). (Note: Due to space and time constraints, latecomers will have to return for the next scheduled session during the school year) --- Contact Craig at 416-393-0845 or craig.morrison@tdsb.on.ca
Picture You in the Crew: Student Criteria for Application to join the OSF Student Design Team: ---Looking to be a part of a TDSB alternative school that does only real-world projects? ---Stoked about visual arts, design, street art and skateboard culture? ---Able to learn/work independently and participate as a contributing team member in a community setting? ---16+ years of age? ---Note: Spaces are available for young women in OSF programs promoting women in skateboarding/graffiti. APPLY NOW!!!
Fall 2012 Announcement: OSF Teachers have put in a proposal to the TDSB to create a new alternative school. The OSF Storefront School is proposed as a new alternative school based on the success of the Oasis Skateboard Factory reengagement program that will continue to help students explore the connections between Creativity and Entrepreneurship by running our SK8 & Street Art Design Services as a Social Enterprise in a storefront featuring a retail space, gallery and workshop. If you can support us in making our proposal a reality, please contact us!

GET ON BOARD...Make a Donation as a Community Collaborator!

Now Registering Students!

Bored of Education?...

Skateboard of Education!!!

As of September 2009, Room 3 in the Scadding Court Community Centre will house the Oasis Skateboard Factory reengagement program.

As the first school site in the TDSB and the world fully dedicated to offering all subjects with a skateboard design and street art focus, the Oasis Skateboard Factory helps students earn Gr. 9-12 compulsory & elective high-school credits by running an entrepreneurial business where they learn hands-on to build skateboards, design original custom graphics, work with local artists and community collaborators, market and display their work and have the opportunity to receive an honorarium.

For more info or to apply, call the OSF Classroom at 416-393-0845 of drop in to one of our Info Sessions held every Wednesday at 9AM in the classroom during the school year.

craig.morrison@tdsb.on.ca

Working with Sponsors & Clients

After creating a portfolio of their own personal designs and mastering the skills required to successfully make their own skateboards, students then look for community or local business partners to sponsor or purchase other skateboards. Students negotiate the design of a street or longboard style board with their sponsor/client and display the results at a local gallery. Students receive an honorarium for their work from the money raised and students participate in a photo opportunity with the sponsor/client when they deliver the finished deck.

Sponsors & Clients of the Oasis Skateboard Factory are supporting at-risk youth to stay in school, earn credits and develop transferable creative, employment and entrepreneurial skills.

Some of our Past Skateboard Sponsors/Clients & Artist Collaboration Boards...

Adrenaline Tattoo & Body Piercing
Art Gallery of Ontario
Atlantic Restaurant
Blessings in a Backpack
Cardinal Skateshop
CJ's Skateboard Park & School
Clay & Paper Theatre
CODE TDOT
Ericsson
Flatface Fingerboards
Function 13
Glory Hole Doughnuts
Grapefruit Moon Cafe
Grind House Cafe
HarbourKIDS (Harbourfront Centre)
Hines Coffee
Hockley Valley Honey
Ideal Coffee
Idle No More
Individual Commissions
Infralink
Lizzie at Speakeasy Tattoo
Longboard Living
Longboarding for Peace
Magic Pony Gallery
Manic Coffee
Mark Titchner
Memorial R.I.P. Boards/Ghost Boards
Model Citizen
Murray's Sandwiches
Music Program @ Oasis
Now Magazine
O's Clothes
Olde World Drywall
Parent Action on Drugs
Playdead Cult
Porchetta Sandwiches
Ride Away Bikes
ROCK (Erin Zimerman)
Rosario Marchese's Office (MPP): Repeal Bill 115
RUNT (Alex Currie)
Sadie's Diner
Sam James Coffee Bar
Saving Gigi Cafe
Show & Tell Gallery
Slick Slack Editting
SLURG (Germany)
SOY (James Gardiner)
The Baitshop
The Beguiling
The Gem
The Henhouse (Bar/Cafe)
The Jonah Group
Toronto Design Offsite Festival
Toronto Police Services
Triangle Program
Village Butcher
William Jamieson Tribal Arts

OSF Community Council 2016-2017

*Semester 1 Update

Co-Chairs: Ted Hunter & Norah Jackson, ted@roarockit.com,

norah@roarockit.com, 416-938-4588 (Roarockit Skateboard Company)

Parent/Guardian Rep: Rosalie Principe, rosie.principe@gmail.com, 416-455-9699

Teacher Advisor & OSF Founding Teacher: Craig Morrison,

craig.morrison@tdsb.on.ca, OSF Classroom: 416-393-0845, Cell: 416-888-0640

Community Collaborator Rep: Ryan Rubin, info@longboardliving.com,

416-939-8723 (Longboard Living)

Student Alumni Rep: Matt Thomas

Student Council Reps: Savannah Lavalee & Ty Brown

Student Lead Designers: Carly Scwind & Savannah Lavalee

Student Studio Assistant: Chris Goodwin

Student Screenprinting & Design Office Assistant: David Donato

Student T.A.: Alex Iaboni

Student Nutrition Program Coordinator: Tanisha Burke

Student Anomaly Business Rep: Tanisha Burke

Student Client Outreach Rep: Kyle Merton

Student Visitor Hosts: Chris Goodwin, Kyle Merton

Student Media Rep & Promotions: Kacie Avery

Special Projects Team: Savannah, Carly, Evan, Kacie, Fabian, Kyle, Kier, David, Alex

OSF Storefront School Proposal Rep: Lauren Hortie,

lauren.hortie@tdsb.on.ca, Cell: 416-587-2011

OASIS SKATEBOARD FACTORY

Saturday, September 26, 2015

A full board rack of projects in process, ending our second week of school

OSF building and burning boards for our upcoming show with Champstiles at Crafted Coffee

First custom board of the semester underway by day 10!

OSF skate session!

Part 2 of SK8 Safety workshop with Ariel Stagni

First Lunch & Learn / Mentorship Session of the semester: OSF x ANOMALY Business Program

Productive day in the OSF studio...

Chris walks the crew through the plan for our OSF x Champstiles show "Crafted: Bean 2 Board"

Sunday, September 20, 2015

OSF vs. the rain (Community Hours at DUNBAT event)...

We love our long time collaborators Roarockit...looking forward to an awesome & innovative seventh year of board & community building together!

Welcome back session and board business workshop hosted by Roarockit Skateboard Company

So proud of this OSF graduate for being hired onto the Roarockit Skateboard Company team!

Winning OSF Scavenger Hunt team with their prize Otang wheels donated by Loaded

OSF scavenger hunt in Kensington Market ends with our favorite Patty King patties...

Adrian Hayles x OSF mural in progress...

Champstiles Wooburning in the house to pitch our board installation project for Crafted Coffee

Spraypaint Safety & Graf101 workshop with ROCK

Busy making mood boards to show our Anomaly mentors when they start to help each student develop their own brand over the course of this semester

StaPainting a new DUNBAT mural with Adrian Hayles for Community Hours at OSF...

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Jamming on possible designs for a new DUNBAT skatepark mural: Adrian Hayles x OSF

Opportunity for Community Hours with talented Graf Artist Adrian Hayles painting a new DUNBAT mural to be unveiled at Saturday's skate jam: all current and old VIP OSF students are invited to come paint Tuesday Noon to 6, Wednesday and Thursday 3:30 to 6.

SK8 safety workshop at OSF today with Ariel Stagni

Welcome back...OSF 7.0!

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

OSF Crew 13 on Deck! Classroom reopens for OSF 7.0. All preregistered new and returning students must claim their spots and get timetabled Wednesday Sept. 9 at 10:30 (to Noon) with a mandatory Orientation for all students Friday the 11th at 10:30 to 1pm.

Welcome "on board": teacher Sarah Lewis joins us this year (pictured here with Ryan at Longboard Living) - CraigOSF

Welcome back! The classroom studio is set up and ready for our students to start OSF 7.0!