OASIS SKATEBOARD FACTORY: Why wait till University to learn cool concepts: Today's OSFU class on "Signs, Symbols & Semiotics"

Upcoming Events & Announcements

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!!!

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, contact OSF Teacher Lauren Hortie.

lauren.hortie@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

TBA OSF Community Council 2020-2021

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

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

Parent/Guardian Rep: Jill Aoki-Barrett, jillaoki@hotmail.com, 416-948-2009

Teacher Advisor & OSF Founding Teacher: Craig Morrison,

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

OSF Innovations Rep: Lauren Hortie,

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

OSF INDIG SK8 Community Advisor: TBA

Student Leadership Positions:

Student Council Rep: TBA

Studio Assistant: TBA

Student Nutrition Program Coordinator: TBA

OSF SK8 Team Manager: TBA

Other Positions: TBA

OSF COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETINGS & EVENTS for 2019/20

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 7PM at OSF Open House: Thursday October 17, 6-8pm in the OSF Classroom (Room 3, 707 Dundas St. W.) ***

Meeting #2: Tuesday November 5 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm,

Meeting #3: Tuesday December 10 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm,

Sem 1 Pop-Up Shop: Friday January 24, 7-9PM at Anomaly 46 Spadina Suite 200

Meeting #4: Tuesday February 11 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm,

Meeting #5: Tuesday March 10 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm,

10 Year Skateboard Show Opening Reception: Wednesday April 8, 7-9PM at Gladstone Hotel Sponsored by Roarockit

Meeting #6: Tuesday May 5 at Roarockit 880 Millwood 7-9pm

alt9 Art Show Reception & Pop Up Shop: Thursday May 28, 7-9PM at Xpace Cultural Centre 303 Landsdowne

GRADUATION BBQ / Sem 2 Pop Up Shop & Community Celebration: Friday June 12, 6-8PM at Anomaly 46 Spadina Suite 200

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Why wait till University to learn cool concepts: Today's OSFU class on "Signs, Symbols & Semiotics"