Oasis Arts & Social Change Program: You can’t escape the grasp of Alternative Tentacle 5, a gripping exhibit by artists from nine Alternative Schools!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

You can’t escape the grasp of Alternative Tentacle 5, a gripping exhibit by artists from nine Alternative Schools!

Please join us at our
Opening Party & Performances on
Friday, April 30th from 7 to 9 PM!

XPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Ave.
(North of Queen St. W.)
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Secondary Alternative Schools:
City / Contact / East York Alternative / Inglenook
Oasis / SEE / SEED / Subway Two / West End
(Toronto District School Board)

Salon Show:
Friday, April 30th through Saturday, May 15th, 2010
Gallery Hours:
Tues & Wed 12 to 6 PM, Thurs & Fri 12 to 8 PM, Sat 12 to 6PM

For more information,
Contact Craig Morrison at Oasis Skateboard Factory (416) 393-0845

ASC Staff: A Small but MIghty Team

Anita Court is our fabulolus Office Administrator. She knows a lot about a lot and it's her job to know. Students and staff alike look to Anita as a confidante and problem solver for anything from getting the bathroom key from a locked bathroom to finding a band-aid for a cut to taking care of a busted printer to putting together the Superintentdent's package and tracking attendance. Anita is the glue that binds the three satellite locations of Oasis.
Jane Fonseca is the Guidance/Phys Ed and Science teacher. She has been working at Oasis for the last six years. She went to school at York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in the Specialized Honours degree in Kinesiology and Health Science. She also received her Massage Therapy Diploma and at one time was a Registered Massage Therapist (no jokes or massages please). She completed her initial teacher education at York University, Parkdale campus with a focus on Equity and Social Justice. She is always up for a friendly challenge…game on!
Joseph Ghassibe is our fearless leader, CL of Oasis. He has worked in mainstream schools in Australia and Canada. He has worked in alternative programs and other alternative schools. Oasis is, by far, his favourite :-) We are a community, a family and a home. He is proud to be here!
Martin Van de Ven - Our Music and Math Guru has a Masters in composition from U of T and took calculus for entertainment during his undergrad. He has spent much of his adult life as a freelance clarinettist, composer and musical director. Working for local theatre companies such as Jumblies Theatre he has created many works for mixed ensembles composed of amateur, professional and untrained musicians. Recent compositions include a 5 part work for the Toronto Children's Chorus. He performs with Toronto based Balkan/Klezmer band “Beyond the Pale”. He loves helping people find their inner musician, as an added bonus, at OASIS he gets to do the same with Math. Before signing up with OASIS Martin was the Jazz teacher at Earl Haig secondary.