Oasis Alternative Secondary School (Gr 09 - 12)
20 Brant St, Toronto, ON
M5V2M1
M5V2M1
416-393-9830
416-393-8280
Curriculum Leader: Joseph Ghassibe
Welcome to our small school that offers three distinct programs at three different locations for students who have experienced difficulty attending a traditional secondary school. Oasis Alternative Secondary School provides continuous intake, a nutrition program, and social justice focused programs for at-risk youth.
We are a transitional school, helping youth re-engage in small educational settings. Our students have a variety of goals: credit accumulation; becoming ready to take the next step into the world of work and active citizenship; earning a high school diploma; or transitioning to post-secondary education. We welcome eligible students from across Toronto throughout the academic year.
Welcome to our small school that offers three distinct programs at three different locations for students who have experienced difficulty attending a traditional secondary school. Oasis Alternative Secondary School provides continuous intake, a nutrition program, and social justice focused programs for at-risk youth.
We are a transitional school, helping youth re-engage in small educational settings. Our students have a variety of goals: credit accumulation; becoming ready to take the next step into the world of work and active citizenship; earning a high school diploma; or transitioning to post-secondary education. We welcome eligible students from across Toronto throughout the academic year.
Changing Ourselves & Changing the World
Students struggle in schools for a range of reasons. Oasis provides a safety net for students who want to experience success. At our 3 sites, we create highly indivualized programs where students progress at their own pace through a curriculum that reflects the reality of their lives. We have found that once they begin to make positive changes, it becomes possible for them to look at ways to make changes in the world around them.
If you like what we have to offer, reach out to us @ 416-393-9830.
The Arts and Social Change Program
At the ASC, teachers deliver an arts-based and social justice curriculum based on evidence that demonstrates that student achievement is heightened in schools that provide high-quality arts education. Through visual, media, and performing arts and equity education, our teachers plan exciting projects to help you earn credits. Teacher encourage students to think critically and empathetically about the world around them.
The Oasis Skateboard Factory
At OSF courses are offered with a skateboard and street art focus. Students earn credits by operating a socially responsible entrepreneurial business where they learn to build skateboards, design original graphics, work with local artists, market and display their own work and receive honorarium at the same time.
The Triangle Program
Unique in Canada, we offer academic and applied level programs for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (lgbtq) students who are able to work independently with some guidance. Our program covers lgbtq history, literature, and issues as well as a lunch program, class field trips, access to lgbtq community events, and co-op education.
Small Classroom Setting
Each of our programs is located outside of the traditional high school setting. Our small locations (with 1-3 classrooms only) are designed to let students develop important relationships with their peers, teachers, and support staff. Small settings also allow us to work with students to listen carefully to others before articulating their own point of view.
Culturally Relevant Curriculum
Imagine learning from teachers who know you well and can help you succeed. At Oasis students work alongside teachers who mentor, monitor, and teach them their core subjects. All our group classes focus on culturally relevant curriculum and methods of teaching that value who students are and where they've come from.
