Goodies from my most recent run to Artsjunktion. Find out what this is all about below...

Ecologically-minded teachers in the TDSB should take advantage of Artsjunktion if looking for odds and ends for Art, Science, and many other areas of study. Below, please find the blurb about Artsjunktion posted on the TDSB website. Following that, find some pictures of items I received for free at Artsjunktion last school year. I'll be back for more great stuff.

ARTSJUNKTION

ARTSJUNKTION is a depot for receiving and distributing donated materials and supplies to be used in educational and creative programs within the TDSB: in classroom, artistic in-school creations, curriculum projects, Board parenting centers, concurrent and afterschool programs.

ARTSJUNKTION solicits and collects materials from hundreds of companies and individuals in the Toronto and surrounding areas through our efforts and through our association with several waste recycling network organizations.

These materials are available for pick up at ARTSJUNKTION at no cost to TDSB staff. These free materials must be used to enrich and support curriculum for TDSB students. Visitors will be asked to sign in with their employee information.

Available Items

All kinds of scrap materials absolutely FREE....wallpapers, plastics, mural paper, cloth, yarn, binders...you name it!
ARTSJUNKTION stock changes constantly but usually includes:
- binders
- paper circles, strips and offcuts
- letter and legal hanging folders
- single wallpaper rolls and wallpaper books
- envelopes
- assorted fun fur pieces
- nylon flag material
- interior design samples
- cardboard tubes (various dimensions)
- film tubes and reels
- buckets
- cardboard and plastic thread cones
- upholstery samples, scrap fabric
- matboard
- foamcore and gatorboard offcuts
- empty boxes
- metal and plastic lids
- wood pieces
- foam circles and gaskets
- Styrofoam packing blocks

This is NOT a depot for furniture. It is a depot for creative materials for use in elementary and secondary classrooms, such as Visual Arts programs, in the TDSB.

Location and Hours of Operation

ARTSJUNKTION is located within
Ossington / Old Orchard Junior School
380 Ossington Avenue
(Just south of College. The entrance is at the rear of the North parking lot. Walk down the truck ramp to double doors)
Tuesdays and Thursdays - 10:30 to 1:30 and 2:30 to 5:30

Contact Eileen Orr: 416-393-0894
eileen.orr@tel.tdsb.on.ca

TDSB staff are welcome to pick up materials during operating hours.
Companies or individuals interested in donating materials should contact Eileen Orr to make arrangements for drop off or pick up of items. Materials must be suitable for use with children (i.e. non-toxic).

Does this film reel bring back memories? In Media Literacy, we've been talking about film and the word "sprockets" came up. As luck would have it, I just so happened to have the overhead projector on and I pulled out this movie reel I got at Artsjuncktion. The children had never seen anything like it before. I used some of this to make a hallway sign, but I still have hundreds of meters left. Without a doubt it will get used in Science or Art down the road.