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TVO selects Oakville Academy for the ArtsPreschool as filming location

The Oakville Academy for the Arts’ innova-tive and award-winning Preschool Programseizes every opportunity to provide younglearners with the kinds of experiences thatpromote creative and divergent thinkingstyles that will take children deeper into thetwenty-first century.

Ontario's revered public education broad-casting organization, TVO, has taken noticeof the inspiring work and learning unfoldingwithin the walls of the Academy's preschooland kindergarten classrooms.

Recently, a production crew from the finearts-based children's show, Lisa Mona, whichappears during the well-known Giselle's BigBackyard segments, came to the school to

film a variety of vignettes featuring localPreschool and Kindergarten students attending OAA.

Kim Speer, Director of the Preschool,Kindergarten and Afternoon Arts programs atthe Academy, shares her reaction to the expe-rience: “We were thrilled to be approached byTVO. Their educational objectives for theLisa Mona series mirror our own – to pro-mote the arts as a profound and meaningfulvehicle for self-expression as well as a power-ful tool for making learning concrete andvisible for young children. It really was a per-fect match!”

As a result of her involvement in the film-ing process, Speer now acts as an early learn-

ing arts consultant for the series.

Interested viewers may visit www.tvok-ids.com to view the Lisa Mona vignettesfeaturing OAA's students. The series is alsotelevised weekly during the Giselle's BigBackyard time slot on TVO.

The Oakville Academy for the Arts is cur-rently accepting registration for their award-winning Preschool Program, with limitedtwo-, three- and five-day spaces remaining forthe 2011-2012 school year.

For more information, please contact Ms.Shannon Speer, Head of Preschool at 905-844-ARTS or visit the school's website atwww.oakvilleacademy.com

Submitted photoThe kindergarten children are amazed by the bright lights and large pieces of filming equip-ment as the crew films them for Lisa Mona, TVO's fine arts-based children's show.

Submitted photoThe director discusses the filming process with four eager Oakville Academy for the Arts Preschool students.