OELC CASO: Shoulders of Giants

This episode presents Nathan's interview with Chris Ackroyd : Senior Manager, Social Content and Sponsorships for the National Hockey League.  Chris has also been a leader, Youth Facilitator, Teacher Facilitator, and Course Director at OELC over the years.  Chris shares his stories about OELC alumni in the NHL, and his experiences leading at OELC and out in the community.

http://chrisackroyd.com/
http:/www.oelccaso.com
https://twitter.com/acky16

This episode features Nathan's interview with Kathleen Wynne, who attended OELC as a leader in 1969.  She shares her perspective on her time at OELC, its impact on her career and the challenges OELC is facing in 2021.

Kathleen Wynne was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 as the MPP for Don Valley West. She was Ontario’s 25th Premier and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party January, 2013 to June 2018.

Kathleen has dedicated her professional life to building a better province for the people of Ontario. She is guided by the values and principles that knit this province together: fairness, diversity, collaboration and creativity.

https://kathleenwynne.onmpp.ca/
http://www.oelccaso.com
@Kathleen_Wynne (Twitter)
http://oelccaso.buzzsprout.com

This is an important episode for all of you who are interested in OELC continuing to do its important work.

Karen Albertson, the president of OELC's Board of Directors speaks about the financial challenges surrounding OELC caused by Covid-19 and the sale of the OELC site on Rama Road by the Ontario provincial government.  She also discusses OELC's plans for the immediate future and the ways in which OELC will continue on in 2022 and beyond. 

http://www.oelccaso.com

This episode focuses on the experiences of Prahamya Balaranjan - Alumni and former Youth Facilitator at the Intermediate Arts Course @ OELC.  She shares the impact OELC has had on her career choices, life/work balance and the reasons she feels OELC must continue its mission in the future. 


http://www.oelccaso.com 

Éric Marcotte et Nic Marcil - Co-directors of C.A.S.O. (OELC's French leadership course for intermediate and secondary students) share their OELC stories, the special nature of the CASO course, the founding of their escape room company: Mobile Escapes and their work on the television show "Échappe-toi si tu peux!". 

For the first time we are providing both a French and English version of this interview. This is the English version!

(La version française est épisode 3.)

https://www.mobileescapes.ca/accueil
https://www.tv5unis.ca/echappe-toi-si-tu-peux/saisons/3
http://www.oelccaso.com
https://rockies.playbackonline.ca/nominees

Je suis fier de vous présenter aujourd'hui notre premier épisode complètement en français!!

Aujourd'hui, je parle avec Éric Marcotte et Nicolas Marcil, les fondateurs de Évasions Mobiles d'Ottawa. Ils sont également codirecteurs du cours de leadership en français de l’OELC  - nommer  «CASO», qui offre des programmes de leadership aux étudiants de niveau intermédiaire et secondaire en français.

(The English version of this episode is episode 4!)

https://www.mobileescapes.ca/accueil
https://www.tv5unis.ca/echappe-toi-si-tu-peux/saisons/3
http://www.oelccaso.com
https://rockies.playbackonline.ca/nominees

In the episode Nathan speaks with Bruce Dale (Artist, Filmmaker, National Manager and OELC Alumni).  Bruce discusses his deep connection with the philosophy of OELC and the process of filming a movie during Covid-19.  He also shared stories from the set of his recent project "It's Me Billy" a fan film sequel to the classic Canadian horror film "Black Christmas", as well as some ideas he has for future projects.

This episode also includes the song "And We Will Grow Together" by Joe Crone (Musician Teacher, and OELC Alumni).

http://www.oelccaso.com

Links to "It's me Billy", Bruce Dale + Joe Crone's webpages below:

Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/it-s-me-billy--2#/
Bruce Dale: https://www.instagram.com/egyptian_ink/  +  @itsmebillyfilm (Facebook)
Dave McCrae: @thevoicemann (Twitter) + https://www.youtube.com/c/DaveMcRae7931
Joe Crone:  https://joecrone.wordpress.com/
Joe Crone: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyvJZwamK_oNyEJAsiQhYUA

Welcome back for Season 2! 

Our first episode is an interview with Kat Pinhorn.  Kat is a talented singer, guitarist, song-writer and youth facilitator.  She has a new album out on iTunes - Resisting Change, and she discusses her time at OELC and the ways in which it has affected her art and her leadership skills.

You can find Kat's album here:
https://music.apple.com/ca/album/resisting-change-ep/1528442768

www.oelccaso.com

A quick bonus episode to mark the end of season 1 of the OELC/CASO: Shoulders of Giants Podcast.  We are asking everyone of our regular listeners to please help us to climb up to 1000 listens for the first season!  We are already at 895, and we want to make it an even 1000!

Please share this link with anyone who might be interested + thank you for listening!

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In this episode Aarav Modi (co-founder of theyoungopinion.org + grade 8 student) shares his experiences at the Summer Intermediate Arts course @ OELC.  He explains how this inspired him to create an amazing website focused on the artwork + opinions of Canadian youth.  Aarav and his team are taking submissions from youth across Ontario - submit your work at: theyoungopinion.org

This episode also features the musical talents of James Pinhorn, who shares his song inspired by his time at OELC : "The Game".


http://www.jamespinhorn.com
http://oelccaso.com
http://theyoungopinion.org