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- caperobin
Hey guys..busy coming up with a slogan or positioning statement for environmentally- and community based pre-school, called Little Oaks. The curriculum looks at the child in a very holistic way, looking at the nutritional, spiritual, mental and physical aspects. The local natural environment and community/neighbourhood forms the basis of teaching/implementing these things.
So basically in my mind it links the child with other children, including disadvantaged kids, the community and natural environment. The slogan needs to be down-to-earth (no pun intended), honest, considerate, to the point, inspiring/aspirational. (the school hopes to bring about great change in the community).
This is what I have so far:
- together we grow
- small people. big change.
- let's learn together
- let's grow together
- growing together
- growing up together
- growing one anotherLet me know what you think..do any of them work? Which one/ ones? Any ideas or suggestions? I've got a creative block at the moment :(
- Llyod0
wtf is with all the words
- tasty0
"Growing Together" is nice.
- tasty0
some other keywords u might think about
- roots
- planting the seeds
- smart
- get your hands dirty (meh.)
- seeds
- caperobin0
thanks for your input, tasty ,really appreciate it! keep it coming!
what do you think of 'seeds of change'?
- doesnotexist0
i had to look this up, but the type of shapes made by Andy Goldsworthy.
- ...would work nicelydoesnotexist
- wow! really interesting!caperobin
- stoplying0
Brilliant Growing Potential. Hippy.
hahaha
- TheBlueOne0
acorns. You need acorns.
- ********0
look at the symbolism/significance
**** here is my suggestion : Little Oaks, for a greener future
- caperobin0
Andy Goldsworthy's stuff is awesome..thanks for pointing that out doesnotexist!
ha ha hippy
hmm how could I make use of 'acorns' in the slogan?
- caperobin0
thanks al_la , I'll check that out..all I know is that oaks represent strength and endurance..need to find out more..hmmmm
- i_monk0
It's Oaks now, not Okes?
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- Momentum20
"GROWING TOGETHER"
- utopian0
"growing together" nice.
- caperobin0
yeah i_monk..was recommended to change it to oaks instead of 'okes'. What do you think? do you think it works?
- caperobin0
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!
- ********0
Cultural significance
The oak is a common symbol of strength and endurance and has been chosen as the national tree of England, Estonia, France, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, the United States, Basque Country and Wales.
Oak branches on the coat of arms of Estonia
Oak branches on the coat of arms of EstoniaIn Celtic mythology it is the tree of doors, believed to be a gateway between worlds, or a place where portals could be erected.
Thor's Oak was a sacred tree of the Germanic Chatti tribe. Its destruction marked the Christianisation of the heathen tribes by the Franks[citation needed].
In Classical mythology the oak was a symbol of Zeus and his sacred tree. An example is the oracle of Dodona, which in prehistory consisted solely of a holy oak.
In the Bible, the oak tree at Shechem is the site where Jacob buries the foreign gods of his people (Gen. 35:4) . In addition, Joshua erects a stone under an oak tree as the first covenant of the Lord (Josh. 24.25-7). See other examples from the Bible.
The Oak tree is traditionally sacred to Serbs and is widely used throughout Serbia on national and regional symbols both old and new.
Several individual oak trees, such as the Royal Oak in Britain and the Charter Oak in the United States, are of great historical or cultural importance; for a list of important oaks, see Individual oak trees.
Iowa has designated the oak as its official state tree in 1961, and the White Oak is the state tree of Connecticut, Illinois and Maryland.
The Northern Red Oak is the provincial tree of Prince Edward Island, as well as the state tree of New Jersey.
"Ambrosian Oaks" set to the Finlandia Hymn is the school song of St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.
The oak is the emblem of County Londonderry in Northern Ireland, as a vast amount of the county was covered in forests of the tree until relatively recently. The name of the county comes from the city of Derry, which originally in Irish was known as Doire meaning oak.
--------------------------------...some other suggestions :
- Little oaks, together, for a lifetime growing
- the roots for a better future
- we will drive you nuts!;c)
- i_monk0
nuturing tomorrow
- doesnotexist0
the simpler the better i think. you could go cute or high-browed
- caperobin0
ha ha ha ha we will drive you nuts..classic al_la! thanks for the info!
