Saturday, December 11, 2010

What's in a Name?


It is said that once most of the spring flowers have passed their zenith, the wisteria continues to bloom with mature beauty and a sweetly alluring aroma.

Naming our school was no easy task and our Founding Members didn't take it lightly either.  While on the phone discussing the direction of our group and the focus of the school's curriculum, two of our founders, pondered the things and places that make the City of Buffalo special... and of course Frank Lloyd Wright's world renowned Darwin Martin Complex came up.  One of those members is an Official Chaperon and finished the docent class for the complex so had great knowledge of many of the details associated with this architectural masterpiece.  

Aahhhhh Wisteria.  
The flower not only has a very overt connection to nature, but also, great relevance in the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and the notion of "Inside Out."   The other Founding Members agreed that Wisteria is right for this proposed charter school as we felt that like Wright's physical designs children, should also, unfold like an organism from the seed within.

Take a look at the video included for today's post...lovely wisteria wind.