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The entrance to the Thomas A. Edison School
was adorned with a "Snowflake", as it came to be known.
Every day students passed into their academic environment destined to
learn more about their world. Imported granite panels were in place
above the doors with six-foot statues on either side, depicting a woman
on the left and a man on the right, mentoring children at their feet.
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Supporting the Snowflake crest were three
vertical decorative strips that supported the artful centerpiece. And
hidden on the metal column were more fanciful images of rabbits and
squirrels and rabbits and squirrels, to suggest that the learning that
would be encountered within this building would be fun and pleasant. |
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Students attending Edison School were
greeted each morning by larger-than-life statues on either side of
the entrance, reminding them of the opportunities and challenges that
lie ahead. The woman on the left holds a building in her hand while the
child takes a hesitant step forward into the future. Notice the
small squirrel at the lower right behind his leg.
To the right, the child kneels before the
image of the teacher, who holds a kite and the key referring to
Franklin's experiment with electricity and providing a link to Edison's
invention of the electric light. It is an association between a young
child's play in flying a kite, something every child has done, and the
importance of discovery that awaits even the playful child.
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