ASELIS Logo

OUR LOGO:
THE POWER OF THREE

The logo of ASELIS Learning Foundation contains three main iconic components: the angel, the dream catcher, and the united climbing learners.

The Angel: The word aselis is a Native American word that means “angel.” An angel is a presence that guides, supports, and inspires people to live life as God intends – always loving, always learning, always growing. ASELIS will be that presence for the children, the families, and the communities it serves.

The Dream Catcher: The "dream catcher" is hung above a child’s bed and is used as a charm to protect him or her from nightmares. Dream catchers are made of willow and sinew, so they are not meant to last forever. Rather they are intended to dry out and collapse as the child enters the age of adulthood. The Native American Ojibwa tribe believe that a dream catcher changes a person's dreams. Good dreams pass through and slide down the feathers to the sleeper while the net catches the bad dreams, which dissolve with the coming of daylight.

ASELIS will lay an educational foundation that will help eliminate some of life’s nightmares and realize only the dreams that will help people fully realize their human potential. As the community matures in its capacity to address its unique educational challenges, ASELIS will gradually play less and less of a role. In the end, it will play less of an active role and more of an advisory role when requested by the community.

United Climbing Learners: The three people are climbing books towards the dream catcher that filters out their nightmares and only allows their dreams. The books represent the educational foundation they need to fulfill their dreams. They climb hand-in-hand because they know they cannot do it alone. The entire time, they are growing in their ability to truly learn, and they are moving to the place in which education is merely foundational and learning is the true focus. The entire time, they are surrounded by the angel’s wings, which are guiding them, supporting them, and inspiring them.