What’s in a Name?

Wellspring literally means the source. Historians tell us that one of the leading theories on how Beirut was named is related to the Arabic word for well or a source of water.  Indeed the land on which the Wellspring Learning Community campus now sits, located “jamb il Mathaf” was once rich in agricultural resources, full of olive and pomegranate groves. 

In naming the school, we had all this in mind, however our true aim was to capture the following idea: we believe children are an infinitely renewable source of ideas, energy and knowledge. We hope that our school will promote children’s natural predisposition to inquire and make sense of their experience in the world around them.