Iconic logo for a modern day world-class preschool

Young Leaders Campus

Young Leaders Campus (YLC) is a premier eco-healthy child development, preschool, and enrichment facility with a strong emphasis on imaginative play and high quality instruction including the understanding of various cultures, healthy lifestyles and multiple languages from an early age.

Through our expert designed global research-based curriculum and tailored classes stressing critical thinking and conceptual understanding, our curriculum takes a global approach integrating the most effective teaching methods from around the world.

Our facilities are built as an interactive children's museum like environment. YLC is for modern the child of today. Hip, Modern, Clean.

With very low student-teacher ratios, an Apple Computer lab and the introduction of Mandarin, Spanish, and French children at YLC are introduced to age-appropriate concepts in a stress-free environment.

As part of our after-school services, children at YLC are exposed to progressive programs and classes such as, website design using apple computers, movie making, breakdancing, hip hop dance, golf, skate board design, etc.

People will see this logo on our website, printed materials, flyers, banners, bumper stickers, company vehicles, t-shirts.

Upper middle class families looking to provide the best learning opportunities for their young children. These families are looking to access the edge that will help catapult their children (ages 2 - 12) into high achievers. Our average parents are working professionals / executives (25-40).

People will see this logo on our website, printed materials, flyers, banners, bumper stickers, company vehicles, t-shirts, and boutique.

I have included a design that I mocked up (YLC_Logo.pdf) Modifying something like this is acceptable.

We are looking for a modern, clean, high end design. We are looking for an iconic logo and are open to any ideas. We will be launching multiple facilities in the US and China.

Open to colors... We do like green since we are eco-friendly

Preferred logo types (examples are attached):
+Web2.0
+Word Mark; or
+Emblem

WANTS:
+ a fresh look that conveys the idea of modern and fresh
+ a sophisticated, upscale look
+ a logo that stands out
+ clear typeface and overall clean look
+ Young Leaders should be prominent with campus secondary

DON'T WANTS:
+ too many colors/special effects
+ flashy, busy logo
+ boring logo
+ stock images
+ typical sterotypical school / teaching type logo

Attached is a logo of our previous brand that we liked (Imagination Campus). Also please look at the attached poster from a popular children's movie for inspiration that we feel depicts our campus.