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Rainbow Community School is a holistic private school based in Asheville, North Carolina.
Rainbow Community School is a private school serving about 200 students, preschool through eighth grade in Asheville, North Carolina. For more than 35 years, we have been a national leader in holistic and mindful education. Learn more.
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Solar Power On Our Campus!
Rainbow Community School is going solar! We have new solar panels installed on the roof of the auditorium. We’ll offset our carbon footprint by a large margin using energy from the sun.
Kate Chassner – Team Highlight
As we gear up for the school year, we thought it would be fun to highlight one of the first faces you'll see on campus: Kate Chassner! She is Rainbow's Office Manager. She seemingly knows the answers to everything. Need keys? She's got 'em. Need to know the schedule?...
Repurpose and Reimagine
Freedom and Creativity Summer is a time when folks often invite freedom and creativity back into their busy lives. Maybe they pick up a project that has taken a back seat, take a workshop, or reconnect with a lost skill, art or craft. Maybe they learn, read, or try...
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National and regional recognitions.
We’re making progress on our annual campaign! Please consider donating today!
Become part of the hive!
Our annual campaign helps bridge the gap between annual tuition vs. operating costs. These funds also help with special projects on campus.
We have much more information and a downloadable FAQ on our Annual Campaign page.
Rainbow students score highest in the nation on Lectica developmental tests.
Not only were Rainbow students’ levels of development higher on average for their age than any school Lectica had tested, but their level of coherence was higher than they had ever seen. Coherence is the ability to connect thoughts intelligently and develop a persuasive argument. Additionally, Dr. Theo Dawson said our students have incredible “perspectival” abilities to take the perspective of others — empathy, essentially. We never thought it would be feasible to have quantitative data that shows the true value of a Rainbow education, since what we do is very sophisticated. Sure, Rainbow students score very well on traditional standardized tests, like the SAT10, but those tests only show a small sliver of rote skill attainment, without showing complexity of thinking or affective skill development. Read more.
Rainbow Community School shares its 40 year holistic educational legacy by hosting the 3rd annual More than Mindfulness Conference: Education as a Sacred Art
Conference participants will experience Rainbow’s unique centering curriculum and gain holistic strategies that can be adapted for all school curricula and cultures.
Participants will collaborate through rich discussion and interactive sessions on important themes such as: inviting the soul into the classroom and cultivating awareness and spiritual identities.
The conference will take place on October 5th and 6th, 2018 at RCS. The conference is intended for parents, teachers, school administrators, and other educational related professionals. The cost is $75 for a standard Friday and Saturday ticket and $115 for a VIP ticket.
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Faces to greet you
Some of our administrative staff
Renee Owen
Executive Director
West Willmore
Development Director and Curriculum Coordinator
Susie Fahrer
4th - 8th Division Head
Danaé Aicher
Director of Equity
Sandra McCassim
Pre-K - 3rd Division Head
Sheila Mraz
Director of Admissions
Kate Chassner
Office Manager