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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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The Philosopher’s Box
Rainbow Community School had a special guest this week! Best-selling author and Ph.D., Lisa Miller, toured our school. Lisa authored The Spiritual Child and is also the head of clinical psychology at Columbia University Teachers College. She has conducted and compiled...
Jenny Armocida – Team Highlight
Jenny Armocida - Team Highlight There are some incredible things going on in 6th grade right now. Students are preparing to present on their businesses they created as part of our Rainbow Marketplace on April 27. Recently, 6th had Peace Awards Ceremonies,...
Alumni Performance After Rainbow
Academic Achievement of Rainbow Learners: Alumni Performance After Rainbow We wanted to track our alumni performance after Rainbow and share just how well our students perform. Finding data that accurately reflects how our holistic learners perform academically is...
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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 annual More than Mindfulness Conference: A Conference on the Past, Present and Future of Spirituality and Education.
Conference participants will experience Rainbow’s unique centering curriculum and gain holistic strategies that can be adapted for all school curriculums and cultures. Participants will also 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 6th and 7th, 2017 from 9:00-5:00 at RCS. The conference is intended for parents, teachers, school administrators, and other educational related professionals. The cost is $65 for a standard Friday and Saturday ticket and $90 for a VIP ticket. Click here to register and learn more about the MTM Conference.
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Renee Owen
Executive Director
West Willmore
Curriculum Coordinator
Sandra McCassim
Director of Operations
Danae Aicher
Director of Equity
Sheila Mraz
Director of Admissions
Kate Chassner
Office Manager