VIDEO: “I Am Full of Love Tonight” Performed by the RCS Staff

VIDEO: “I Am Full of Love Tonight” Performed by the RCS Staff

Teachers and staff gathered together to sing the final song of our Winter Program. After a night of love made visible by the the children’s heart-centered creativity and authentic expression, this cumulating song genuinely expressed our response to what we had seen that night. Musical Director, Sue Ford, in collaboration with the classroom teachers and parents had helped our students to create an entire show of originally written songs on the theme of love. As teachers and staff we were blown away by what our students had accomplished and were truly “full of love” that night.

Video created by Michael Valentino

Best of WNC Awards – 2015!

Best of WNC Awards – 2015!

 

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From the bottom of our hearts we thank YOU for voting for Rainbow Community School in this year’s Best of WNC Awards! This year, RCS placed in five categories:

  • Best Preschool – First Place!
  • Best Science and Technology Program – First Place!
  • Best Music Teacher (We love you, Sue Ford!) – First Place!
  • Best School – Second!
  • Best Art Education Program – Second!

Thank you so much for voting. We love you, too!

 

 

Sue Ford, Music Teacher, Facilitates Summer Workshop

Musical Opportunties

As the school year gets underway, we’re learning about what opportunities staff and students participated in over the summer.
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Rainbow’s music teacher, Sue Ford, attended something called the Sister Singers Network Festival at the University of Illinois, Champagne/Urbana this summer.
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There she had the honor of hearing a song that she wrote called “Heal Me”  by a mass chorus of 250 women.
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I Am Woman

Women’s Chorus singing “Heal Me” a song Sue Ford composed.

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Heal Me” by Sue Ford was recorded by Womansong a few years ago. Listen to the audio version:
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She also performed with Womansong of Asheville as well as facilitated a workshop called “Rhythm for Singers”.
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The video below shows Sue playing the banjo to one of the mass chorus songs, “I Come From Women” by Amy Carol Webb:
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We’re so proud of Sue!

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But also, if you’re a current or former Rainbow student, family member or even staff, we want to hear your news! Contact us and let us know.