by Cynthia Calhoun | Jan 8, 2018 | Events
Have Fun, Go Bowling, and Help Omega At the Same Time
Every year, Omega students go on an end-of-year trip. In the spirit of making sure every student has the opportunity to participate, Omega parents are hosting a bowling night, with all proceeds going toward the trip. What does that mean? Get your bowling gear ready, gather some friends, grab those 80s clothes hanging in your closet, and get ready to roll…a bowling ball.
Flashback Bowling
Details: Join us for an ’80s themed evening! You can register individually or with a team, dress up in your favorite ’80s costume and you’ll have the opportunity to win different prizes for the best-dressed team and the best bowling score. We’ll also have a silent auction
Date: February 23, 2018
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $25 per person. Price includes cost of bowling, rental shoes, a beverage, and a raffle ticket. This event is for folks age 21 and up.
Sign up by filling out this form and registering your team! Please note: only one person can register a team.
Teachers and RCS Staff – Register Here!
by Jessy Tickle | Aug 10, 2015 | Director's Blog, Home Page News, News
July 27, 2015
Dear Rainbow Parent,
Welcome to the 2015-2016 school year. At our graduation celebration in June, I asked everyone to reflect on the question “Where are you now?” Of course, this can be looked at through many domains. As a parent, where are you now? Parenting can be the most rewarding and challenging quest of all – providing unlimited learning opportunities. Where are you now, and how is being at Rainbow Community School an extension of your parenting?
Where are we now as a community school? After working so hard for so many years, everything we have been working for is coming to fruition. We are at a place of ripening, and we all get to share in the fruit of our labor. Here are some of the things we have to be grateful for and to enjoy:
Our new and beautiful facilities. We begin the 2015-16 school year with our new campus renovated and open, including the new courtyard and athletic field. This year’s facility project will be designing and fundraising for the outdoor classroom area on the new campus. Stay posted for more information and ways to get involved in this fun, enriching project.
Our community. After growing steadily for several years, we have completed our intentional growth, with about 200 students enrolled for this year. Now we have the opportunity to focus on broadening our population. The board and faculty are making diversity and inclusion the highest priority for the near future. Our children are fortunate to be in a caring, safe, and creative community.
Our accomplishments. We have received multiple awards, including being honored as a national Ashoka Changemaker School and a National Green School. As a national leader in holistic and innovative education, we are being asked to share our holistic programming with other schools and organizations. We hope to positively impact the direction of education on a large scale.
There are a few changes this year I want you to know about:
New Administrative Roles: As our administrative team grows to include more part-time, specialized positions, our roles are shifting. Sandra McCassim is stepping up to the role of Director of Operations. Sandra is now the top manager at the school. A simple way to explain the difference between what Sandra and I do is: I lead; Sandra manages. The difference between leadership and management may seem subtle, and of course, there is a lot of cross-over. I encourage you to read the “Meet the Administrative Team” flier for more explanation.
The New Middle School Program: Our new campus is ready to serve up to 60 middle school students. When I first came to Rainbow, there were 14 students in 6th-8th grade, so the middle school program and curriculum has been through more changes than any other sector of the school. If you have attended graduation and witnessed the profound speeches these young people make, you understand how rigorous and impactful the middle school program is. With the new size of the program and new facilities, middle school students will have a menu of new electives to choose from this year – everything from 3D printing to drama to facilities management. The core of the program will remain the same, which is character building through intimate relationships.
What’s ahead, and what is here and now.
We have a visionary board, faculty, and volunteer base that is working to take us into the future. We plan to positively impact Asheville, as a community. Each year, it will become more evident how much we are integrating with the community at large by hosting events in our community center/auditorium, by providing service and philanthropy, by giving students and parents opportunities to connect, and more.
The future we are all most enthusiastic about is that of each individual child. But for now, let’s circle back around to the present. Where is your child now? Enjoy these last days of summer. Enjoy your child’s ability to completely immerse her or himself in the present moment. Savor each moment, as there will never be another moment exactly like it again. You will be amazed by how much your child will have learned and changed in a mere ten months when we gather again for our graduation celebration.
I look forward to this year of gratitude.
In peace,
Renee Owen
Executive Director
by Webmaster | Sep 25, 2014 | Home Page News, News
Our Summit is coming up on September 29. We hope that the RCS community really benefits from all the information that we want to share.
As part of that meeting, we are inviting parents to be a part of small focus groups, where parents can provide their own input.
Take a look below. As parents arrive, they will have a chance to choose which group they’d like to be in, though the earlier the better: each group will have up to 10 people and once they’re full, people will need to choose another.
SUMMIT INFORMATION
WHAT
The Summit is a gathering of the Rainbow Community to share our inspiration and ideas for the future of Rainbow. The ideas we generate will be used to shape the direction of Rainbow’s growth and development. Prepare for an energetic, fascinating and inspirational evening!
WHEN & WHERE
Monday September 29, 5:30 – 8:30 PM in the RCS Auditorium.
WHO
At least one parent of each Rainbow family (preschool optional) is requested to attend. This is a delightfully mandatory community meeting replacing the traditional fall mandatory classroom meeting.
FOOD
Light snacks will be provided. Bring your water bottle and any desired personal snacks.
CHILDCARE
Childcare will provided on the RCS campus. $15 per child. Bring a snack and water. You must RSVP by Wednesday 9/24 at the RCS office or via email with Kate in the office at info@rainbowlearning.org.
VOLUNTEERS
You will receive information via email and SignUpGenius about several volunteer opportunities in support of the Summit. This is a good way to contribute to the success of the Summit and earn some hours.
SCHEDULE
Sign up for each group will be on a first-come-first-served basis in the auditorium: be early to assure your group choice!
After an introductory program in the auditorium, we will divide into focus groups around the facility for brainstorming and sharing our inspiration.
Each facilitated group will be limited to ten participants. To cap off the evening each group will share their key ideas with the entire community in the auditorium.
YOUR PREPARATION
Come with your imagination hat on!
Be prepared to have some fun sharing your ideas for Rainbow’s future and to be inspired by those of others.
You will join one of the focus groups below for the brainstorming section of the Summit.
Each group will be asked to address several key questions per topic. Detailed information about each group is on the RCS website and will be posted around campus.
FOCUS GROUPS
CHANGEMAKERS
SERVICE LEARNING
ALUMNI
GLOBAL & IINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
SPIRIT & CONSCIOUSNESS
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
ARTS AT RCS
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
SHARING THE RAINBOW MODEL
GROUNDS
BUILDINGS
COMMUNITY CENTER & SERVICES
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
FUNDRAISING & FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
FAMILY & PARENT SUPPORT
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
Focus Group Information
by Webmaster | May 25, 2014 | News
What a special day it was for our preschoolers!
RCS held their graduation over at the sanctuary on the new property.
Before walking over, both preschool classes held a centering for one last time:
Centering at the Blue Door Preschool.
Once students finished, they made their way to the sanctuary.
Waiting for the graduation ceremony to begin.
Preschoolers began the ceremony by singing their “Hola, Hola” song in Spanish. They sang two other songs, including one in honor of Judith, who is retiring at the end of this school year. Preschool teachers then called up all the students to receive their certificates.
Preschoolers finishing their songs and awaiting their certificates.
It’s such a milestone to graduate!
Now everyone has their certificates! Are they happy or what?
After the ceremony, families gathered for food and sharing. They began with a blessing:
A blessing before the picnic.
Everyone lined up and the food was yummy! The day turned out beautiful and bright.
Lining up for the picnic.
It’s so fun to have all our families on campus. They help to make RCS the wonderful place that it is!
Wonderful families at RCS!
We have students who value trust, honesty and love.
Our families are awesome!
Congratulations, graduates!
by Renee Owen | Nov 4, 2011 | Director's Blog, Heart of the Matter, News
Gifted is an uncomfortable term. It seems to imply that some children are born with more gifts than others, and therefore, are more important or more special. The Multiple Intelligence Theory used at Rainbow Mountain recognizes that all children have gifts in various areas. One child may have musical gifts, while being kinesthetically challenged, for example. A child who may not consider herself to be academically gifted, per se, shines because they are talented in some other area, such as interpersonal skills, and at Rainbow, she will feel special for who she is. Our school’s mission is for all children to have the opportunity to discover and develop their personal gifts and talents.
This article is specifically about educating children who are academically gifted. A large proportion of our population at Rainbow Mountain is academically gifted.
Read entire article here.
