Rainbow Community School

Seven Domains™ Holistic Education

Rainbow Community School is temporarily closed as we navigate the impact of Hurricane Helene. We look forward to a safe return in the coming weeks. To support our reopening efforts please donate to The Rainbow Promise Fund.

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RCS Temporary Closure

RCS is closed to the general public to prepare for reopening in the wake of Hurricane Helene. We will be reopening on 10/21/24 with our primary focus on schooling. Please consult our donation page if you wish to contribute to the Rainbow Promise Fund >

School Calendar

Rainbow Community School has a unique calendar. The design, format and timing of our calendar directly support our Mission.
See 2024-25 Academic Calendar >

Halloween Harvest Hoedown

Oct. 26, 2024
Costumes, games, music, food, fun!

See our school calendar >

Teacher Work Day

Nov. 1, 2024
No school

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High School Expo

Nov. 21, 2024
Navigate the high school selection process. Many local high school representatives will be on campus to speak with families and students.
6:30 – 8:30 pm

See our school calendar >

Orr House Rainbow Community School

Poised and Centered

Rainbow Community School’s mission is to develop accomplished, confident, and creative learners who are prepared to be compassionate leaders in building a socially just, spiritually connected, and environmentally sustainable world.

We provide an engaging, nurturing learning environment to educate the whole child using Rainbow’s Seven Domains™.

We inspire academic excellence with a program in harmony with the stages of child development.

We model within our community the kind of world in which we aspire to live.

Orr House Rainbow Community School

Poised and Centered

Rainbow Community School’s mission is to develop accomplished, confident, and creative learners who are prepared to be compassionate leaders in building a socially just, spiritually connected, and environmentally sustainable world.

We provide an engaging, nurturing learning environment to educate the whole child using Rainbow’s Seven Domains™.

We inspire academic excellence with a program in harmony with the stages of child development.

We model within our community the kind of world in which we aspire to live.

The Seven Domains™

The Rainbow Seven Domains™ is an all-inclusive approach that nurtures a child’s highest growth potential.

Through this model, we engage the Physical, Natural, Social, Emotional, Creative, Mental, and Spiritual aspects of human development.

Approaching education through this holistic lens ensures each child’s learning journey is personalized and balanced to foster thriving within and beyond their school-age years.

Orr House Rainbow Community School

Poised and Centered

The Rainbow Seven Domains™ is an all-inclusive approach that nurtures a child’s highest growth potential.

Through this model, we engage the Physical, Natural, Social, Emotional, Creative, Mental, and Spiritual aspects of human development.

Approaching education through this holistic lens ensures each child’s learning journey is personalized and balanced to foster thriving within and beyond their school-age years.

Orr House Rainbow Community School

Educational Programs

Rainbow Community School's diverse programing and dynamic curriculum offer an inspired PreK-8th grade learning experience for our students.

What Sets Us Apart

Along with the depth, complexity, and scholarship inherent in a Seven Domains™ education, our community holds childhood, adolescence, parenting and learning as sacred. We support a culture of belonging where individually we shine and collectively we enlighten.

Mission & Vision

We develop accomplished, confident, and creative learners who are prepared to be compassionate leaders in building a socially just, spiritually connected, and environmentally sustainable world.

Our beautiful campus

With over 5 acres, the Rainbow Community School Campus is a protected oasis nestled in the vibrant urban corridor of West Asheville. Treasured old-growth trees, water filtration wetlands, award-winning playground, athletic field, and pickleball courts, are among a few of the highlights found when you enter our property. As a community school, we also foster partnerships with other local organizations expanding the classroom far beyond our doors.

The Seven Domains™

The Seven Domains™ are grounded in supporting the whole child. Holistic Education defines learning through comprehensive integration not only of traditional academic subjects but also of the many facets that comprise a human being. Through engagement in each of the seven domains we validate and grow our capacity for complex emotions, deep connections to the natural world, creative expression, physical agility and so much more.