Rachel Hagen – Fourth Grade Lead Teacher

Rachel began her teaching career as a Head Start teacher in the Washington, D.C. area. She taught preschool in D.C. for several years, including a year as the founding director of a preschool and another year as the director-on-duty at a cooperative preschool. After completing her graduate studies at Trinity College, Rachel and her family moved to the Asheville area. She joined the Rainbow teaching team as the first grade teacher in 2009 and enjoyed teaching first grade at Rainbow for 13 years. After joining the Rainbow administrative team in 2022 and spending 3 years as the Office Manager, she is excited to return to the classroom as the lead 4th grade teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Rachel enjoys creating learning experiences that make the subject matter both exciting and meaningful for her students. She employs a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development in the seven domains, as well as critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Her teaching style displays creativity, smooth behavior management skills, appropriate academic expectations, and kindness. Quickly earning the respect of her students, Rachel is able to help each individual grow and develop intellectually, socially, spiritually and physically.

In her free time, Rachel and her 3 children love to spend time with friends and family, cook, go on adventures together, and celebrate the seasons.

You can reach her at: rachel.hagen@rainbowlearning.org