2010 Eighth Grade Graduation Speeches
Here are the videos from Rainbow’s 2010 graduating eighth graders, all six of them. We miss them but are so excited to see them flourishing in high school.
Mariposas Draw, Sing, Play and Explore
Smiling, squealing, Kindergarten “Mariposas” had a lovely first week of school, continuing several long-held Rainbow Mountain traditions. Beginning with themselves, students created self portraits, talked about their families, and each day shared individual reflections at the Closing Circle. Every morning with friends they explored their classroom finding seashells, river rocks, blocks, kitchen items, wooden animals, magic stones and much more. Along with teachers Doreen and Joy, they sang songs, did yoga, created watercolors, heard stories and learned how to “shake their sillies out!” Within the wider Rainbow community, they hosted a visit by the first grade class, introduced themselves to director Renee Owen, and played soccer with the second and third grade students. Mariposas will have numerous enriching experiences as they cross the bridge between the magical, creative playfulness of preschool and the cognitive development of the elementary years.
Our silly Mariposas!
Lauren Rosenfeld – Shares Her To Be List
Lauren Rosenfeld came to lead a workshop on her new book Your To-Be List.
Author Maureen Healy Shares Her Insights
Author Maureen Healy came to Rainbow last week for a discussion with parents about how to foster a child’s happiness. Maureen has recently released her new book, “365 Perfect Things to Say to Your Kids ” which she shared with us. It was a real pleasure to be there and learn from Maureen and the other parents. We hope Maureen will come back and share more of her wisdom.
Maureen’s groundbreaking book, 365 Perfect Things to Say to Your Kids, is making quite a splash in the world of conscious parenting.  Her unique background blends Eastern and Western thinking so that parents, grandparents, childcare specialists and any adult can learn simply yet powerful tools of fostering a child’s joy.
With 20 years of experience, Maureen has traveled the world fostering children’s positive emotional health. She has even lived at the Base of the Himalayas and been named a “Creative Activist†by Creative Visions Foundation.  Maureen also contributes actively to the field with a popular Psychology Today blog and more.
Additional information: http://www.growinghappykids.com/
Second Graders Explore Web of Life
RMCS second graders spent their third week of school exploring community on the ecological level by discussing the inter-relationships (or web of life) between all living and non-living things in the forest. In an effort to bridge the “web of life†concept from the forest to society, they brainstormed the people and places needed to make a town function. Afterwards, they read a beautiful story about children creating their own town called Roxaboxen. Then, with great enthusiasm, the second graders created their own models of Roxaboxen, complete with village characters made of clay. By week’s end, a whole imaginary village appeared on the school’s deck for the wider RMCS community to admire and enjoy.
