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From the desk of Susie Fahrer
The Rainbow Seven Domains™
Director’s Welcome
Preserving the Magic of Childhood
Answering the questions of magic in childhood with Lusa Organics... "Are you the one who fills our Easter baskets?" "The question surprised me, though I had been waiting for it for years....
Heart of the Matter: Educating the Innovation Generation, Part 1
Why create innovators? Rainbow’s mission statement ends by saying we are developing students who will be “leaders in building a more compassionate and environmentally sustainable world.” Anyone enrolling...
Educating the Innovation Generation, Parts I-IV
Educating the Innovation Generation A Four Part Heart of the Matter Series Copyright by Renee Owen and Rainbow Community School, fall 2013 PART I: Why create innovators? The mission statement at Rainbow...
Heart of the Matter: Educating the Innovation Generation, Part II
Heart of the Matter - Innovation Generation Part II In this issue, Executive Director Renee's article is titled "Educating the Innovation Generation Part II: What Encourages Innovation?" Most people...
Heart of the Matter: Educating the Innovation Generation, Part III
In the first of this three part series, we defined innovation as creative problem solving that is useful. We gained perspective on the new generation of students, and learned that innovation will be required of 21st Century students entering the work force.
Invisible and Untouchable
“Ninety-nine percent of who you are is invisible and untouchable.” -Buckminster Fuller. Thanks, David Novak, for visiting Rainbow today (seen here with Nitarra, one of the fabulous 8th grade scholars)....
A Spiritual Community Without Dogma, or “Learning is a Metaphysical Activity, Part II”
While Rainbow is not defined as a spiritual community, many of us who have children there, work there, or are alumni families, unofficially consider it our spiritual community (or one of our...
Beautiful Women with Big Hearts
Two beautiful women at Rainbow. Emmylou Harris graced Rainbow's campus with a visit recently. I am sure it was nice for her that no one seemed to recognize her. She was simply here to pick up Ryan...
Montessori and Rainbow Learning Approaches Compared
It isn’t uncommon for people to assume that Rainbow Community School is a Montessori School. After all, our preschool and kindergarten classrooms look quite similar to a Montessori classroom. The...