Kaleidoscope
From the desk of Susie Fahrer
The Rainbow Seven Domains™
Director’s Welcome
Oh My God…
...was my response to this video. Thank you, John Johnson, from Odyssey Community School for sharing it with me.
The Adventurous Renee
Jambo! I had an amazing trip to Africa! My parents from Minnesota, who are in their 70’s, and my sister and I traveled with an organization called VOSH (Volunteer Optometric Services for Humanity) to...
Opportunity for Grandparents!
Grandparents: Do you look forward to attending Grandparent’s Tea? Please come to the grandparent event at the Princess Anne Hotel this Sunday, from 2pm to 4pm. Grandparents are an integral part of the...
Kaleidoscope Newsletter – September, 2013
For those of you who are new to Rainbow, I write a little newsletter once a month called Kaleidoscope. It’s your opportunity to look through my eyes at all the colorful things going on at Rainbow. News...
The Capital Campaign – Growing Rainbow Community School
Rainbow Community School has the opportunity of a lifetime: to acquire the church property adjacent to the campus. We are a growing community in West Asheville. Right now, our school has the highest...
Honey Bees and Ravens at Rainbow
At the beginning of the year, each class traditionally chooses a class name, which is like a mascot --an animal or other entity to represent the character, culture, and ideals of the class. When I was a...
Executive Director, Renee Owen, tells all in Citizen Times!
Our very own Renee Owen is making a difference by making the newspaper! Her journey to Rainbow Community School has been an incredible one. Now, as director of Rainbow, she has used her talents to grow...
Thank you, Howard Gardner
Yay! to Howard Gardner, famous Harvard professor who published the Multiple Intelligences theory in 1983. (Even though Rainbow was founded in 1977 and predates Howard's theory, our educational model...
Digitizing the Classroom at Rainbow
The secret to introducting technology into the classroom is doing it intelligently. Most schools need to radically change the way they teach. Technology doesn't do that by itself. To quote Chris...