Kaleidoscope
From the desk of Susie Fahrer
The Rainbow Seven Domains™
Director’s Welcome
Give our children a fighting chance
I often ask, "If we are preparing our children for the future, what does the future look like?" Hopefully, the world will be much different in terms of our systems and energy use. When our children are...
Kaleidoscope – November 2014
Kaleidoscope: The Many Colorful Things Happening at Rainbow - From the Executive Director Why does our sign still say Rainbow Mountain Children’s School? Maybe we are just too nostalgic to change...
My Job Is To Be a Futurist
As a school director, my job is to be a futurist. I have to predict what the future is bringing, and craft the curriculum with that in mind. The rate of change in our society is so fast, this requires...
Forbes: Empathy Number One Job Skill in 2020
I am proud that Rainbow Community School students will be well prepared, but concerned about the millions of American children who will be woefully under-educated for the new economy. Read this articles...
from the dream team…
Did you know Boss Day was last week? I didn’t even know there was such a thing, until I got this awesome card signed by my favorite people. You are the BEST staff EVER. The dream team! Thanks for...
What is the secret?
"There is no risk-taking without a culture of trust and respect." ~Tony Wagner at the Changing the Odds Conference. That is the REAL secret to why students at Rainbow Community School become innovators.
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.”
ISIS, Ebola, narcissistic politicians, constant change and churning. As parents, we have so much at stake: how do we protect our precious ones from the turmoil while still being aware of what is...
Slow Food/ Slow Education
I love this article by Shelley Wright. She sounds like she is describing Rainbow Community School. http://plpnetwork.com/2014/08/26/time-fight-slow-education/
The Intersection of Art and Science
Yesterday, a journalist asked me, "Why are the arts important?" As a school that is educating students to be inventors and innovators, so they are "...prepared to be leaders in building a compassionate...