Kaleidoscope
A publication by the Executive Director about RCS updates
Kaleidoscope- September 2020
The autumn equinox ushers in the final harvest season and delights with warm hues painting the leaves and landscape. We watch as the creatures of the natural world busy themselves with preparations for the winter months. I find that the pace of our school community...
Kaleidoscope – July 2020
The Many Wonderful Things Happening at Rainbow The Kaleidoscope Communication As I sit to write my very first Kaleidoscope to you all, I can’t help but pause to reflect on the very nature and context evoked by the name of this publication. The etymology of the word...
Kaleidoscope – May 2020
Time Time, during isolation, has taken on a new dimension. It seems to have life of its own, sometimes dragging us along on its adventures, other times dragging us down into the abyss. April lasted for months, and suddenly, now it is time to graduate! Since the...
November Kaleidoscope 2019
November Kaleidoscope Symbolic Events It’s only the beginning of November, yet we have already completed several cycles and symbolic events at Rainbow this school year. We have welcomed new families and new students, who by now are hopefully feeling a sense of...
Kaleidoscope – September 2019
Kaleidoscope A publication by Renee Owen for parents to get a better understanding of what's happening through her perspective I believe that every child should feel utterly special. That’s what we are aiming for at Rainbow. Therefore, in early September, when I found...
Kaleidoscope – May 2019
Kaleidoscope - May 2019 I am the earth and the earth is me. Each blade of grass, each honey bee / each bit of mud, and stick and stone / is blood and muscle, skin and bone. I am the earth and the earth is me! ~One of Rainbow’s May Day songs The song “I Am the Earth...
Kaleidoscope March 2019
Happy Spring - Kaleidoscope March 2019 Happy Spring, everyone. We made it through winter! I am reminded of the line from the Merle Haggard song, “If we make it through December, everything’s going to be all right.” The thing is, I always wondered why Merle doesn’t...
Kaleidoscope – January 2019
Kaleidoscope January, 2019 From the age of six to fourteen I took violin lessons but had no luck with my teachers, for whom music did not transcend mechanical practicing. I really began to learn only after I had fallen in love with Mozart’s sonatas. The attempt to...
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope, October 2018 I wrote this Kaleidoscope before we had another national tragedy occur: The Tree of Life Synagogue massacre. It is with a broken heart that I add this “introduction” to Kaleidoscope. Collaborative for Spirituality in Education As I write, I...
Kaleidoscope – February 2018
February 2018 Kaleidoscope from Renee Owen. Announcements about health and safety, new division head structure, upcoming guests of the school, contract announcements, and more!