Welcome to the Rainbow Community School Blog!
RCS News and Updates
We are so excited to share with you everything that makes Rainbow such a unique blend of holistic education, academic excellence, social responsibility, and integrated community. Here you can find our reflections on the seven domains, our opinions on mindfulness in schools, our upcoming events, and how we’re revolutionizing education from the inside out. Explore the posts below to get a sense of what being part of the Rainbow community is all about.
May Day 2015
Here are a few photos from our annual May Day Celebration. We'd like to extend warm thanks to everyone who joined us. Photo's courtesy of Luxe House Photographic. See you next...
Screen-Free Week
WHAT is Screen-Free Week? Screen-Free Week is an annual, international celebration when families, schools, and communities swap digital entertainment for the joys of life beyond the screen. Instead of watching TV, surfing the web, or playing with apps and video games,...
Earth Day Celebration
In the spirit of community and collaboration, the 1st grade Cheetahs and the wonderful Ms. Sue Ford combined their efforts for an Earth Day Celebration and Song Circle yesterday. This celebration was a great success. If you missed the celebration, here are some...
Tales from the Treehouse: Stories of Transformation
Mark your calendars for the next Fireside Asheville event on May 1, 2015. The theme for this upcoming event will be "Tales from the Treehouse: Stories of Transformation." Cost is $5 donation per person and funds will go to Children First Communities in Schools. Gather...
Vote for RCS in the 2015 Mountain Xpress ‘Best Of WNC’!
Please give Rainbow Community School some love in the following categories: ★ Kids – Ballot Section: Preschool ★ Kids – Ballot Section: School Pre-College ★ Kids – Ballot Section: Art Education Program ★ Kids – Ballot Section: After School Program Voting ends at 12:00...
Rainbow Teacher Appreciation day
Rainbow Teacher Appreciation day When: Friday, April 17th, 2015. Where: Butterfly House When: 8:30 am - 9:15 am
Rainbow’s students at the Odyssey State Tournament
Last Saturday 7 remarkable Rainbow students competed at the Odyssey of the Mind state Competition at the Appalachian State College up in Boone. Odyssey of the mind is a creativity competition, designed to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills,...
Rainbow’s going to the Odyssey state tournament this weekend!
Imagine, if you will, a creative competition that allows students to express themselves artistically, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. These expressions are in alignment with Rainbow’s seven domains of child development. Now, imagine the pressure of...
Rainbow Community School Student Poetry Published in the Mountain Xpress.
It's always a pleasure to see our students passionate for personal activities. Caleb Mcntosh's (sixth grade) and Lena Usher's (sixth grade) poetry was published in the Mountain Xpress newspaper in March. Rainbow Community School is very proud of you! Below are...
Rainbow Community School teacher receives national award
It is always exciting to hear about our staff’s personal success and this time, Rainbow Community School wants to congratulate our very own sixth grade teacher, Jennifer Armocida! Jennifer’s project, “Better Business: Socially Beneficial Entrepreneurship,” was...
Beyond Rainbow Alumni Panel
Here at Rainbow Community School, it is always a pleasure to know about what is happening with our alumni.This time, Rainbow had the honor of having Dunken, Adriana, Geronimo, Mackenzie, Michael, and Zoe share their thoughts and experiences about how the Rainbow...
Beyond Rainbow Night
Come join our whole community in the Beyond Rainbow night. When: Thursday, March 24, 2015 Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Where: 6th grade classroom.
Unsung heroes: A 3rd grade centering
“Heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they are graced with.” ~Brodi Ashton My students love superheroes! Why not, they have superhuman powers, they save the day, they give us a sense of security, their goodness always prevails and many other...
Rainbow’s Going to State Odyssey of the Mind Competition
Odyssey of the Mind Imagine, if you will, a creative competition that allows students to express themselves artistically, physically, emotionally, spiritually - basically, this expression is in alignment with Rainbow's Seven domains of child development. Now imagine...
Kaleidoscope February 2015
Have you been wondering when construction will begin? Besides everything else going on, there is a large construction project looming on our horizon. In the background, a team of people have been working hard at getting our construction project off the ground. Jeff...
The Annual Rainbow Science Fair
Science Investigations Yield So Many Answers! Did you ever go to a symposium at a convention center as a kid? Like a space symposium? Because that's what the science fair was like. All the classrooms transformed into exposition sites, complete with beautiful posters,...
PIP Presentations
It's that time of year again: time to do the awesomely awesome Omega PIP presentations! Each student in the Omega classroom did a research project on something that was of interest to them - hence the name, Personal Interest Project, or PIP. And what a variety of...
Optional K-8 Parent Conferences
Please sign up with your child's teacher if you would like to schedule a conference. Teachers will be available this day to talk with parents.
