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.
North Carolina Green Schools
http://youtu.be/swh3zZwzFuU (click to view full-screen - you'll be able to read all the text clearly) Rainbow Community School recently was recognized for its efforts at environmental sustainability and the innovative ways in which students and staff aim to learn...
How To Escape Education’s Death Valley
This is a powerful video by Ken Robinson entitled, "How to Escape Education's Death Valley." We, as a culture need to think about the Dropout Crisis and engage students. According to Robinson, in some communities, nearly 80% of students drop out of school. If we...
Kaleidoscope April, 2014
If you read Rainbow Reminders, you know that dear, venerable Mary is leaving the Rainbow office. It is not possible to “replace” Mary! We have to hire two people to take over her work. Kate Couture will be full-time Office Manager, along with some other duties, and...
Heart of the Matter: All for One! One for All!
Think back to when your inner voice first knew that you were going to send your child to Rainbow. While I am sure you did your due diligence – researching many schools, making sure the academic program was rigorous, making sure the teachers were highly qualified, and...
At Rainbow, we put Children First
Last week, we presented Children First with a check for $846, which was 25% of the fall Harvest Hoedown profit. Did you know that every class does a service project for Children First? First grade did a pajama drive and donated 67 pairs of pajamas to kindergartners...
Read about the ‘Overprotected Kid’
From the website of The Atlantic: "A preoccupation with safety has stripped childhood of independence, risk taking, and discovery—without making it safer. A new kind of playground points to a better solution." Read the entire article, "The Overprotected Kid,"...
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. Wondering when they would ask. Are you Santa? The Easter Bunny? And all...
Congratulations, Scholars!
Seven of our graduating 8th grade Rainbow students applied to Carolina Day School for upper school, and seven were accepted. Some of those fine students also applied for and won awards. Carolina Day has chosen Bella Sleeper for a Merit Award Scholarship. Zoe Eshan...
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 their child at Rainbow must resonate with the urgency of this...
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 Community School ends saying we are developing students who will...
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 assume that creativity and innovation are qualities that a person is...
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). David, who is a Buckminster Fuller expert (and plays Bucky in...
2014 Science Fair
Rainbow Community School's school-wide Science Fair!
Rainbow at Asheville Mardis Gras Parade
Rainbow was a fantastic Mardi Gras Krewe at the front of the whole parade with our Rainbow Goddess, the big blue bird, the sun and moon, and lots of sweet children flying around as butterflies.
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 spiritual communities). Why? For each person it would be a different...
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 from after school and see the new playground that she has heard so...
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 Rainbow Learning model does have some important similar approaches and...
