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.
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 Marangu, Tanzania – a village at the base of Mount Kilimanjaro, to...
The Harvest Hoe Down
What happens when you put an amazing community, fun activities, a gorgeous Saturday afternoon and a fall theme together? You get an awesomerockin' Hoe Down! What a huge success! We had cakewalks, facepainting, inflatables, music and so much FUN! The proceeds will...
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 community at Rainbow. If you have attended Grandparents' Tea in...
Rainbow’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Playground
Today was a special day at Rainbow Community School. We had a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for our new playground! The Chamber of Commerce came to the school to help us host the event and we gathered as a community to celebrate our new playground. It’s been a long while in...
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 about the acquisition of new property is at the end! First, the...
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 enrollment in our 35-year history. Our strategic plan compels puts us...
Celebrating International Day of Peace at Rainbow
Today is the official International Day of Peace. Our children celebrated on Thursday with a little play and poetry about what peace means to them, led by our 4th grade class. We met at the outdoor stage and the whole community gathered to hear about peace. The...
Rainbow Community School is a Wildlife Habitat!
We have exciting news! Rainbow Community School is now a certified wildlife habitat site, recognized by the National Wildlife Federation. RCS created a garden space that helped improve habitat needs for wildlife, including birds, butterflies, and frogs. Now, these...
Rainbow Staff on the Nolichucky River
Before school started, the Rainbow staff had a chance to team-build on the Nolichucky River. We met at the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) and had a chance to do a centering before our rafting trip. Our fabulous upper grades Spanish teacher Lisa Saraceno helped...
The Future of Rainbow…and Education
Before school starts each year, educators at Rainbow attend a series of trainings to enhance their teaching careers and to help them prepare for a new academic year. In one of those sessions, teachers brainstormed about the future of education in general and about the...
Rainbow Wins Green Ribbon Schools Award
Rainbow Community School has won a prestigious award: it has become a Green Ribbon School. Why is this so important? From the Green Ribbon Schools website, The Green Ribbon Schools program is where health, education, STEM skills, technology and being green combine to...
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 child, I remember reading a tale about how Merlin would turn...
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 the school community and create a unique school with the "whole...
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 is essentially based on the same theory, but we call the...
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 Dede, Harvard Graduate School of Education, author of Digital...
The Future of Learning
Very Inspiring! Here I am with legendary Harvard professor, David Perkins. He just laid out a beautiful, succinct formula for 21st Century Learning.
A New Era
Asheville’s oldest alternative school enters a time of renewal. We are transitioning our name to Rainbow Community School, but, to avoid confusion and ensure continuity we will continue to also use the name Rainbow Mountain Children’s School for a number of...
