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.
The Nine Year Change
Whether your child is several years away from the Nine Year Change, it’s happening now, or it seems like a long time ago, this article is meant to provide insight into the inner life of your child and an articulation of the common struggles of parenting we all share....
November Kaleidoscope: The many colorful things happening at Rainbow
Thanks to many people we had a lovely ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Orchard House last week, led by the Chamber of Commerce. Although we already had the ribbon cutting, there are a few more details to finish up before we receive its Certificate of Occupancy,...
The Rainbow Method Compared with Waldorf-Inspired Schools
If you have taken a serious look at Rainbow Mountain Children’s School and you are familiar with schools that are inspired by Waldorf Education, you may have noticed some similarities in feel. In fact, many of our teachers, and even the Executive Director, have some...
Halloween Hoedown, Big Thanks
A big Thank You to all the Asheville companies and stores who generously gave to our Halloween Harvest Hoedown. The Screen Door Target Ballet Conservatory of Asheville Dancing Bear Toys The Toy Box Camp Rockmont Green River Preserve Sam's Club O. P. Taylor's Lowe's...
Childhood and the Media
Dear Parent, Rainbow Mountain's media policy is very open -- we merely recommend parents become aware of the affects of media exposure on children and attempt to limit it. I highly recommend watching this short film from the Marin Waldorf School. Even though we are...
2011 – 2012 End of Year Survey Results
September 27, 2012 Dear Parent, The 2011-2012 End-of-Year Parent Survey was administered via the web on July 18 to August 8, 2012. A total of 59 parents completed surveys for 65 children. This was a very good participation level – the highest we have ever had. Thank...
Who Runs the Rainbow Office?
Sandra McCassim, Assistant Executive Director: How can I help you? Although I assist our director, Renee Owen, in many areas, fundraising will be a strong area of focus for me this year. If you'd like to help with fundraising or have some great ideas, I'm the person...
What will the future bring?
I had the pleasure of joining Omega for centering today. After lighting the candle and taking a few breaths, Susan asked us to take out our journals and write a question we are contemplating about the future. Then Susan pulled out "A Book of Answers." We went around...
Teachers Prepare For The School Year With A Staff Retreat
Teachers at Rainbow Mountain prepared for the school year with a day of: art training, being reminded of the importance of balance in our lives, outdoor games, important solo time, great discussions, and more! They are ready for school to begin on Monday!! We hope...
2012 8th Grade Graduation Speeches
Here are the six graduates giving their 8th grade graduation speeches. Each year every 8th grader gets up in front of the community and shows us a little insight into their world. Congratulations to Lucia, Robbie, Forrest, Alec, Jason and Samuel.
Renee Owen, Executive Director, Embarking on Ecuador Adventure
From June 18 - 26, Renee will be traveling with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science, as one of ten chosen participants on their Educators of Excellence Ecuador Institute. This will be a learning experience for everyone. You follow the team's blog posts each...
Rainbow Alumni Sweep High School Awards!
News Flash: There are 7 high school seniors graduating who previously attended Rainbow Mountain: 6 of them attended RMCS through 8th grade and one through 7th grade. Five of them were at Asheville High School High or SILSA (the all-honors alternative school at...
Renee Owen Chosen for Educators in Excellence Adventure
Rainbow Mountain Children's School’s executive director, Renee Owen, has been chosen as one of ten “Educators of Excellence” in North Carolina to travel to Ecuador this summer with the Museum of Natural Science. The Educators of Excellence Institute programs are...
A Whole Lot of Art Going Round
Pop Ferguson has been playing the blues since he was a kid and this week he is sharing his passion with Rainbow fifth and sixth graders. LEAF in Schools and Streets partners with LEAF performers to bring some of their talents to schools all over the Asheville area....
Medieval Studies Unit
The fifth and sixth grade class went medieval. After studying the history and culture of medieval Europe, the students turned their classroom into a medieval castle. Each student had a role to fill and tell about. There was the royal family, the knights, artisans, a...
Preschool's India Bazaar
Exotic spices filled the air along with the calls of street merchants. The bustling crowd of proud and curious parents were clamoring about. Was I really in the Rainbow playground or had I found myself transported into the middle of an Indian street bazaar? All around...
Rainbow Mountain Children’s School Going Screen-Free April 30-May 6!
Millions Will Participate in the Annual Turnoff week and 139 kids of those millions will be from Rainbow Mountain. We think it's always time to PLAY! So we choose as our team name; PLAY - Positive, Learning, Active, Youth. Rainbow Mountain Children’s School will join...
Rainbow Mountain Middle School Students Clean-Up State Street!
The seventh and eighth grade students went down to the corner of State Street and Amboy Road to clean up the river. They spent the day collecting trash from the side of the road and in the stream. Amongst the debris, they found a large piece of a dishwasher, about 20...
