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.
What's new for the 2008-2009 School Year?
IN ADMISSIONS 42 New students to embrace, to guide, and to learn with: Carole Smith and our office assistant, Mary Sigler, work year-round to promote the school through marketing and admissions. Along with Margaret Gerleve, the personal service our administrative...
Rainbow Rafters Take the Plunge for Local Water Quality
Rainbow Mountain Children's School and Omega Program entered its Rainbow Raft in the annual Rockin' River Fest on Saturday, August 11, 2007. The daylong river festival and raft race was co-sponsored by Buncombe County Parks and Recreation and 96.5 WOXL Radio. Festival...
Rainbow Mountain School grows up, hires an outsider as director
by Cecil Bothwell in the Mountain Xpress, Vol. 13 / Issue 42 on 05/16/2007 Rainbow Mountain Childrens School in West Asheville has brought in its first outsider to run a school that put experiential, holistic learning on the Western North Carolina map 30 years ago....
Rainbow Mountain Quilt Project Celebrates the Artist in Every Child
Seven Mixed-Media Quilts Create a Community Rainbow One rainy September morning, Rainbow Mountain mom and fiber artist Jacqui Fehl woke up with a “big idea.†One that took last year’s Rainbow quilt project and multiplied it by seven. “I wanted this year’s...