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.
Rainbow Community School Annual Book Fair
For the first time in Rainbow history, the Annual Book Fair is being hosted at Firestorm Books & Coffee down the street at 610 Haywood Rd in West Asheville! We are so excited to support our local community business neighbor and hope you will join us in purchasing...
High School Info Night
Come to Omega Middle School at 60 State Street in West Asheville on Thursday, November 10th from 6:15 to 8pm for presentations from EIGHT different local high schools! Choosing where to go to high school is a big decision. We've made things a little easier by bringing...
5th Grader Kafira Adams Wins WNC4Peace Poetry Award
After a lengthy process of writing, editing, and submitting her stunning poem, The Bloom of Peace, to the WNC4Peace Poetry contest, Kafira Adams was presented with the Issac Colemen Poetry Peace Award last Saturday at the Center for Art and Spirit. Kafira is a current...
More than Mindfulness Conference – October 12th
Thanks for your interest in the More Than Mindfulness Conference. Registration is now closed but save the date for October 6 and/or 7 2017. Rainbow Community School has a 40-year history in contemplative and holistic education and has been recognized as a...
Omega Middle School Open House
Wednesday, October 19th 8:30-10:00 AM & 6:30-8:00 PM You are cordially invited to attend our Omega Middle School's Open House! There will be two sessions, one from 8:30 to 10:00am and another from 6:30 to 8pm. We are so excited to host you and your familiy!...
All I See is Part of Me Centering
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here. Alan Watts We inter-breath with the rain forests, we drink from the oceans. They ...
RCS Community Potluck
RCS Community Potluck Friday, September 9th, 6 PM RCS Community Playground Please join us for our annual RCS Community Potluck hosted by our amazing specials teaching team. Bring your own reusable plates, cups, and utensils to keep our gathering green. We also invite...
New Parent Social
You are invited! Thursday, September 1st 8:45-10:00 AM Playground Please join us for a morning social after dropping your children off at school where you will meet other new families, veteran families, board members and administrators! This fun and informal event is...
Back-to-School Summer Camp
Back-to-School Summer Camp at Rainbow Community School! Student Support Coordinator, Ali Banchiere, and Sixth Grade Teacher, Jenny Armocida, will be leading academic, organizational and creative activities to help your child transition into the new school year with...
#RethinkHighSchool as a Community Project
In May we submitted the next portion of our XQ Super School Project application and are now eagerly awaiting to see if we advance to the final stage on July 1st, potentially moving from 50 applicants to the 5 winning finalists in August! Creating our very own...
Rethink, Reinvent and Revolutionize Learning: Mountain Xpress captures how our XQ team has done just that
Renee, West, several Omega students and other local educators, consultants and community members have been working hard since September to rethink and reinvent learning. The team has emerged with an innovative high school concept-the rEVOLution High model which was...
We are Semi-Finalists for the XQ Superschool Project!
This XQ Super School Project is project is a $50 million campaign, funded by Laurene Powell Jobs and the XQ Institute, to reimagine and design the next public American high school. Contestant teams were asked to submit school concepts in November 2015. Our team was...
Rainbow Community School is Recognized as NC Green School of Excellence
Rainbow Community School has been recognized as NC Green School of Excellence since 2014. Each year we audit our curriculum and programming in order to renew our certification West Willmore, our Curriculum Director spent the better part January exploring...
Rainbow Students Score Higher Than Any School in the Nation Tested on Cognitive Development
Dr. Theo Dawson and her team at Lectica have spent over two decades designing formative, standardized educational test that can assess student’s complexity of thinking and ability to reason ethically. This work is based out of research from the Mind, Brain, and...
NAIS Independent School Magazine Publishes our 4th Grade Teacher
What Matters Most: An Exploration of Love in the Classroom Susie Robidoux, our 4th Grade Teacher, was published recently on the National Association of Independent Schools Magazine. She shares a reflection of the unit on Love that helped to frame the 4th Grade's...
K-8 Graduation
Wednesday, May 1, 6:30 PM Join us in celebrating each class as they graduate into their next year of learning and growing! We are especially excited to hear our 8th graders present their Graduation Talks to the Rainbow Community. Many of our 8th graders have been at...
Preschool Graduation
Friday, May 27, 11 AM Join us in the Rainbow Community Center to witness our youngest little Rainbows step into their new realm of learning. Our graduation gathering will be followed by a picnic in the outdoor classroom. All are welcome to celebrate the leaps and...
Car Wash
Saturday, May 21st, 11 AM While you peruse the 1st Annual Rainbow Flea on Saturday May 21 drop your car off at 60 State Street from 10am to 1pm to have it washed! Student Council is self-organizing this car wash to benefit the activity #adventurebus fundraiser!...