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.
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!...
1st Annual Rainbow Flea!
On Saturday, May 21st, Rainbow Community School will host our 1st Annual Rainbow Flea, a community marketplace to upcycle household items, clothing, art and all! Let this be the start of something great! Expect cool stuff to buy, spaces to sell your old stuff, food...
Imagine 2016: The Dream Parade
Join us for our annual all-school theatrical production featuring individual class performances nestled into the greater structure of the sixth grade play. This year prepare to be whisked away into "The Dream Parade" on a mythic journey through the brilliant...
Strive Not to Drive Week: Commuter Station!
Join Rainbow in a city wide effort to strive not to drive for a solid week from May 15 through May 22nd. Instead of driving to work, school, community meetings, the grocery store or the gym, for example, try taking the bus, walking, carpooling with friends, or biking!...
Kaleidoscope – April 2016
Kaleidoscope, April 2016 The Maypole gets wrapped on Monday at the annual Rainbow May Day Celebration – a quintessential Rainbow event. Fairies, elves, ancient dances, strawberries and cream – anyone who can slip away for the morning from 10:30 to about 11:30 will be...
Mwe: You, Me, and All Our Relations
Check out this interview with Dan Siegel on the psychology and sociology of our environment. At Rainbow I often stress that helping students cultivate a deep and personal relationship with the natural world is our only hope of saving it, as they will only protect...
Rainbow’s End Afterschool Drama Club presents Treasure Island
From January through March 42 students from as young as six-years-old to as old as thirteen-years-old gathered every Friday to create magic together. The magic invoked was theater at its finest complete with pirates, heroes, and villains. This fun twist on the old...
FLIPBOOK: Science and Design Fair 2016
I love, love, love the design projects that you chose! You all “went big” - nobody played it safe and picked something easy. And here you go, making change in the world. This is why teenagers rule. - Niki Gilbert The students' innovative ideas to create change within...
Kaleidoscope – March 2016
Kaleidoscope: The many colorful things happening at Rainbow, from the Executive Director Hello beautiful Rainbow Community. I am so happy spring is here! It was a mild winter in terms of weather, but emotionally speaking, I found it hard to keep the ol’ disposition...
VIDEO: “Love is More” performed by the Omega Singing Group
In their first trimester electives, Omega students had the choice to take either Home Economics, Theater of the Oppressed, Advanced Art Techniques, Creative Writing Workshop, or Choral Explorations. These four brave 7th and 8th graders chose to deepen their...
VIDEO: “Let the Love Shine Through” Performed by Eighth Grade Students and Billy Goodrum
For the Annual Winter Program this past December the eighth grade worked with Billy Goodrum, acclaimed composer and musician, to create a totally unique originally composed song. In songwriting workshops students composed the melody and rhythm as well as wrote their...
Does this sound like you?
What type of parent are you? Read this checklist to see if you help your child build resilience. My favorite is "Make the adage that there are at least two sides to every story a mantra in your home." Nurturing Resilience: Reminding Ourselves What Kids Need
Is your child an introvert?
Rainbow Community School has always been a safe haven for introverted children. In a world where social aggressiveness has be glorified, especially in the competitive public education model, Rainbow has always had a way of understanding and honoring the power of the...
VIDEO: “Love is Action” with Seventh Grade Students and Billy Goodrum
Billy Goodrum, acclaimed composer and musician, as well as long-time Rainbow parent, worked with the seventh grade to create an originally written and composed song for last year's Winter Program. In intensive song writing workshops, Billy first worked with the...
VIDEO: “I Am Full of Love Tonight” Performed by the RCS Staff
Teachers and staff gathered together to sing the final song of our Winter Program. After a night of love made visible by the the children's heart-centered creativity and authentic expression, this cumulating song genuinely expressed our response to what we had seen...
Empowered Teachers = Empowered Students
Why does Rainbow have such dedicated, mindful, creative, and loving teachers? Because we follow every single one of the recommendations in this article. Teachers are still treated like blue-collar workers by politicians. At Rainbow they are highly respected...
VIDEO: “Love as Metamorphosis” Lyrics and Music by 6th Grade Students and Justin Pilla
"And just when you think you've got things figured out things change again..." The sixth graders share this powerful wisdom about the transformational power of love through their original song "Love as Metamorphosis". The melody and rhythm of the song parallel the...