by Renee Owen | Oct 7, 2010 | News
A Pink Dolphin Bringing People Together
Rainbow 4th-grader, Thomas McDermott Post, and Mayor Billy Keyserling of Beaufort, SC, came together Monday for a book signing and discussion. Their book, A Pink Dolphin, tells a story about community coming and working together during difficult times.
Thomas beamed as he sat in front of classmates, schoolmates and parents with Mayor Keyserling talking about what inspired him to write the story, how they worked together, and what it’s like to publish a book.
by Webmaster | Mar 23, 2010 | News
Author Maureen Healy came to Rainbow last week for a discussion with parents about how to foster a child’s happiness. Maureen has recently released her new book, “365 Perfect Things to Say to Your Kids ” which she shared with us. It was a real pleasure to be there and learn from Maureen and the other parents. We hope Maureen will come back and share more of her wisdom.
From Maureen’s web site:
Maureen’s groundbreaking book, 365 Perfect Things to Say to Your Kids, is making quite a splash in the world of conscious parenting.  Her unique background blends Eastern and Western thinking so that parents, grandparents, childcare specialists and any adult can learn simply yet powerful tools of fostering a child’s joy.
With 20 years of experience, Maureen has traveled the world fostering children’s positive emotional health. She has even lived at the Base of the Himalayas and been named a “Creative Activist†by Creative Visions Foundation.  Maureen also contributes actively to the field with a popular Psychology Today blog and more.
Additional information: http://www.growinghappykids.com/
by Renee Owen | Feb 5, 2010 | News
Approximately 75 children and adults from the Rainbow Mountain community enjoyed a fun-filled day on the slopes skiing and snow-boarding at Cataloochee in Maggie Valley, NC. Participants rose early to carpool from the school parking lot at 7:30 a.m. After arriving and suiting up, students, staff and parents had the opportunity to take an hour-long skiing or snow-boarding lesson from the Cataloochee staff. Afterwards, everyone hit the slopes for the next four hours, challenging themselves, learning from one another and sharing fun times with family and friends. The annual ski trip for 4th through 8th graders and their families has been a tradition at RMCS for 12 years and was organized this year by After-School Coordinator, Andi Morrell. The tired – but happy – group wrapped up the day by swapping ski slope stories over dinner at Garlic Knots in Maggie Valley before heading home to Asheville in yet another winter snowstorm.
by Renee Owen | Dec 14, 2009 | News
Parents at Rainbow Mountain believe in modeling service to the community for their children. Last week, the American Red Cross Bloodmobile visited the campus so that several dozen parents could donate blood for the busy holiday travel season.
by Webmaster | Nov 10, 2008 | News
Spirituality in the Classroom
In this day and age, it is sometimes easy to find ourselves tip-toeing around the subject of spirituality, particularly when it relates to the classroom. After all, we reside in a country founded by many who fled religious persecution, who passionately believed in spiritual freedom and whose ideals, since, have been maintained by a strict adherence to separation of church and state. So, taking into context our country’s history and a world that is still, today – feverishly, and relentlessly – waging wars over religious differences, it is not surprising that spirituality can sometimes be a difficult subject to broach.
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