Rainbow Teacher Appreciation day
Rainbow Teacher Appreciation day
When: Friday, April 17th, 2015.
Where: Butterfly House
When: 8:30 am – 9:15 am
The Annual Rainbow Science Fair
Science Investigations Yield So Many Answers!
Did you ever go to a symposium at a convention center as a kid? Like a space symposium?
Because that’s what the science fair was like. All the classrooms transformed into exposition sites, complete with beautiful posters, and display boards of colorful, imaginative, and quite advanced scientific experiments and investigations last week.
Students On Tour
Every class at Rainbow had a chance to visit other classrooms to see what other students did. In fact, each class played host, and each class visited all the other classrooms on campus and listened while other students presented their work.
Here you can see Omega visiting the fifth grade classroom. Not only were the fifth graders great presenters, but they also had the Omegans quite interested in what they were doing!
In fourth grade, many more fun and innovative projects characterized the classroom. Fourth graders presented to second grade. It’s simply amazing how well fourth grade presented and how attentive second grade was!
Wouldn’t you like to know more about “What does and does not conduct electricity?” Yeah, we were interested, too.
All around, these projects were quite sophisticated and complex. Each student investigated what interested him or her. To be sure, they take the meaning, “citizen scientist” to a whole new level!
In the video below, we focus on two third grade presenters. Their projects show such in-depth research!
Another third grader looked at hovercraft and if the amount of air in them affected how they float:
And really, does corn syrup actually make bubbles last longer? You’d think so, right?
You’ll have to ask the third grade to find out! How’s that for a cliffhanger?
Over in Omega, you could get a glimpse into how well you read emotions if you’re not looking at someone’s whole face to take in all the information:
And take a look at the Omega classroom itself. It looked like a veritable convention center of scientists and peers at work!
We have so many more fun photos to share! The photos below are courtesy of Sheila Mraz. She was all over campus snapping photos of all the exhibits and presentations.
And we have a resident photographer on campus! The following photos were taken by Ban, one of our Omega students!
You can really capture a glimpse of the breadth, scope and sophistication of these science projects. They’re a big deal around here.
Now, if you have any questions, just ask one of our citizen scientists!
Do you want to be an original?
“They are so worried about being successful, they want to be a carbon copy instead of an original.” –From last night’s lecture by Dr. Cornel West, given to a standing room only crowd at Kimmel Arena at UNCA. Of course, Dr West was referring to young people being raised in today’s testing culture, which is so pathologically wrapped up in the achievement culture, they don’t know how to think for themselves.
Dr West is also famous for saying, “Justice is what love looks like in public.” It was a pleasure to watch someone speak the truth, and to share that moment with over 5,000 people last night. Not surprisingly, I saw several Rainbow alumni there.
~This is a re-post from November 11, 2013
Grandparents’ Day – Oct. 6, 2014
All bright-eyed and eager to see their grandchildren, Rainbow Community’s grandparents filled the new auditorium on Monday morning.
They snacked on delicious muffins and coffee while they waited for the presentation to begin.
Getting ready to listen to the Director’s presentation about the Future of Rainbow
As the RCS Director Renee Owen began, the auditorium hushed to see where Rainbow has been, where the community is now, and where it’s headed.
Here’s a link to the presentation:
From there, each grade performed a song or dance in honor of grandparents everywhere.
Third Grade honors grandparents with a song
The performance culminated with sixth grade doing a dance with music inspired by the culture of India.
Sixth grade performs a dance
Then, everyone returned to their classrooms where all grandparents had an opportunity to see how students were learning, and what they were doing in the classroom.
Grandparents in 4th grade
Take a look at even more photos from the day. We hope our grandparents were pleased – and of course, parents and grandparents alike are welcome on campus anytime!
Summit Information
Our Summit is coming up on September 29. We hope that the RCS community really benefits from all the information that we want to share.
As part of that meeting, we are inviting parents to be a part of small focus groups, where parents can provide their own input.
Take a look below. As parents arrive, they will have a chance to choose which group they’d like to be in, though the earlier the better: each group will have up to 10 people and once they’re full, people will need to choose another.
SUMMIT INFORMATION
WHAT
The Summit is a gathering of the Rainbow Community to share our inspiration and ideas for the future of Rainbow. The ideas we generate will be used to shape the direction of Rainbow’s growth and development. Prepare for an energetic, fascinating and inspirational evening!
WHEN & WHERE
Monday September 29, 5:30 – 8:30 PM in the RCS Auditorium.
WHO
At least one parent of each Rainbow family (preschool optional) is requested to attend. This is a delightfully mandatory community meeting replacing the traditional fall mandatory classroom meeting.
FOOD
Light snacks will be provided. Bring your water bottle and any desired personal snacks.
CHILDCARE
Childcare will provided on the RCS campus. $15 per child. Bring a snack and water. You must RSVP by Wednesday 9/24 at the RCS office or via email with Kate in the office at info@rainbowlearning.org.
VOLUNTEERS
You will receive information via email and SignUpGenius about several volunteer opportunities in support of the Summit. This is a good way to contribute to the success of the Summit and earn some hours.
SCHEDULE
Sign up for each group will be on a first-come-first-served basis in the auditorium: be early to assure your group choice!
After an introductory program in the auditorium, we will divide into focus groups around the facility for brainstorming and sharing our inspiration.
Each facilitated group will be limited to ten participants. To cap off the evening each group will share their key ideas with the entire community in the auditorium.
YOUR PREPARATION
Come with your imagination hat on!
Be prepared to have some fun sharing your ideas for Rainbow’s future and to be inspired by those of others.
You will join one of the focus groups below for the brainstorming section of the Summit.
Each group will be asked to address several key questions per topic. Detailed information about each group is on the RCS website and will be posted around campus.
FOCUS GROUPS
CHANGEMAKERS
SERVICE LEARNING
ALUMNI
GLOBAL & IINTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
SPIRIT & CONSCIOUSNESS
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
ARTS AT RCS
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
SHARING THE RAINBOW MODEL
GROUNDS
BUILDINGS
COMMUNITY CENTER & SERVICES
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
FUNDRAISING & FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
FAMILY & PARENT SUPPORT
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING
